About Colfax

Colfax is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,846 people and just one neighborhood, Colfax is the 173rd largest community in Washington. Colfax has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Colfax is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Colfax is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colfax who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.21%), management occupations (9.98%), and sales jobs (8.72%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.51 minutes getting to work every day.

Colfax is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Colfax Information and Demographics

The education level of Colfax citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 24.85% of adults in Colfax have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Colfax in 2000 was $18,519, which is middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,076 for a family of four.

The people who call Colfax home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Colfax is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Colfax include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Colfax is English.