Colfax, Washington - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,878
Male Share of the Population	52.8%
Female Share of the Population	47.2%
Senior Citizens	24%
Employed Population 16+	1,226
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	47.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	20.1%
Median Earnings25+	$35,743
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$24,375
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,648

Wealth

Median Family Income	$70,469
% Above Poverty Level	85.9%
% Below Poverty Level	14.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	4.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.7%
% Using Public Transportation	3.1%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.3%
Median Gross Rent	$706
Median House Value	$166,500

Ancestry

German	26.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	18.1%
English	13.1%
Irish	10%
Italian	4.3%
Norwegian	4.2%
Scottish	3.1%
Dutch	3.1%
Swedish	3%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Swiss	1.4%
Danishn	1.2%
Russian	0.6%
Polish	0.6%
Portuguese	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.1%
Greek	0.1%
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Colfax Almanac

Category	Value
County	Whitman County
Standard Zip Codes	99111
Phone Area Codes	509
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	46.85
Approximate Longitude	-117.44

Colfax Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COLFAX
Distance	0.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	50 to 83 F
Oct Temp	33 to 62 F
Annual Precip	20 inches

Station	POTLATCH 3 NNE
Distance	23.2 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 36 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	45 to 80 F
Oct Temp	31 to 60 F
Annual Precip	26.6 inches

Station	ROSALIA
Distance	24.4 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 35 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	49 to 83 F
Oct Temp	33 to 61 F
Annual Precip	18.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Albion	716	$73,654
Endicott	308	$0
Garfield	551	$59,205
Palouse	955	$83,824
Pullman	33,050	$70,532
St. John	567	$54,938

Colfax Public Libraries

Whitman County Library
102 S. MAIN STREET
Colfax, Washington
(509) 397-4366

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Colfax Hospitals

Whitman Hospital And Medical Center
(Government - District/authority)
1200 West Fairview Road
(509) 397-3435

Colfax Public Schools

Colfax High School
1110 N. Morton Street
ZIP: 99111
(509) 397-4368
High
Total Enrollment 299

Leonard M Jennings Elementary
1207 N. Morton Street
ZIP: 99111
(509) 397-2181
Primary
Total Enrollment 297

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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