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Lewis County, WA

Demographic and economic profile of Lewis County, WA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lewis County's economy leans toward industries typical of rural Washington, with a workforce of roughly 87,000 residents showing strong high school attainment (90.4%) but limited four-year degree holders at 20.2%, pointing to a blue-collar labor pool with median worker earnings of $41,398. Labor force participation is relatively low at 55.3% and unemployment sits at 5.9%, while housing costs remain comparatively modest—median home value of $341,500 and median gross rent of $1,044/month—against a homeownership rate of 75.8%. The county added 9.1% to its population over five years, with a median household income of $74,796 and a per capita income of $33,972.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

87,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$74,796

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.1% since 2018

Lewis County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone70,016 (82.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,533 (6.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,717 (4.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,762 (3.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,203 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone1,011 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,467
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic304
  3. 3.Other Indo-European233
  4. 4.Korean216
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)191

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,262

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,562

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,972

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,986
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,242
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)3,361
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,921
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,866

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,464
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,789
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,960
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,863
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,218

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.71×)2,086
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.57×)2,623
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.42×)2,934
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.26×)3,069
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)4,282

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$341,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,044/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9995,632 (22.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,796 (19.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,647 (18.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,004 (8.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,403 (5.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,299 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,398

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone25,978 (74.6%)
  • Carpooled3,736 (10.7%)
  • Worked At Home3,382 (9.7%)
  • Walked934 (2.7%)
  • Other410 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit192 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.