Lewis County, Washington

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 83,925
Median household income: $69,690
Median home value: $341,500

Lewis County, Washington counts 83,925 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $69,690 is below the Washington median ($94,952).

From 2019 to 2023, Lewis County's population grew 7.4% from 78,145 to 83,925, while its median household income rose 30.3% from $53,484 to $69,690.

73.6% of workers drive to work alone. 70.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,925
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,690
Median home value: $341,500
Median gross rent: $1,044
Housing units: 36,037
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78,14583,925

Median household income

$53,484$69,690

Median home value

$209,600$341,500

Median gross rent

$876$1,044

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	78,145	$53,484	$209,600	$876
2020	79,430	$54,970	$231,900	$916
2021	81,214	$60,581	$260,900	$933
2022	82,663	$67,247	$306,600	$1,016
2023	83,925	$69,690	$341,500	$1,044

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,732	5.6%
5 to 17	13,427	16.0%
18 to 24	5,872	7.0%
25 to 34	10,112	12.0%
35 to 44	10,250	12.2%
45 to 54	9,861	11.7%
55 to 64	11,892	14.2%
65 to 74	10,792	12.9%
75 and over	6,987	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67,642	80.6%
Black or African American	502	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	669	0.8%
Asian	878	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	181	0.2%
Some other race	495	0.6%
Two or more races	4,150	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,408	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,771	9.6%
High school graduate	18,906	31.6%
Some college or associate's	23,148	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,997	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,072	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,893	73.6%
Carpooled	4,109	12.1%
Public transit	177	0.5%
Walked	1,281	3.8%
Bicycle	24	0.1%
Worked from home	2,895	8.6%
Other means	456	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,896	28.8%
15 to 29 min	10,583	34.2%
30 to 44 min	5,299	17.1%
45 to 59 min	2,546	8.2%
60+ min	3,616	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 13.0% (10,756 of 82,815)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,603	66.9%
Nonfamily households	10,711	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,314	89.7%
Vacant	3,723	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,965	74.2%
Renter-occupied	8,349	25.8%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,344	70.3%
1-unit, attached	559	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,549	4.3%
5 to 19 units	968	2.7%
20 or more units	1,507	4.2%
Mobile home & other	6,110	17.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 53041
State: Washington
Land area: 2,403 sq mi
Water area: 34 sq mi
Center point: 46.5801, -122.3774