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Asotin County, Washington
22,467 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Asotin County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
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6,458
▼ 3.3%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,094
▲ 0.2%
vs. a year ago · $27.35/hr
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Needs a 2-bedroom rent
No published median yet
2.5%
▼ 0.8 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$72,283
14.2%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Wages over time
Average weekly wage, indexed to Q2 2023 = 100. Zillow publishes no rent index for this county.
+0.2%wages vs. a year ago
| Q2 2023 | Wages 100.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | Wages 102.7 |
| Q4 2023 | Wages 108.4 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 108.3 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 104.9 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 110.0 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 116.9 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 114.6 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 110.8 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 115.4 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 121.8 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 114.8 |
Unemployment, year over year
Not seasonally adjusted, so each year gets its own line. A line above last year’s is the real signal. October 2025 was not published.
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| February | 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.8% |
| March | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| April | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| May | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| June | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| July | 3.9% | 3.3% | 2.5% |
| August | 3.6% | 3.3% | — |
| September | 2.8% | 3.0% | — |
| October | 3.2% | — | — |
| November | 3.1% | 3.5% | — |
| December | 3.4% | 3.9% | — |
2.5%
▼ 0.8 pts
vs. July 2025
237
unemployed of a 9,673 labor force
July 2026
How pay is spread
Hourly pay of all workers in the Lewiston metro, BLS wage percentiles.
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$23.22
Median$47.36
90th
Jobs and pay by occupation group
Each bubble is an occupation group: median hourly wage across, jobs up, size by jobs.
| Management Occupations | $47.81/hr | 1,610 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $42.14/hr | 1,800 jobs |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $39.41/hr | 440 jobs |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $37.79/hr | 380 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $33.66/hr | 1,110 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $31.34/hr | 130 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $31.13/hr | 330 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $28.14/hr | 1,350 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $26.88/hr | 1,660 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $26.71/hr | 580 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $26.52/hr | 1,460 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $25.83/hr | 590 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $23.96/hr | 2,860 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $23.41/hr | 180 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $22.00/hr | 3,630 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $21.39/hr | 270 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $20.05/hr | 2,430 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $18.33/hr | 1,710 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $18.17/hr | 2,220 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $17.73/hr | 750 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $17.20/hr | 710 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $16.66/hr | 2,470 jobs |
What different jobs pay
Hourly pay range for each occupation group: 10th–90th percentile, middle half and median.
Pay compared with Washington and the U.S.
Median hourly wage for all occupations, then each group’s Lewiston median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Lewiston metro$23.22
- Washington$30.28
- United States$24.51
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays more by +21%
- ProductionPays less by −10%
- Protective servicePays less by −13%
- Education & libraryPays less by −17%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −17%
- Community & social servicePays less by −18%
- Installation & repairPays less by −19%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −19%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −19%
- Healthcare practitionersPays less by −19%
- SalesPays less by −20%
- Healthcare supportPays less by −21%
- Food servicePays less by −22%
- Construction & extractionPays less by −22%
- Personal care & servicePays less by −24%
- Business & financePays less by −29%
- Architecture & engineeringPays less by −30%
- SciencePays less by −31%
- Arts, media & sportsPays less by −31%
- ManagementPays less by −38%
- LegalPays less by −39%
- Computer & mathPays less by −40%
What sets local work apart?
Every occupation group’s share of local jobs compared with its U.S. share (location quotient). 2× means twice as common here; 0.5× means half as common.
Most concentrated here
Farming, fishing & forestry
2.2× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Computer & math
0.5× the U.S. share
- Farming, fishing & forestry2.2×
- Production1.8×
- Installation & repair1.5×
- Science1.2×
- Community & social service1.2×
- Personal care & service1.2×
- Healthcare support1.2×
- Construction & extraction1.1×
- Office & admin support1.1×
- Healthcare practitioners1.0×
- Food service1.0×
- Transportation & moving1.0×
- Sales0.9×
- Cleaning & grounds0.9×
- Education & library0.9×
- Protective service0.8×
- Architecture & engineering0.8×
- Management0.8×
- Arts, media & sports0.7×
- Business & finance0.6×
- Legal0.6×
- Computer & math0.5×
Key takeaways
What this means for Asotin County.
Wages are flat
The average weekly wage is $1,094, about the same as a year ago.
Where most people work
Office & admin support, production and food service are 31% of jobs, with median pay of $22.00, $23.96, $16.66 an hour.
Unemployment is falling
2.5% in July 2026, 0.8 points below a year earlier.
Sources: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (through July 2026) · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (Q1 2026) · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, Lewiston, ID-WA metro area) · Census ACS 2024 · Range Lab RST listings. The housing wage follows the National Low Income Housing Coalition method: rent × 12 ÷ 0.30 ÷ 2,080 hours. About the data.