CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Lewis

Washington · 22,224 residents · 10.3 sq mi

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Fort Lewis is home to 22,224 people in Washington. The typical home is worth $300,000, having more than tripled since 2000. 0% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 22.0. That trails the Washington median by roughly 24%. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 427%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,224

+16%vs 2000

vs 19,089 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

22.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 22.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.6%(2,363)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(2,059)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,390)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.5%(2,341)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2425.8%(5,741)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426.3%(5,847)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.4%(2,094)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 541.5%(331)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 640.1%(33)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 740.1%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(2)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,798

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,384 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,659

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,865 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$300,000

+427%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2011

Median gross rent

$415

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $650 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

0.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

99.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56%(10,685)

Black19.7%(3,758)

Hispanic / Latino13.1%(2,507)

Asian3.3%(631)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.8%(13,947)

Black25.3%(5,620)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(1,928)

Asian5.8%(1,284)

Other6.2%(1,373)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.2%(2,756)

Central American2.9%(445)

Puerto Rican2.2%(337)

Costa Rican2%(299)

Dominican1.6%(240)

South American1%(145)

Venezuelan0.7%(105)

Guatemalan0.5%(83)

Salvadoran0.4%(63)

Spaniard0.2%(28)

Argentine0.2%(23)

Cuban0.1%(10)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(10)

Colombian0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino1.5%(222)

Korean0.6%(86)

Chinese0.4%(54)

Vietnamese0.2%(32)

Thai0.1%(18)

Burmese0.1%(15)

Bhutanese0.1%(12)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.8%(128)

Chuukese0.8%(115)

Chamorro0.7%(99)

Fijian0.2%(37)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(32)

Tongan0.2%(25)

Ancestry

German10%(1,512)

Irish8.5%(1,290)

English8%(1,210)

Subsaharan African7.5%(1,138)

American3%(462)

Italian2.6%(389)

Scottish1.4%(217)

British1.3%(193)

French0.9%(136)

West Indian0.8%(114)

Jamaican0.7%(106)

Polish0.7%(103)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(99)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(82)

Norwegian0.5%(71)

Danish0.3%(44)

Ghanaian0.3%(43)

Swedish0.3%(40)

French Canadian0.3%(39)

Welsh0.2%(36)

Arab0.2%(32)

Ethiopian0.2%(32)

Russian0.2%(29)

Hungarian0.2%(26)

Czech0.2%(25)

Nigerian0.2%(25)

Ukrainian0.2%(25)

Greek0.1%(19)

Israeli0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Slovak0.1%(14)

Turkish0.1%(9)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Haitian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 10.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56%(4,084)

Married41.1%(2,999)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced2.8%(207)

Women 15+

Never married18.3%(680)

Married78.5%(2,912)

Widowed0.7%(27)

Divorced2.5%(92)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 1.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.1%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

1.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

98.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 95.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

8.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)100%(780)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0.9%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 780 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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