Lewis County

Lewis County, New York

At a Glance

Population	26,582
County Seat	Lewis County Courthouse
State FIPS	36
County FIPS	049
Num Towns	8
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	6,490
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	26,690
Median Age	42.0
Veterans	1,727
Housing Units	15,501
Uninsured	252
Net Migration (recent)	-119
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	514
Total Employees	5,109
Avg Annual Pay	$54,649
Median Household Income	$64,401
Poverty Rate	13.1%
Unemployment Rate	5.1%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$62,980
Federal Spending FY2024	$163,527,218
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,152

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$146,100
Median Rent	$768
FMR Studio	$732
FMR 1BR	$747
FMR 2BR	$959
FMR 3BR	$1,271
FMR 4BR	$1,557

Health & Safety

Hospitals	8
EMS Stations	24
Fire Stations	24
Police Stations	24
Adult Smoking	19.1%
Adult Obesity	43.0%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	21.7
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	24.43
Electric Customers	7420214
Towns with Broadband Data	8
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	8

Community

Churches	13
Libraries	8
Historic Places (NRHP)	37
Homeless Population	200
Schools	42
SNAP Stores	30
Bank Branches	6

Agriculture

Total Farms	37
Land in Farms (acres)	52,135
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,409.1
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING	2024-10-21
DR	SEVERE STORM, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2024-08-29
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM	2022-11-20
DR	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED	2021-10-08
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-20
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2019-12-19
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING	2014-12-22
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2014-07-08
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-28

Detailed Topics

Communities in Lewis County

Lowville — pop 3,272
Croghan — pop 639
Copenhagen — pop 631
Lyons Falls — pop 570
Port Leyden — pop 554
Castorland — pop 334
Constableville — pop 293
Turin — pop 197

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.