Lewis County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	35%

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Races in Lewis County, Washington:

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 34,005	(49.6%)
Females: 34,595	(50.4%)

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Lewis County:	2.6 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,473
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$614
State:	$721

Lewis County:	$194,700
Washington:	$300,800

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 345
• Thefts: 561
• Auto thefts: 80

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 354
• Thefts: 471
• Auto thefts: 70

Lewis County:	13.5%
Washington:	11.4%

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lewis County is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $838 a month.

Cities in this county include: Centralia, Chehalis, Moses Lake North, Fords Prairie, Napavine, Winlock, Morton, Pe Ell, Toledo, Vader.

2005 air pollution in Lewis County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.066 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.059 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cowlitz County , Grays Harbor County , Pacific County , Pierce County , Skamania County , Thurston County , Wahkiakum County , Yakima County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lewis County: Packwood Ranger Station (A), Packwood Lake Trailhead (B), Packwood Lake Resort (C), Packwood Guard Station (D), High Rock Campground (E), Mendota (F), Hopkins Hill Viewpoint (G), Alpine Camp (H), Huckleberry Mountain Lookout (I), Hunters Cabin Lookout (J), Ohanapecosh Campground (K), Ohanapecosh (L), Ike Kinswa Campground (M), Indian Hole Campground (N), Little Kentucky (O), Maple Leaf Campground (P), North Fork Guard Station (Q), North Fork Group Camp (R), North Fork Campground (S), Meskill Pit (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lewis County include: Saint Francis Xavier Mission (A), Logan Hill Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alpha Cemetery (1), Snow Cemetery (2), Little Falls Cemetery (3), Greenwood Cemetery (4), Finnish Cemetery (5), Lone Hill Cemetery (6), Claquato Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Backbone Lake (A), Pothole Lake (B), Gibbs Lake (C), Gertrude Lake (D), Watch Lake (E), Jess Lake (F), Fryingpan Lake (G), Walupt Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ohanapecosh River (A), Catt Creek (B), Olallie Creek (C), Cave Creek (D), Hull Creek (E), Oliver Creek (F), Scatter Creek (G), Minnie Creek (H), Houser Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lewis County include: Glenoma Community Park (1), Lewis and Clark State Park (2), Ike Kinswa State Park (3), Matilda Jackson State Park (4), Rainbow Falls State Park (5), Jackson Court House State Park (6), Alexander Park (7), Mayfield County Park (8), Mossyrock Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 2,619
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,799 (35% naturalized citizens)

Lewis County:	4.1%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,846
• One, attached: 368
• Two: 607
• 3 or 4: 699
• 5 to 9: 540
• 10 to 19: 410
• 20 or more: 1,046
• Mobile homes: 5,781
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 288

Housing units in Lewis County with a mortgage: 7,364 (931 second mortgage, 619 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,259

Here:	63.4% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Lewis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Washington state average. It is 18.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Lewis County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 678% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 46.0 miles away from Lewis County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 34.5 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 41.5 miles away from Lewis County center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 30.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from Lewis County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,783 (79%) Carpooled: 3,252 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 87 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 35 (0%) Bicycle: 53 (0%) Walked: 752 (3%) Other means: 181 (1%) Worked at home: 1,245 (5%)

7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)

Lewis County:	0.08%
Washington average:	0.26%

5.09% relocated from other counties in Washington ($23,992 average AGI)
2.56% relocated from other states ($12,601 average AGI)

Lewis County:	2.56%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Thurston County, WA	1.85% ($33,630 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA	0.78% ($42,995)
from King County, WA	0.66% ($41,134)
from Cowlitz County, WA	0.35% ($34,494)
from Grays Harbor County, WA	0.23% ($24,351)
from Clark County, WA	0.22% ($42,833)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.16% ($35,780)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)

Lewis County:	0.04%
Washington average:	0.16%

4.65% relocated to other counties in Washington ($23,165 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($8,452 average AGI)

Lewis County:	2.10%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Thurston County, WA	1.56% ($38,049 average AGI)
to Cowlitz County, WA	0.57% ($31,667)
to Pierce County, WA	0.54% ($32,594)
to King County, WA	0.50% ($29,787)
to Clark County, WA	0.22% ($33,648)
to Grays Harbor County, WA	0.18% ($33,614)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.15% ($33,243)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,150 (10,993 aged, 2,157 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 58,202 (15,275 male householders, 3,425 female householders)

  15,139 spouses, 20,221 children (18,133 natural, 623 adopted, 1,465 stepchildren), 1,011 grandchildren, 314 brothers or sisters, 242 parents, 862 other relatives, 1,713 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,374 (3,371 male householders (2,551 living alone)), 4,291 female householders (3,769 living alone)), 1,712 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,024 (749 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,583 2-persons, 3,838 3-persons, 3,465 4-persons, 1,728 5-persons, 669 6-persons, 417 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,320 1-person, 1,088 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

93.6% of residents of Lewis County speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $422,699,000 ($5909 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $18,183,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $215,254,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $91,799,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $686,000
Federal grants: $90,873,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,627,000 ($446,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,459,000 ($2,772,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,198,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $59,308,000
Federal Government insurance: $226,836,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+41 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.05 millions of gallons per day (56% from ground, 44% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	3.9

56% of Lewis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Washington.

Lewis County:	56.1%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 39543
• Northeast: 1539
• Midwest: 7032
• South: 3649
• West: 13446

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,300

Here:	8.3%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	5.4%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	10.9%
Washington:	15.7%

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