COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Natchitoches
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Colfax is 84% smaller than Natchitoches. Colfax earns more, with a median household income $24,781 higher.
COLFAXNATCHITOCHESDIFFERENCE
Total population2,66717,146−84% vs Natchitoches
Population density707756−49
Population growth-0.8%-1.5%+0.7 pts
Median age39.426.5+12.9
Male46.5%45.7%+0.8 pts
Female53.5%54.3%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.9%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%34.9%+41.4 pts
Black0.7%55.6%−54.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%4.4%+10.8 pts
Asian1.0%0.7%+0.3 pts
Other6.8%4.4%+2.3 pts
Median household income$61,914$37,133+$24,781
Per capita income$34,825$23,599+$11,226
Poverty rate15.1%35.9%−20.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.537−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%30.3%+2.1 pts
Graduate degree11.8%14.4%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%7.1%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation52.3%53.9%−1.5 pts
Median home value$245,300$193,200+$52,100
Median gross rent$946$802+$144
Owner-occupied65.0%41.6%+23.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%19.2%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%51.0%+8.8 pts
Average commute16.816.2+0.6
Worked from home4.0%2.9%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.5%7.1%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025