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Lewiston City, Idaho Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000)
 
  Number Percent
Lewiston Population: 30904 100.00%
     
Sex and Age    
Male 15083 48.81%
Female 15821 51.19%
     
Under 5 years 1825 5.91%
5 to 9 years 1981 6.41%
10 to 14 years 2073 6.71%
15 to 19 years 2319 7.5%
20 to 24 years 2304 7.46%
25 to 34 years 3790 12.26%
35 to 44 years 4466 14.45%
45 to 54 years 4128 13.36%
55 to 59 years 1507 4.88%
60 to 64 years 1246 4.03%
65 to 74 years 2466 7.98%
75 to 84 years 2049 6.63%
85 years and over 750 2.43%
     
Median age (years) 37.9  
     
18 years and over 23721 76.76%
Male 11370 36.79%
Female 12351 39.97%
21 years and over 22211 71.87%
62 years and over 5975 19.33%
65 years and over 5265 17.04%
Male 2255 7.3%
Female 3010 9.74%
     
Race    
One race 30406 98.39%
White 29403 95.14%
Black or African American 92 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 491 1.59%
Asian 236 0.76%
Asian Indian 15 0.05%
Chinese 46 0.15%
Filipino 28 0.09%
Japanese 94 0.3%
Korean 32 0.1%
Vietnamese 2 0.01%
Other Asian 19 0.06%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 25 0.08%
Native Hawaiian 9 0.03%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01%
Samoan 8 0.03%
Other Pacific Islander 6 0.02%
Some other race 159 0.51%
Two or more races 498 3.0 %
     
Hispanic or Latino and race    
Total Population 30904 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 590 1.91%
Mexican 355 1.15%
Puerto Rican 36 0.12%
Cuban 16 0.05%
Other Hispanic or Latino 183 0.59%
Not Hispanic or Latino 30314 98.09%
White alone 29069 94.06%
     
Relationship    
Total Population 30904 100.00%
In households 30242 97.86%
Householder 12795 41.4%
Spouse 6566 21.25%
Child 8084 26.16%
Own child under 18 years 6573 21.27%
Other relatives 930 3.01%
Under 18 years 361 1.17%
Nonrelatives 1867 6.04%
Unmarried partner 771 2.49%
In group quarters 662 2.14%
Instituntionalized population 405 1.31%
Noninstitutionalized population 257 0.83%
     
Households by Type    
Total Households 12795 100.0 %
Family households (families) 8277 64.69%
With own children under 18 years 3667 28.66%
Married-couple family 6566 51.32%
With own children under 18 years 2583 20.19%
Female householder, no husband present 1185 9.26%
With own children under 18 years 760 5.94%
Non Family households 4518 35.31%
Householder living alone 3574 27.93%
Householder 65 years and over 1533 11.98%
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 3972 31.04%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 3557 27.8%
     
Average Household size 2.36  
Average family size 2.88  
     
Housing Occupancy    
Total housing units 13394 100.00%
Occupied housing units 12795 95.53%
Vacant housing units 599 4.47%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 50 0.37%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4  
     
Housing Tenure    
Occupied housing units 12795 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 8548 66.81%
Renter-occupied housing units. 4247 33.19%
     
Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.48  
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.12  
 


 
 
 
 
 
 

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.