COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Mahomet
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Mahomet, Illinois
Colfax is 75% smaller than Mahomet. Mahomet earns more, with a median household income $56,672 higher. Mahomet has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs -1%).
COLFAXMAHOMETDIFFERENCE
Total population2,66710,516−75% vs Mahomet
Population density7071,082−375
Population growth-0.8%30.0%−30.8 pts
Median age39.437.7+1.7
Male46.5%45.8%+0.7 pts
Female53.5%54.2%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.8%6.4%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%81.6%−5.4 pts
Black0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%7.5%+7.7 pts
Asian1.0%5.8%−4.7 pts
Other6.8%4.7%+2.0 pts
Median household income$61,914$118,586−$56,672
Per capita income$34,825$53,341−$18,516
Poverty rate15.1%3.8%+11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.444Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%54.2%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree11.8%26.2%−14.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.5%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation52.3%69.8%−17.4 pts
Median home value$245,300$299,100−$53,800
Median gross rent$946$1,396−$450
Owner-occupied65.0%79.5%−14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%8.1%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%37.9%+21.9 pts
Average commute16.820.6−3.8
Worked from home4.0%16.5%−12.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%4.1%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025