COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stevens County

Washington · 30,948 residents · 2,477 sq mi

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Stevens County is home to 30,948 people in Washington. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,800. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. That trails the Washington median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,948

−23%vs 2000

vs 40,066 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,477 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(2,266)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.8%(3,042)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(2,851)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,302)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(1,186)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(4,080)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(5,210)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(3,544)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(2,606)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(2,198)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(1,219)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(444)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,440

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,673 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,584

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,895 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,800

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $107,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.1%(35,718)

Black0.3%(107)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(739)

Asian0.5%(193)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(28,657)

Black0.3%(89)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(520)

Asian0.4%(129)

Other6.7%(2,073)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(1,279)

Central American0.4%(169)

Panamanian0.3%(158)

Spaniard0.3%(124)

Puerto Rican0.2%(99)

Cuban0.2%(94)

South American0.1%(26)

Colombian0%(22)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Dominican0%(4)

Chilean0%(2)

Peruvian0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(84)

Korean0.2%(73)

Japanese0.1%(50)

Thai0.1%(45)

Chinese0.1%(33)

Indonesian0%(19)

Vietnamese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(78)

Chamorro0.1%(50)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(46)

Ancestry

German20.7%(9,962)

English13.7%(6,568)

Irish11.9%(5,697)

American7.9%(3,789)

Norwegian4.7%(2,245)

Swedish3.1%(1,479)

Italian3%(1,461)

Scottish2.5%(1,211)

French1.9%(913)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(865)

Polish1.5%(714)

Dutch1.5%(706)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(532)

Danish0.8%(392)

Swiss0.7%(343)

British0.6%(278)

Canadian0.6%(275)

Finnish0.5%(250)

Russian0.5%(240)

Czech0.4%(216)

Portuguese0.4%(176)

Subsaharan African0.4%(175)

French Canadian0.4%(171)

Austrian0.3%(152)

Ukrainian0.3%(146)

Hungarian0.2%(107)

Ethiopian0.2%(74)

Romanian0.1%(72)

Greek0.1%(54)

Slovak0.1%(44)

Lithuanian0.1%(35)

Belgian0.1%(27)

Arab0%(22)

Syrian0%(20)

Croatian0%(18)

Serbian0%(16)

Israeli0%(13)

Kenyan0%(10)

West Indian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(7)

Iraqi0%(2)

Armenian0%(2)

Australian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 20.6 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 married23.9%(4,759)

Married59.9%(11,907)

Widowed3.2%(629)

Divorced13%(2,583)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(3,737)

Married59.9%(12,003)

Widowed9.5%(1,899)

Divorced12%(2,416)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% 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)15%(625)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(946)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48%(2,003)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(131)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,171 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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