Lewis County vs. Yakima County

Lewis County (WA)Yakima County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)79,604251,446
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.5%3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)75,457243,240
Population, Census, April 1, 201075,455243,231
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%29.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.0%13.7%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.0%
White alone, percent92.0%87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.0%6.5%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.5%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%49.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.1%42.7%
Veterans, 2014-20187,72611,527
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%18.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)35,34389,130
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.7%63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$191,100$167,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,338$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$422$433
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$854$803
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.5%17.8%
Building permits, 2018275578
Households, 2014-201830,26282,300
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.6%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%40.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.6%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.2%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.8%16.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.1%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.7%56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)93,638281,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)350,3131,431,362
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,238,1192,622,245
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)912,2452,560,166
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,063$10,366
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.519.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,216$49,871
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,813$22,459
Persons in poverty, percent12.5%16.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,8924,765
Total employment, 201721,13870,083
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)807,8152,833,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.7%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,7019,412
All firms, 20125,00714,064
Men-owned firms, 20122,3496,871
Women-owned firms, 20121,4944,389
Minority-owned firms, 20124213,121
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,31410,338
Veteran-owned firms, 20127331,340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,87611,821
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.8%27.6%
Population per square mile, 201031.456.6
Land area in square miles, 20102,402.804,295.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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