COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Lewiston
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Lewiston, Idaho
Colfax is 92% smaller than Lewiston. Lewiston earns more, with a median household income $10,283 higher. Lewiston has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -1%).
COLFAXLEWISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,66734,717−92% vs Lewiston
Population density7071,987−1,280
Population growth-0.8%7.2%−8.1 pts
Median age39.439.8−0.4
Male46.5%48.9%−2.5 pts
Female53.5%51.1%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.8%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%88.5%−12.3 pts
Black0.7%0.2%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%4.2%+11.0 pts
Asian1.0%1.0%+0.1 pts
Other6.8%6.2%+0.6 pts
Median household income$61,914$72,197−$10,283
Per capita income$34,825$37,764−$2,939
Poverty rate15.1%12.5%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.441Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%27.5%+4.9 pts
Graduate degree11.8%8.8%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%2.5%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation52.3%60.2%−7.9 pts
Median home value$245,300$333,700−$88,400
Median gross rent$946$1,027−$81
Owner-occupied65.0%67.5%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%5.8%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%42.3%+17.5 pts
Average commute16.815.3+1.4
Worked from home4.0%9.8%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.5%7.5%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025