COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Pontiac
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Pontiac, Missouri
Colfax is 2931% larger than Pontiac. Pontiac earns more, with a median household income $26,315 higher. Colfax has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -30%).
COLFAXPONTIACDIFFERENCE
Total population2,66788+2931% vs Pontiac
Population density70735+672
Population growth-0.8%-29.7%+28.9 pts
Median age39.469.9−30.5
Male46.5%48.9%−2.4 pts
Female53.5%51.1%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%80.7%−4.4 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%5.7%+9.5 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other6.8%13.6%−6.9 pts
Median household income$61,914$88,229−$26,315
Per capita income$34,825$44,027−$9,202
Poverty rate15.1%0.0%+15.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.240+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%35.2%−2.9 pts
Graduate degree11.8%21.6%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation52.3%13.6%+38.7 pts
Median home value$245,300$267,500−$22,200
Median gross rent$946$483+$463
Owner-occupied65.0%100.0%−35.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%65.8%−54.9 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%0.0%+59.8 pts
Average commute16.820.3−3.5
Worked from home4.0%0.0%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%0.0%+5.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024