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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Retail trade (13.6%), Manufacturing (11.3%).
Detached houses: $260,309Here:$260,309State:$367,029 Townhouses or other attached units: $300,549Here:$300,549State:$319,220 In 2-unit structures: $253,075Here:$253,075State:$407,598 Mobile homes: $131,466Here:$131,466State:$80,529 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,394Here:$38,394State:$62,453
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
McCain (Republican): 59.1% Obama (Democratic): 39.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,476 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,258 (0.8%)
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.
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.
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Notable locations in Lewis County: Lost Lake Lookout (A), Fern Gap Guard Station (B), Soda Springs Campground (C), Tatoosh Lookout (D), North Fork Campground (E), Chehalis Substation (F), Brim Creek School (G), Camp McDonald (H), Mossyrock Trout Hatchery (I), Cowlitz Trout Hatchery (J), Box Canyon Picnic Area (K), Cougar Flat Grange (L), Coal Canyon (M), Cowlitz Prairie Grange (N), Crego Grange (O), Ike Kinswa Campground (P), Nisqually Guard Station (Q), Ladd Lookout (R), La Wis Wis Campground (S), Coal Creek Forest Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lewis County include: Logan Hill Church (A), Saint Francis Xavier Mission (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Finnish Cemetery (1), Little Falls Cemetery (2), Lone Hill Cemetery (3), Alpha Cemetery (4), Snow Cemetery (5), Evergreen Cemetery (6), Sylvan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Tower Rock Beaver Ponds (A), Black Rock Pond (B), Benchmark Lake (C), Coyote Lake (D), Fir Lake (E), Wright Lake (F), Helmicks Pond (G), Greenwood Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Bill Creek (A), Benham Creek (B), Bernier Creek (C), Berry Creek (D), Bigwater Creek (E), Blue Creek (F), Boulder Creek (G), Brights Creek (H), Bromo Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lewis County include: Mayfield County Park (1), Ike Kinswa State Park (2), Alexander Park (3), Jackson Court House State Park (4), Glenoma Community Park (5), Seminary Hill Natural Area (6), Matilda Jackson State Park (7), Mossyrock Park (8), Lewis and Clark State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Lewis County: Lost Lake Lookout (A), Fern Gap Guard Station (B), Soda Springs Campground (C), Tatoosh Lookout (D), North Fork Campground (E), Chehalis Substation (F), Brim Creek School (G), Camp McDonald (H), Mossyrock Trout Hatchery (I), Cowlitz Trout Hatchery (J), Box Canyon Picnic Area (K), Cougar Flat Grange (L), Coal Canyon (M), Cowlitz Prairie Grange (N), Crego Grange (O), Ike Kinswa Campground (P), Nisqually Guard Station (Q), Ladd Lookout (R), La Wis Wis Campground (S), Coal Creek Forest Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lewis County include: Logan Hill Church (A), Saint Francis Xavier Mission (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Finnish Cemetery (1), Little Falls Cemetery (2), Lone Hill Cemetery (3), Alpha Cemetery (4), Snow Cemetery (5), Evergreen Cemetery (6), Sylvan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Tower Rock Beaver Ponds (A), Black Rock Pond (B), Benchmark Lake (C), Coyote Lake (D), Fir Lake (E), Wright Lake (F), Helmicks Pond (G), Greenwood Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Bill Creek (A), Benham Creek (B), Bernier Creek (C), Berry Creek (D), Bigwater Creek (E), Blue Creek (F), Boulder Creek (G), Brights Creek (H), Bromo Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lewis County include: Mayfield County Park (1), Ike Kinswa State Park (2), Alexander Park (3), Jackson Court House State Park (4), Glenoma Community Park (5), Seminary Hill Natural Area (6), Matilda Jackson State Park (7), Mossyrock Park (8), Lewis and Clark State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cowlitz County , Grays Harbor County , Pacific County , Pierce County , Skamania County , Thurston County , Wahkiakum County , Yakima County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.9%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Lewis County (%):
7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,833 average adjusted gross income)
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%
6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,756 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4
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%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 201.1. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
Population growth in Lewis County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.05 millions of gallons per day (56% from ground, 44% from surface)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,300
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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 (Noninst.)
All Other: $3,659,000
Parks and Recreation: $560,000
Regular Highways: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,000
Police Protection: $1,865,000
General - Other: $125,000
Correctional Institutions: $46,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,498,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,252,000
Police Protection: $4,602,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,542,000
Health - Other: $3,516,000
General - Other: $3,462,000
Financial Administration: $2,551,000
Central Staff Services: $2,397,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,009,000
Corrections - Other: $1,239,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,051,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $442,000
Air Transportation: $76,000
Libraries: $45,000
Housing and Community Development: $22,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
General Local Government Support: $94,000
Natural Resources: $39,000
Highways: $77,000
Health and Hospitals: $66,000
Interest Earnings: $1,547,000
Fines and Forfeits: $936,000
Rents: $320,000
General Revenue, NEC: $173,000
Donations From Private Sources: $134,000
Special Assessments: $31,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,862,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,100,000
General - Other: $201,000
Financial Administration: $16,000
Police Protection: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
Central Staff Services: $6,000
All Other: $3,335,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,707,000
Public Welfare: $408,000
General Local Government Support: $211,000
Housing and Community Development: $92,000
Education: $29,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,585,000
Severance: $2,740,000
Other License: $1,726,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $757,000
Public Utilities Sales: $499,000
Motor Vehicle License: $395,000
Other Selective Sales: $182,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $172,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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