COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lewis County

Idaho · 3,516 residents · 479 sq mi

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Lewis County is home to 3,516 people in Idaho. The typical home is worth $38,300. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. Renters pay $232 a month at the median. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 71% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,516

−6%vs 2000

vs 3,747 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−14%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

479 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(275)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(306)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(220)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(130)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(491)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(468)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(394)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(358)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(363)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(200)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(51)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,926

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,413 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,780

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,942 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$232

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $342 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(3,427)

Black0.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(71)

Asian0.4%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(3,312)

Black0.2%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(54)

Asian0.6%(21)

Other5%(177)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(120)

South American0.4%(15)

Colombian0.4%(15)

Puerto Rican0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(16)

Chinese0.2%(9)

Vietnamese0.2%(8)

Thai0.1%(3)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.1%(42)

Samoan0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German22.1%(813)

Irish15.6%(574)

English13.6%(500)

Scottish4.7%(172)

Italian3.5%(130)

American3.3%(122)

Norwegian3%(111)

Swedish1.8%(68)

Polish1.6%(59)

French1.5%(55)

Dutch1.2%(46)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(25)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(24)

Welsh0.6%(22)

Finnish0.5%(17)

Swiss0.5%(17)

Portuguese0.4%(15)

French Canadian0.4%(13)

Subsaharan African0.3%(11)

Nigerian0.3%(11)

British0.2%(6)

Czech0.2%(6)

Russian0.2%(6)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Australian0.1%(3)

Austrian0.1%(3)

Canadian0.1%(3)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.8%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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 married22%(334)

Married61.7%(936)

Widowed3.9%(59)

Divorced12.3%(187)

Women 15+

Never married19.1%(287)

Married54.9%(823)

Widowed13.4%(201)

Divorced12.5%(188)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 21.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.2%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% 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)12.5%(39)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.9%(149)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 311 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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