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Lapwai, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Lapwai is a Census city of 1,021 people across 0.76 square miles of land, in Nez Perce County. Median household income is $57,439, 61.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lapwai
What Lapwai is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.76 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,350 plus or minus 274
- County holding the largest share of its areaNez Perce County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lapwai
How many people live in Lapwai
- Population1,021 plus or minus 207
- Median age30.9
- Population under 18310 plus or minus 70
- Share under 1830.4 percent
- Population 65 and over131 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent
- Households278 plus or minus 71
- Family households215 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families77.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lapwai
- Median household income$57,439
- Per capita income$21,199
- Civilian labor force407 plus or minus 87
- Employed393 plus or minus 83
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over599 plus or minus 128
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lapwai
- Housing units323 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units278 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate13.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied172 plus or minus 59
- Renter occupied106 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate61.9 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$113,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,017
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units263 plus or minus 76
- Share single family81.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more4.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lapwai gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute365 plus or minus 77
- Commuting under 15 minutes230 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes63.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more50 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lapwai
SBA loans in Lapwai (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$24,000
- Average approval$24,000
- Median approval$24,000
- Largest approval$24,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term36 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lapwai, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lapwai
Flood risk in Lapwai
- NFIP communityCity of Lapwai
- NFIP community number160103
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/29/26(>)
The City of Lapwai participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160103 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Nez Perce County, not Lapwai
Nez Perce County context, not Lapwai figures
- Establishments in Nez Perce County1,213
- Covered employment, Nez Perce County21,969
- Average annual pay, Nez Perce County$54,589
- Housing units permitted, Nez Perce County125
Every figure in this section is published for Nez Perce County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lapwai.
All Nez Perce County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lapwai questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lapwai, Idaho?
1,021, in 278 households. Lapwai city covers 0.76 square miles of land, which is 1,350 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lapwai in?
Nez Perce County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lapwai?
$57,439. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,700. Median gross rent is $1,017 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lapwai businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $24,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $24,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lapwai, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lapwai borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lapwai. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lapwai in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lapwai appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lapwai, city of, community 160103, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lapwai figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nez Perce County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lapwai.
Is zoning published for Lapwai?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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