COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Pullman
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Pullman, West Virginia
Colfax is 1920% larger than Pullman. Colfax earns more, with a median household income $8,296 higher. Colfax has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -12%).
COLFAXPULLMANDIFFERENCE
Total population2,667132+1920% vs Pullman
Population density707543+164
Population growth-0.8%-12.3%+11.5 pts
Median age39.435.9+3.5
Male46.5%66.8%−20.3 pts
Female53.5%33.2%+20.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%0.3%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%97.6%−21.3 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%0.0%+15.2 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other6.8%2.4%+4.3 pts
Median household income$61,914$53,618+$8,296
Per capita income$34,825$16,993+$17,832
Poverty rate15.1%10.1%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.248+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%0.0%+32.3 pts
Graduate degree11.8%0.0%+11.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation52.3%31.8%+20.6 pts
Median home value$245,300$78,600+$166,700
Median gross rent$946$425+$521
Owner-occupied65.0%70.1%−5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%11.2%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%19.2%+40.6 pts
Average commute16.827.1−10.3
Worked from home4.0%41.1%−37.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%15.0%−9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025