Nez Perce County vs. Whitman County

Nez Perce County (ID)Whitman County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)40,40849,791
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)39,27044,778
Population, Census, April 1, 201039,26544,776
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.2%15.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%10.4%
Female persons, percent50.6%49.0%
White alone, percent89.8%83.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.5%2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent6.0%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.8%8.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%6.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.9%78.4%
Veterans, 2014-20183,0592,153
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.5%10.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)17,91021,011
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.5%43.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$181,200$208,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,242$1,426
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$381$446
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$726$776
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.1%40.2%
Building permits, 201886264
Households, 2014-201816,30217,910
Persons per household, 2014-20182.402.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.0%61.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.5%15.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.0%94.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.9%83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.3%95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.9%49.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.7%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.6%6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%55.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)108,47462,120
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)682,899333,569
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,275$7,157
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201816.515.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,174$42,163
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,753$22,585
Persons in poverty, percent13.3%25.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,132837
Total employment, 201718,04810,552
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)712,777456,381
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.4%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,1132,197
All firms, 20123,0092,522
Men-owned firms, 20121,3901,155
Women-owned firms, 20121,021787
Minority-owned firms, 2012163268
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,6572,127
Veteran-owned firms, 2012314156
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,4462,055
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.0%21.5%
Population per square mile, 201046.320.7
Land area in square miles, 2010848.092,159.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nez Perce county (ID) and Whitman county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.