COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riggins vs Lewiston
PLACE A
Riggins, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Lewiston, Idaho
Riggins is 99% smaller than Lewiston. Lewiston earns more, with a median household income $40,726 higher. Lewiston has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -11%).
RIGGINSLEWISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population39634,717−99% vs Lewiston
Population density9951,987−992
Population growth-11.2%7.2%−18.5 pts
Median age63.839.8+24.0
Male51.7%48.9%+2.8 pts
Female48.3%51.1%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%88.5%+2.7 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other8.7%6.2%+2.6 pts
Median household income$31,471$72,197−$40,726
Per capita income$27,697$37,764−$10,067
Poverty rate18.3%12.5%+5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%27.5%−15.4 pts
Graduate degree1.7%8.8%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%2.5%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation35.6%60.2%−24.6 pts
Median home value$352,300$333,700+$18,600
Median gross rent$636$1,027−$391
Owner-occupied51.7%67.5%−15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.2%5.8%+30.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%42.3%+0.1 pts
Average commute21.215.3+5.8
Worked from home25.3%9.8%+15.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.1%7.5%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025