Colfax, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Colfax, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,047. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLFAX-WA · Colfax, WA 1 ZIPs · 4,047 pop · #11820/25278 · Whitman County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,393
  • RANK-MID #11820/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Oakesdale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,047
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $295,800

Nearest income peer: Oakesdale, WA (+ $4,982 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Colfax

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Colfax on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Colfax, WA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,047
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,393
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 99111 (4,047 residents). Household income $73,393 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Colfax as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Darrington is the closest lower-income city and Cle Elum the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Colfax.

Population concentration

Colfax's single ZIP 99111 carries the town

Colfax is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 99111 is the entire residential footprint (4,047 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Colfax's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 134 establishments, 1,348 employees , annual payroll $82,995k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 99111 (134 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (21) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Colfax, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Whitman County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Colfax. See the Whitman County roll-up →

Colfax lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Whitman County: Palouse, Garfield and Colton earn more and Pullman, Rosalia and Saint John earn less. Lacrosse marks the far end of that range at $38,214, 48% below Colfax.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
99111 4,047 $73,393 134 5

Colfax roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Colfax, .