Lewis County, Idaho

Lewis County has a population of 3,682 and has grown 4.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $225,300, about 4.4 times the county's median household income of $51,615.

Home price
$225,300
Income
$51,615
Population
3,682
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$225,300county
Median gross rent$737county
Median year homes here were built1965county
Share of homes built before 198074.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$51,615county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.6%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.2%county
Share of workers employed by government25.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$60,594county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.60%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport55467county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station112 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths54.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment722county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible43.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,682county
Land area in square miles479county
People per square mile of land7.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract1.2%county
Population change since 2020+4.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents396county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in128county
Households that moved away162county
Average income of arriving households$53,328county
Average income of departing households$45,414county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes23county
Housing units authorised in the latest year41county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.3%county
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing130 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days136 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostSep 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$102county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.6¢county
Household electricity use881 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane6.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil19.1%county
Homes heated by wood20.8%county
Households with broadband81.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk12.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.3county
Landslide risk39.5county
Hail risk8.6county
Earthquake risk23.4county
Tornado risk2.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk19.3county
Winter weather risk2.8county
Strong wind risk2.7county
Wildfire risk85.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lewis County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Idaho figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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