People QuickFacts Lewiston Idaho Population, 2006 estimate 31,293 1,466,465 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 1.3% 13.3% Population, 2000 30,904 1,293,953 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.9% 7.5% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.2% 28.5% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 17.0% 11.3% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.2% 49.9%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 95.1% 91.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.6% 1.4% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.9% 7.9%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 52.9% 49.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.1% 5.0% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.7% 9.3% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.2% 84.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.6% 21.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.3 20.0  Housing units, 2000 13,394 527,824 Homeownership rate, 2000 66.8% 72.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $106,000 $106,300  Households, 2000 12,795 469,645 Persons per household, 2000 2.36 2.69 Median household income, 1999 $36,606 $37,572 Per capita money income, 1999 $19,091 $17,841 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.0% 11.8%     Business QuickFacts Lewiston Idaho Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 11,458,012 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 526,110 13,540,952 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $17,226 $10,075 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 52,653 1,653,671 Total number of firms, 2002 2,689 121,560 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 23.7%      Geography QuickFacts Lewiston Idaho Land area, 2000 (square miles) 16 82,747 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,873.0 15.6 FIPS Code 46540 16 Counties Nez Perce County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts