| | People QuickFacts | Lewis County | Washington |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 75,901 | 6,830,038 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 75,455 | 6,724,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 75,455 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.7% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 17.8% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.0% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.4% | 82.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.7% | 1.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 8.9% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 85.6% | 72.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.5% | 81.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.9% | 12.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 17.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 84.9% | 89.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.0% | 31.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 8,670 | 607,737 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.1 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 34,387 | 2,907,490 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 72.2% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.0% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $188,600 | $285,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 29,290 | 2,577,375 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,695 | $29,733 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $43,874 | $57,244 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lewis County | Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,836 | 175,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 18,416 | 2,326,7311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -4.2 | 2.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,631 | 405,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,763 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.6% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.8% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,109,135 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 910,552 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,355 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 96,165 | 12,389,422 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 93 | 20,864 |