Lapwai

Population: 1,041
Median household income: $60,197
Median home value: $114,000

Lapwai, a community in Nez Perce County, Idaho, has 1,041 residents. At $60,197, its median household income sits below Nez Perce County's $71,466.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lapwai's population declined 15.3% from 1,229 to 1,041, while its median home value rose 16.2% from $98,100 to $114,000.

The median gross rent is $967. 16.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,041
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,197
Median home value: $114,000
Median gross rent: $967
Housing units: 330
Homeownership rate: 60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2291,041

Median household income

$42,708$60,197

Median home value

$98,100$114,000

Median gross rent

$719$967

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,229	$42,708	$98,100	$719
2020	1,291	$45,313	$98,000	$787
2021	1,486	$50,139	$97,700	$826
2022	1,310	$58,558	$110,100	$924
2023	1,041	$60,197	$114,000	$967

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	6.4%
5 to 17	261	25.1%
18 to 24	93	8.9%
25 to 34	179	17.2%
35 to 44	165	15.9%
45 to 54	69	6.6%
55 to 64	89	8.5%
65 to 74	75	7.2%
75 and over	43	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	186	17.9%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	711	68.3%
Asian	10	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.5%
Some other race	3	0.3%
Two or more races	81	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's44.5%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	7.6%
High school graduate	192	31.0%
Some college or associate's	276	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	80	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	294	76.8%
Carpooled	57	14.9%
Public transit	6	1.6%
Walked	16	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.1%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	251	66.9%
15 to 29 min	83	22.1%
30 to 44 min	23	6.1%
45 to 59 min	5	1.3%
60+ min	13	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.57
Poverty rate: 16.7% (173 of 1,033)

	Count	Share
Family households	243	84.1%
Nonfamily households	46	15.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	289	87.6%
Vacant	41	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	176	60.9%
Renter-occupied	113	39.1%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other13.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	268	81.2%
1-unit, attached	4	1.2%
2 to 4 units	7	2.1%
5 to 19 units	4	1.2%
20 or more units	1	0.3%
Mobile home & other	46	13.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1645370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 46.4037, -116.8042