Lewiston metropolitan area
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United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties – one in the Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
Panhandle
Idaho Panhandle
The Idaho Panhandle is the northern region of the U.S. State of Idaho that encompasses the ten northernmost counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone. Residents of the panhandle refer to the region as North Idaho...
and the other in eastern
Eastern Washington
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Washington, anchored by the city of Lewiston
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the MSA had a population of 57,961 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 60,643).
Communities
- Anatone, WashingtonAnatone, WashingtonAnatone is an unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington. Because it is not tracked by the U.S. Census, a Census population estimate is not available. However the citizens of Anatone perform a population census themselves and update the sign every summer...
(unincorporated) - Asotin, WashingtonAsotin, WashingtonAsotin is the county seat of Asotin County, Washington, United States. The population of the city was 1,251 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lewiston, ID–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WashingtonClarkston Heights-Vineland, WashingtonClarkston Heights-Vineland is a census-designated place in Asotin County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Clarkston, WashingtonClarkston, WashingtonClarkston is a city in Asotin County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Lewiston ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,229 in 2010....
- Culdesac, IdahoCuldesac, IdahoCuldesac is a town in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. The population was 380 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Lapwai, IdahoLapwai, IdahoLapwai is a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,137 at the 2010 census. It is the seat of government of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation.Lapwai is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Lewiston, IdahoLewiston, IdahoLewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...
(Principal city) - Peck, IdahoPeck, IdahoPeck is a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Many residents of Peck work in nearby Orofino, Idaho...
- Spalding, IdahoSpalding, IdahoSpalding is an unincorporated village in Nez Percé County, Idaho, United States, ten miles east of Lewiston, on the Clearwater River close to the intersection of U.S. Routes 95 and 12...
(unincorporated) - West Clarkston-Highland, WashingtonWest Clarkston-Highland, WashingtonWest Clarkston-Highland is a census-designated place in Asotin County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 57,961 people, 23,650 households, and 15,803 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.01% White, 0.25% African American, 3.88% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,903, and the median income for a family was $42,402. Males had a median income of $35,249 versus $24,616 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the MSA was $18,146.