Nez Perce County, Idaho
21 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 42,697
- Median household income
- $72,599
- ±5,036
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 528 of 20,392 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.4%
- 15,436 of 17,270 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Nez Perce | 42,454 (2021) | Po Box 896, Lewiston | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Culdesac | 418 (2021) | 100 Sixth St, Culdesac | — |
| City of Lapwai | 1,185 (2021) | Po Box 336, Lapwai | — |
| City of Lewiston | 34,447 (2021) | Po Box 617, Lewiston | Website |
| City of Peck | 168 (2021) | Po Box 105, Peck | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport Authority | Air transportation | 406 Burrell Ave, Lewiston | Website |
| Genesee Community Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 427, Genesee | — |
| Gifford Cemetery Maintenance District | Cemeteries | 27748 Gifford Reubens Rd, Culdesac | — |
| Melrose Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 26530 Old Melrose Grade RD., Peck | — |
| North Clearwater Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 745 River Pointe Ln, Lenore | — |
| Potlatch Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 35378 South Rd, Kendrick | — |
| Big Canyon Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 16, Peck | — |
| Wheatland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 7561 Amberview Ct, Lewiston | — |
| Reubens Community Center District | Parks and recreation | 35222 Ruckman Rd, Reubens | — |
| Port of Lewiston Port District | Sea and inland port facilities | 1626 6th Ave N, Lewiston | Website |
| Central Orchards Sewer District | Sewerage | 1522 Powers Ave, Lewiston | — |
| Lewiston Orchard Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 1122, Lewiston | — |
| Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 131, Culdesac | Website |
| Cougar Ridge Water and Sewer District | Water supply utility | 6577 Wapiti Dr, Lewiston | — |
| Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District | Water supply utility | 1520 Powers Ave, Lewiston | Website |
| Waha Glen Water District | Water supply utility | 39780 Waha Glen Rd, Lewiston | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CULDESAC JOINT DISTRICT
School district1 schools
600 CULDESAC AVENUE, Culdesac, ID, 83524
LAPWAI DISTRICT
School district3 schools
404 SOUTH MAIN STREET, Lapwai, ID, 83540
LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
School district13 schools
3317 12TH STREET, Lewiston, ID, 83501
PINECREST ACADEMY OF LEWISTON INC
Independent charter district1 schools
1212 9TH AVENUE, Lewiston, ID, 83501
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Clarkston Farmers Market (Clarkston)
Latah Farmers Market (ID) · Moscow Farmers Market (Moscow) · Tuesday Growers Market (Moscow) · and 1 more
Wallowa County Farmers' Market (Enterprise) · Lower Valley Farmers Market (Wallowa)
Pullman Farmers Market (Pullman)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.