Lewis County, ID

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2022 Population

3,630

0.471% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

49.1

0.204% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

17.7%

9.14% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$46,484

5.58% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$184,800

17.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lewis County, ID had a population of 3.63k people with a median age of 49.1 and a median household income of $46,484. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lewis County, ID grew from 3,613 to 3,630, a 0.471% increase and its median household income grew from $44,028 to $46,484, a 5.58% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lewis County, ID are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.36%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.48%), Other (Hispanic) (1.98%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.85%).

None of the households in Lewis County, ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Lewis County, ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lewis County, ID was $184,800, and the homeownership rate was 73.4%.

Most people in Lewis County, ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lewis County, ID was 2 cars per household.

Lewis County, ID borders Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, and Nez Perce County, ID.

United States Idaho

Population & Diversity

Lewis County, ID is home to a population of 3.63k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.6% of Lewis County, ID residents were born outside of the country (58 people).

In 2022, there were 11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.93k people) in Lewis County, ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 267 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 90 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

99.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.5% of Lewis County, ID residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lewis County, ID was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lewis County, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lewis County, ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.93k ± 55
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
267 ± 54
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
90 ± 43

5.34%

Hispanic Population

194 people

5.34% of the people in Lewis County, ID are hispanic (194 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lewis County, ID as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

58 people

1.58%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

57 people

As of 2022, 1.6% of Lewis County, ID residents (58 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lewis County, ID was 1.58%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lewis County, ID compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
167 ± 37
Gulf War (1990s)
32 ± 13
Korea
24 ± 16

Lewis County, ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lewis County, ID employs 1.33k people. The largest industries in Lewis County, ID are Health Care & Social Assistance (165 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (163 people), and Construction (148 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($143,958), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,333), and Transportation & Warehousing ($55,227).

Employment

Occupations

1.33k

2022 Value

± 109

4.48%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lewis County, ID grew at a rate of 4.48%, from 1.27k employees to 1.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lewis County, ID, are Management Occupations (149 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (138 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lewis County, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.33k

2022 Value

± 109

4.48%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lewis County, ID grew at a rate of 4.48%, from 1.27k employees to 1.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lewis County, ID, are Health Care & Social Assistance (165 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (163 people), and Construction (148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lewis County, ID, though some of these residents may live in Lewis County, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,375

Median earning men ± $5,438

$27,750

Median earning women ± $4,392

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,500), and Manufacturing ($54,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($41,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($39,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.01%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 836k people employed in Idaho. This represents a 3.01% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.06%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Idaho.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

10
Construction
9
Health Care and Social Assistance
7
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lewis County, ID went to Donald J. Trump with 79.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.856%).

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (79.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.856%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lewis County, ID for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Idaho

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Mike Crapo

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Idaho

Idaho is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.722% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.698% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (392k), Some college (372k), and Bachelors Degree (254k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lewis County, ID was $184,800 in 2022, which is 0.656 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $157,000 to $184,800, a 17.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Lewis County, ID is 73.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lewis County, ID have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lewis County, ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$184,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$13,442

$1,149

Median Property Taxes

±$100

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lewis County, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lewis County, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.4%

Homeownership

2022

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.4% of the housing units in Lewis County, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lewis County, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9400.02
Census Tract 9400.01

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lewis County, ID colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,484

Median Household Income

± $4,687

1.57k

Number of Households

± 124

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.57k households in Lewis County, ID grew to $46,484 from the previous year's value of $44,028.

The following chart displays the households in Lewis County, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lewis County, ID is from Idaho.

0.473

2022 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2022, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.111% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (72.8%)
Carpooled (13.5%)
Worked At Home (8.8%)

In 2022, 72.8% of workers in Lewis County, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (8.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lewis County, ID have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in Lewis County, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lewis County, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lewis County, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lewis County, ID have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lewis County, ID (637 out of 3.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lewis County, ID is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.5% of the population of Lewis County, ID has health coverage, with 31.3% on employee plans, 19.2% on Medicaid, 19% on Medicare, 17.9% on non-group plans, and 2.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lewis County, ID see 3838 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3838 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1858 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 929 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,838 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lewis County, ID

Primary care physicians in Lewis County, ID see an average of 3,838 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,838 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lewis County, ID in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 13.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

31.3%

Employer Coverage

19.2%

Medicaid

19%

Medicare

17.9%

Non-Group

2.19%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lewis County, ID declined by 15.6% from 12.4% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lewis County, ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.