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Lewiston Metro

Lewiston, ID-WA · 2 counties · 65,450 residents (2025 est.) · 1,484 sq mi
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With 65,164 people, Lewiston is a metro area. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The median age is 42.9, about 4 years above the US median. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 16 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
65,164
+12%since 2000
from 57,961 in 2000
65,450 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
44 / sq mi
+12%since 2000
from 39 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
42.9
+12%since 2000
from 38.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,484 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
50K54K58K62K67K19902000201020202024Lewiston
202465K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(3,477)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(3,544)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(3,837)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(4,296)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(3,625)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.7%(7,613)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(7,566)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(7,584)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.8%(8,963)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.6%(8,237)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(4,454)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3%(1,968)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,490
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,304 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,149
+114%since 2000
from $18,262 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.5%
+26.6 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 13.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.447
+3%since 2010
from 0.433 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction1.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$331,563
+81%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,666 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,025
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $473 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 68.2% in 2000
28.6% rent
Vacancy rate
7.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.38 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.39 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.6
+30%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
88
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92%(53,306)
Black0.2%(135)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(1,122)
Asian0.6%(347)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic86%(56,049)
Black0.4%(266)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(2,913)
Asian1%(624)
Other8.2%(5,312)
Diversity Score
31
+43%since 2009
from 22 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
23
−23%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.3%(2,138)
Puerto Rican0.3%(188)
Spaniard0.2%(139)
Cuban0.1%(74)
Venezuelan0.1%(47)
Salvadoran0.1%(34)
Colombian0.1%(26)
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(290)
Vietnamese0.2%(128)
Asian Indian0.2%(82)
Nepalese0.1%(51)
Chinese0.1%(47)
Korean0%(9)
Thai0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(34)
Tongan0.1%(29)
Ancestry
German22%(14,305)
English14.2%(9,228)
Irish11.2%(7,270)
Norwegian4.3%(2,802)
American4.2%(2,723)
Italian3.2%(2,103)
Scottish2.7%(1,757)
French2.3%(1,488)
Swedish2.3%(1,485)
Dutch1.3%(864)
Welsh1.2%(758)
Polish1.1%(715)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(515)
Hungarian0.6%(397)
British0.6%(375)
Danish0.6%(369)
Czech0.5%(305)
Canadian0.4%(273)
Russian0.3%(210)
Finnish0.3%(202)
Belgian0.3%(174)
Swiss0.3%(165)
Greek0.3%(149)
Austrian0.2%(115)
Turkish0.4%(92)
Arab0.2%(72)
Romanian0.1%(58)
Kenyan0.2%(47)
Ukrainian0.1%(47)
Portuguese0.1%(44)
Iranian0%(28)
Nigerian0%(27)
Egyptian0%(20)
Croatian0%(15)
Lebanese0%(10)
Serbian0%(10)
Slovak0%(10)
Jamaican0%(10)
Slovene0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.3%
+7.7 ptssince 2000
from 18.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.2%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 85.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.2 min
+46%since 2000
from 11.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 81.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.5%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.8%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.4%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 60.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.6%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 17.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.1%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 13.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.7%
+12.8 ptssince 2017
from 75.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.0%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 91.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
97.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 96.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31%(8,279)
Married51.3%(13,712)
Widowed2.8%(755)
Divorced14.9%(3,970)
Women 15+
Never married25%(6,897)
Married47.6%(13,141)
Widowed10.4%(2,876)
Divorced16.9%(4,676)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.1%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 13.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 52.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 23.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 68.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 40.4% 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)22.2%(1,050)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(979)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(1,668)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(349)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(27)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,722 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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In this metro

Largest cities

LewistonCENTRAL34,717Clarkston Heights-Vineland7,884Clarkston7,189West Clarkston-Highland5,444Lapwai1,251Asotin1,187Culdesac417Peck174Sweetwater163Anatone0
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2 component counties

Nez Perce CountyCENTRAL42,905Asotin CountyCENTRAL22,545
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lewiston, ID-WA?

Lewiston, ID-WA has about 65,164 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lewiston, ID-WA?

The typical household in Lewiston, ID-WA earns about $72,490 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lewiston, ID-WA expensive?

In Lewiston, ID-WA, the median home is worth about $331,563, and the typical rent is about $1,025 a month.

How educated are people in Lewiston, ID-WA?

About 26.3% of adults age 25 and over in Lewiston, ID-WA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lewiston, ID-WA?

About 12.9% of people in Lewiston, ID-WA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lewiston, ID-WA grown since 1990?

Yes, Lewiston, ID-WA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 13,805 residents, a change of about 27 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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