COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Colfax is 56% smaller than Lafayette. Colfax earns more, with a median household income $10,178 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -1%).
COLFAXLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,6676,020−56% vs Lafayette
Population density7071,136−429
Population growth-0.8%24.8%−25.6 pts
Median age39.432.3+7.1
Male46.5%46.3%+0.2 pts
Female53.5%53.7%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.8%2.5%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%83.0%−6.7 pts
Black0.7%1.5%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%13.5%+1.7 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other6.8%2.1%+4.7 pts
Median household income$61,914$51,736+$10,178
Per capita income$34,825$19,907+$14,918
Poverty rate15.1%27.6%−12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.347+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%11.8%+20.6 pts
Graduate degree11.8%1.9%+9.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%5.4%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation52.3%56.5%−4.2 pts
Median home value$245,300$213,900+$31,400
Median gross rent$946$896+$50
Owner-occupied65.0%48.5%+16.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%9.8%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%39.1%+20.7 pts
Average commute16.828.1−11.3
Worked from home4.0%1.5%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%12.3%−6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025