COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stites vs Lewiston
PLACE A
Stites, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Lewiston, Idaho
Stites is 99% smaller than Lewiston. Lewiston earns more, with a median household income $43,759 higher. Lewiston has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -23%).
STITESLEWISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population18434,717−99% vs Lewiston
Population density1,9781,987−9
Population growth-22.6%7.2%−29.9 pts
Median age45.539.8+5.7
Male52.1%48.9%+3.2 pts
Female47.9%51.1%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.1%88.5%−2.5 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%4.2%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other10.3%6.2%+4.1 pts
Median household income$28,438$72,197−$43,759
Per capita income$22,852$37,764−$14,912
Poverty rate32.1%12.5%+19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.441+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%27.5%−21.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation35.9%60.2%−24.3 pts
Median home value$145,000$333,700−$188,700
Median gross rent$731$1,027−$296
Owner-occupied87.3%67.5%+19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.6%5.8%+27.9 pts
Rent-burdened households77.8%42.3%+35.5 pts
Average commute22.415.3+7.1
Worked from home2.3%9.8%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.1%7.5%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025