Wahkiakum County vs. Lewis County

	Wahkiakum County (WA)	Lewis County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,426	79,604
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	5.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,979	75,457
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,978	75,455
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.3%	21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	32.2%	21.0%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	50.0%
White alone, percent	91.6%	92.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.6%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.3%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.3%	83.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	487	7,726
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.2%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,171	35,343
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.8%	69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$207,000	$191,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,417	$1,338
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$453	$422
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$721	$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.9%	11.5%
Building permits, 2018	11	275
Households, 2014-2018	1,844	30,262
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	8.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.4%	87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.6%	77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.3%	14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.4%	53.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.5%	48.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,069	912,245
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,522	$12,063
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	27.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,085	$50,216
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,452	$25,813
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	76	1,892
Total employment, 2017	393	21,138
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	13,789	807,815
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	342	3,701
All firms, 2012	337	5,007
Men-owned firms, 2012	177	2,349
Women-owned firms, 2012	89	1,494
Minority-owned firms, 2012	60	421
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	237	4,314
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	283	3,876
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.1	31.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	263.38	2,402.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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