COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Normal
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Normal, Illinois
Colfax is 95% smaller than Normal. Normal earns more, with a median household income $2,871 higher.
COLFAXNORMALDIFFERENCE
Total population2,66753,275−95% vs Normal
Population density7072,887−2,180
Population growth-0.8%0.5%−1.3 pts
Median age39.425.0+14.4
Male46.5%47.8%−1.3 pts
Female53.5%52.2%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%8.1%−6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%75.4%+0.8 pts
Black0.7%10.8%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%7.2%+8.1 pts
Asian1.0%4.1%−3.1 pts
Other6.8%2.4%+4.3 pts
Median household income$61,914$64,785−$2,871
Per capita income$34,825$36,168−$1,343
Poverty rate15.1%21.4%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%52.9%−20.6 pts
Graduate degree11.8%19.1%−7.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.9%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation52.3%62.1%−9.7 pts
Median home value$245,300$213,600+$31,700
Median gross rent$946$965−$19
Owner-occupied65.0%54.8%+10.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%8.2%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%52.1%+7.7 pts
Average commute16.816.5+0.3
Worked from home4.0%13.4%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured5.5%4.9%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025