Whitman County vs. Nez Perce County

	Whitman County (WA)	Nez Perce County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	49,791	40,408
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,778	39,270
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,776	39,265
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.0%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.4%	19.9%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	50.6%
White alone, percent	83.9%	89.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	6.0%
Asian alone, percent	8.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	86.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,153	3,059
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,011	17,910
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	43.1%	70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$181,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,242
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$446	$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$776	$726
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.2%	19.1%
Building permits, 2018	264	86
Households, 2014-2018	17,910	16,302
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	61.8%	83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	4.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.7%	88.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	21.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	10.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.3%	57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,120	108,474
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	333,569	682,899
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,157	$17,275
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.7	16.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,163	$54,174
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,585	$27,753
Persons in poverty, percent	25.4%	13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	837	1,132
Total employment, 2017	10,552	18,048
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	456,381	712,777
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,197	2,113
All firms, 2012	2,522	3,009
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,155	1,390
Women-owned firms, 2012	787	1,021
Minority-owned firms, 2012	268	163
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,127	2,657
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	156	314
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,055	2,446
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
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%	0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.7	46.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,159.09	848.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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