Lewis County, Idaho (ID)

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County population in 2005: 3,750 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,157
Renter-occupied apartments: 397

% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

Land area: 479 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.5%), Manufacturing (12.5%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 61%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Lewis County, Idaho business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lewis County, Idaho:

White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
American Indian (5.0%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Other race (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.5 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 1,891	(50.5%)
Females: 1,856	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,174
County population in 2003: 3,747
Jobs in 2003: 1,423

Total labor force in 2004: 1,770
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%

Average household size:

Lewis County:	2.4 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,649 ($31,413 in 2000)

This county	$34,649
Idaho:	$41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,247

Lewis County	$104,247
Idaho:	$134,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $342
Institutionalized population: 8
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lewis County in 2000: $657

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 18
Thefts: 39
Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 35
Thefts: 32
Auto thefts: 3

Lewis County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lewis County Idaho:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $765 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lewis County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $771 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kamiah, Craigmont, Nezperce, Winchester, Reubens, Nez Perce.

Neighboring counties: Clearwater County , Idaho County , Nez Perce County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lewis County: Kamiah Holding Ponds (A), Ponderosa Point Picnic Area (B), Talmaks Campground (C), Long Camp and ASA Smith Mission (D), Christmans (E), Dublin Siding (F), Russell (G), Winchester Lake Public Fishing Area (H), Harris Siding (I), Nucrag (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Lewis County: Saint Joseph Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Fletcher Cemetery (1), Central Ridge Cemetery (2), Gold Ridge Cemetery (3), Holy Trinity Cemetery (4), Russell Cemetery (5), Coldsprings Cemetery (6), Forest Lawn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Mud Springs Reservoir (A), Lapwai Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Deer Creek (A), Suzie Creek (B), Cottonwood Creek (C), Long Hollow Creek (D), Maloney Creek (E), Meadow Creek (F), Holes Creek (G), North Fork Willow Creek (H), Effie Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lewis County: Winchester State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.6%
Idaho:	1.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 92
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 42 (55% naturalized citizens)

Lewis County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 4
1990 to 1994: 6
1985 to 1989: 4
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 1
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 23

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

Lewis County marital status for males

Lewis County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,379
One, attached: 6
Two: 36
3 or 4: 81
5 to 9: 27
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 246
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Lewis County with a mortgage: 430 (29 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 436

Agriculture in Lewis County
Average size of farms: 1224 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $156792
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $186.51
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.91%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118569
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $163864
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.05%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.99
All wheat for grain: 73197 harvested acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Construction (11%)
Wood products (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Paper (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (36%)
Mexico (26%)
Austria (10%)
Russia (10%)
Philippines (7%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Colombia (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lewis County:

German (31%)
United States or American (18%)
English (11%)
Irish (9%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Norwegian (4%)
Swedish (3%)

Lewis County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,050 (71%)
Carpooled: 153 (10%)
Railroad: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 155 (10%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 109 (7%)

People in group quarters in Lewis County, Idaho

9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other workers' dormitories
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,423.

8.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,215 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.81% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($16,868 average AGI)
4.01% relocated from other states ($13,339 average AGI)
Lewis County: 4.01%
Idaho average: 5.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Idaho County, ID	1.60% ($35,136 average AGI)
from Nez Perce County, ID	1.39% ($25,789)

7.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.95%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($19,907 average AGI)
3.24% relocated to other states ($9,713 average AGI)
Lewis County: 3.24%
Idaho average: 4.23%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Nez Perce County, ID	1.99% ($35,185 average AGI)
to Idaho County, ID	1.33% ($38,889)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Births per 1000 population in Lewis County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Lewis County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lewis County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,330 (1,108 aged, 222 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,714

In family households: 3,144 (812 male householders, 254 female householders)
909 spouses, 1,006 children (913 natural, 12 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 16 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 570 (247 male householders (203 living alone)), 253 female householders (237 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 33 (9 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 569 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 186 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 440 1-person, 53 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

707 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (39 men, 128 women).

96.9% of residents of Lewis County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (14% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 71% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $50,630,000 ($13491 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $761,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,488,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,609,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,893,000
Federal grants: $17,193,000
Federal procurement contracts: $283,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,163,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $490,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,908,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,256,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 224

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 214

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lewis County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.54 millions of gallons per day (56% from ground, 44% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 109
1990 to 1994: 76
1980 to 1989: 132
1970 to 1979: 387
1960 to 1969: 205
1950 to 1959: 221
1940 to 1949: 164
1939 or earlier: 485

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lewis County, Idaho:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 30
4 rooms: 136
5 rooms: 274
6 rooms: 226
7 rooms: 174
8 rooms: 135
9 or more rooms: 158

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County, Idaho:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 83
4 rooms: 110
5 rooms: 70
6 rooms: 38
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 29
9 or more rooms: 24

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lewis County:

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 57
2 bedrooms: 270
3 bedrooms: 502
4 bedrooms: 251
5 or more bedrooms: 70

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lewis County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 102
2 bedrooms: 138
3 bedrooms: 86
4 bedrooms: 50
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 48
1 vehicle: 255
2 vehicles: 496
3 vehicles: 238
4 vehicles: 68
5 or more vehicles: 52

Cars and other vehicles available in Lewis County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 62
1 vehicle: 172
2 vehicles: 95
3 vehicles: 48
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 4

67% of Lewis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Idaho.

Lewis County:	67.0%
State average:	50.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2082
Northeast: 72
Midwest: 270
South: 192
West: 1074

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
Wood (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Other fuel (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (52%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
Wood (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Other fuel (3%)
Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	7.1%
Idaho:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	6.3%
Idaho:	5.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	17.6%
Idaho:	22.0%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Lewis County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $150,000
All Other: $29,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $438,000
General - Other: $308,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $281,000

Financial Administration: $227,000

Solid Waste Management: $140,000

Corrections - Other: $127,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $89,000

Central Staff Services: $74,000

Health Services - Other: $25,000

General Public Buildings: $10,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $41,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $48,000
Interest Earnings: $26,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $45,000
Central Staff: $26,000

Corrections - Other: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,000,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $361,000
Tax - Property: $3,208,000
NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $400,000

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