Businesses in Colfax, Washington

Categories in Colfax, Washington

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Colfax, Washington

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Health and medical	68	33 years
Public administration	30	60 years
Restaurants	27	27 years
Lawyers legal	23	27 years
Shopping	23	40 years
Accountants	19	52 years
Tractors and farm equipment	18	36 years
Construction of buildings	18	25 years
Finance other	17	71 years
Physicians and surgeons	16	27 years
Social work	16	38 years
Public parks	13	—
Car repair	13	48 years
Religion	12	70 years
Real estate	12	47 years
Dentists	11	—
Cemeteries and crematoriums	11	—

Colfax, Washington Facts

Area	3.7 mi²
Population	2,142
Male Population	1,067 (49.8%)
Female Population	1,075 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+105.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-9.6%
Median Age	43 years (Male: 40.6, Female: 45.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$45,060 (2022)
Area Codes	509
Neighborhoods	Colfax
Local Time
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	46.88017, -117.36435
Zip Codes	99111

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Colfax, Washington Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,045	1,752	2,369	2,685	2,142	2,168	2,180
Population Density	279.4 / mi²	468.4 / mi²	633.4 / mi²	717.8 / mi²	572.7 / mi²	579.6 / mi²	582.8 / mi²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Colfax, Washington Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 9.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Colfax, Washington	+105%	+22.3%	-9.6%
Washington (state)	—	—	—
United States	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Colfax, Washington Median Age

Median Age: 43 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Colfax, Washington	43 yrs	45.5 yrs	40.6 yrs
Washington (state)	37.9 yrs	38.9 yrs	36.9 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Colfax, Washington Population Density

Population Density: 573 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Colfax, Washington	2,142	3.74 sq mi	573 / mi²
Washington (state)	7.1 million	71,298.1 sq mi	99.7 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Colfax, Washington Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Colfax, Washington

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Colfax, Washington Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$22,827	$27,491	$34,908	$39,532	$46,801	$47,693	$44,504	$45,060
Total GDP	$4.2M	$5.7M	$7.4M	$8.6M	$11M	$11.8M	$12M	$12.1M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Colfax, Washington CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Colfax, Washington	40,037 tn	18.69 tn	10,703.9 tons/mi²
Washington (state)	122,068,941 tn	17.17 tn	1,712.1 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Colfax, Washington CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	40,037 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	18.69 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	10,703.9 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/17/04	9:16 AM	3.4	70.6 km	17,319 m	Washington	usgs.gov
11/13/01	8:26 PM	3	90.2 km	-138 m	Washington	usgs.gov
11/12/01	3:03 AM	3.3	90 km	-199 m	Washington	usgs.gov
11/11/01	5:21 PM	3.1	89.3 km	-179 m	Washington	usgs.gov
11/11/01	4:00 PM	4	89.9 km	3,901 m	Washington	usgs.gov
7/31/01	1:38 AM	3.2	95.1 km	-292 m	Washington	usgs.gov
6/25/01	3:01 PM	3.4	91.4 km	10,314 m	Washington	usgs.gov
6/25/01	2:15 PM	3.9	89.2 km	9,694 m	Washington	usgs.gov
3/12/99	1:05 PM	3.1	54.6 km	4,957 m	Washington	usgs.gov
6/28/98	7:35 AM	3.8	52.7 km	10,000 m	northern Idaho	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Colfax, Washington

Colfax is the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,805 at the 2010 census. It is situated amidst wheat-covered hills in a valley at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Palouse River. U.S. Route..

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