Lewis County, Washington

Lewis County has a population of 85,154 and has grown 7.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $385,800, about 5.2 times the county's median household income of $74,796.

Home price
$385,800
Income
$74,796
Population
85,154
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$385,800county
Median gross rent$1,097county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,411county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,279county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$975county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,688county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$74,796county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate12.2%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.0%county
Economic output per resident$60,154county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(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 time28.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport25414592county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station8.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths22.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(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 higher21.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county42county
Public school enrollment12548county
Students per full-time teacher18.5county
Free lunch eligible56.6%county
Elementary schools17county
Middle schools5county
High schools14county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

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

Population85,154county
Land area in square miles2,403county
People per square mile of land35.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores23county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store9.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.3%county
Population change since 2020+7.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person26.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.3%county
Second languages8.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents125county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in2,437county
Households that moved away2,086county
Average income of arriving households$66,366county
Average income of departing households$53,900county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year431county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings13.5%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature49.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation68.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days154 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh9.9¢county
Household electricity use1,118 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood11.4%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk90.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk13.1county
Landslide risk96.5county
Hail risk5.5county
Earthquake risk97.3county
Tornado risk17.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk77.9county
Winter weather risk40.2county
Strong wind risk21.4county
Wildfire risk76.7county

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 Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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