Electric companies in Lewis County, Washington

Q: Lewis County, WA: what do homes pay for electricity?

Lewis County, WA homes paid 9.27 to 12.52 cents per kWh in 2024 across 5 listed utilities: $89 to $120 a month at 955 kWh, 1.53% to 2.06% of Lewis County, WA income.

Q: Lewis County, WA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Lewis County, WA: 24,332 of 32,314 occupied homes, 75.3%, rank 8 of 39.

Q: Lewis County, WA: median household income?

$69,690 in Lewis County, WA, rank 26 of 39; 83,925 residents, 32,314 households.

Q: Lewis County, WA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Lewis County, WA: 0 NWS events, peak year 2015.

Q: Lewis County, WA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Lewis County, WA: 155 NFIP flood claims, $6.4M paid, 4.4 per 1,000 homes, 2.9% of homes insured.

Q: How old are the homes in Lewis County, WA?

Lewis County, WA: median home built 1979; 51.3% predate 1980, 70.3% detached, 6.9% in 5+ unit buildings.

Q: Lewis County, WA: share of income for energy?

Lewis County, WA homes spend $1,442 a year on electricity, $1,807 on all energy: 2.2% of $81,784; 5.8% for lower incomes.

Lewis County, WA ranks 10th of 39 Washington counties for the highest yearly electricity cost per home ($1,442). Lewis County, WA has 83,925 residents. Lewis County, WA: 5 utilities listed by EIA. Lewis County, WA: home electricity prices of 9.27 to 12.52 cents per kWh.

Lewis County, WA on the map

Lewis County, WA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Lewis County, WA

Utility listed for Lewis County, WA	Type	Home price ¢/kWh	Yearly bill at 955 kWh	Share of Lewis County, WA median income of $69,690
Benton Rural Electric Assn in Lewis County, WA	Cooperative	9.27	$1,063	1.53%
PUD No 1 of Lewis County in Lewis County, WA	Political Subdivision	9.48	$1,087	1.56%
City of Centralia in Lewis County, WA	Municipal	9.88	$1,133	1.63%
City of Tacoma in Lewis County, WA	Municipal	10.81	$1,240	1.78%
PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County in Lewis County, WA	Political Subdivision	12.52	$1,435	2.06%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Lewis County, WA

Residents of Lewis County, WA, ACS 2023: 83,92516 of 39 Washington counties
Households in Lewis County, WA: 32,3142.60 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Lewis County, WA: 74.2%23,965 owner and 8,349 renter households
Median household income in Lewis County, WA: $69,69026 of 39 Washington counties
Housing units in Lewis County, WA: 36,0373,723 vacant or seasonal, 10.3% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Lewis County, WA: 75.3%24,332 homes, 8 of 39 Washington counties
Utilities listed for Lewis County, WA: 55 with a home price: Benton Rural Electric Assn, PUD No 1 of Lewis County, City of Centralia
Lowest home price in Lewis County, WA: 9.27 ¢/kWhBenton Rural Electric Assn, 25.9% below the highest
Highest home price in Lewis County, WA: 12.52 ¢/kWhPUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County
Monthly bill gap in Lewis County, WA: $31between the two at 955 kWh, $372 a year, 0.53% of the Lewis County, WA median income
ZIP areas touching Lewis County, WA: 2298336 to 98596
Outage-linked storm events in Lewis County, WA: 0NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Lewis County, WA: 51.3%median year built 1979
Flood claims in Lewis County, WA: 155NFIP 2015 to 2025, $6.4M paid
Home energy burden in Lewis County, WA: 2.2%$1,442 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Lewis County, WA

City of Tacoma charged Lewis County, WA homes 8.45 ¢/kWh in 2015. Lewis County, WA: 10.81 ¢ in 2024, 28% up. Lewis County, WA: against 31% up for the Washington average.

Lewis County, WA: a 955 kWh month at that price. Lewis County, WA: $81 in 2015, $103 in 2024. Lewis County, WA: $1,240 a year, 1.8% of the $69,690 median income.

Lewis: 10 yearly prices

Year	City of Tacoma, Lewis County, WA	Lewis: Gap to Washington average	Lewis: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Lewis	8.45	-0.64	-4.20
2016, Lewis	8.48	-1.00	-4.07
2017, Lewis	8.75	-0.91	-4.14
2018, Lewis	9.44	-0.31	-3.43
2019, Lewis	9.60	-0.11	-3.41
2020, Lewis	9.74	-0.13	-3.41
2021, Lewis	9.88	-0.23	-3.78
2022, Lewis	10.04	-0.22	-5.00
2023, Lewis	10.37	-0.61	-5.63
2024, Lewis	10.81	-1.09	-5.67

Lewis County, WA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Lewis County, WA price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Lewis County, WA

Lewis County, WA: electricity $1,442 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,807, 2.2% of $81,784 income. 31,511 households in Lewis County, WA spend about $45.4 million a year on electricity and $56.9 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Lewis County, WA ($26,923 a year) spend 5.8% of income, 2.6 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Lewis County, WA

% of income on energy, Lewis County, WA

All households2.2
Lower income5.8
Owners2.2
Renters2.5
Washington counties1.5

Lewis County, WA home energy cost by household group
Lewis County, WA	Homes	Income	Power	Gas	Other	Burden
Lewis County, WA, all households	31,511	$81,784	$1,442	$206	$159	2.2%
Lewis County, WA, lower income	11,470	$26,923	$1,282	$130	$141	5.8%
Lewis County, WA, owners	22,986	$95,343	$1,603	$263	$202	2.2%
Lewis County, WA, renters	8,525	$45,223	$1,010	$53	$46	2.5%

Housing and heating in Lewis County, WA

Lewis County, WA: 18,504 of 36,037 homes were built before 1980 and 7,569 in 2000 or later. Lewis County, WA has 25,344 detached houses, 2,475 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 6,110 mobile homes, and 8,349 of 32,314 households rent.

Age of homes in Lewis County, WA

% of homes by decade built, Lewis County, WA

17pre-40
540s
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760s
1770s
1180s
1790s
1300s
710s
120+

Heating fuel in Lewis County, WA

% of homes by main fuel, Lewis County

Electricity75.3
Wood11.3
Utility gas8.2
Propane3.5

Lewis County, WA housing against Washington counties
Lewis County, WA	Value	State median	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
Lewis County, WA, median year built	1979	1984	-5 years	26 of 39
Lewis County, WA, built before 1980	51.3%	46.4%	+5.0 points	13 of 39
Lewis County, WA, built 2000 or later	21.0%	25.7%	-4.7 points	31 of 39
Lewis County, WA, detached houses	70.3%	72.4%	-2.1 points	23 of 39
Lewis County, WA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	6.9%	7.6%	-0.8 points	21 of 39
Lewis County, WA, mobile homes	17.0%	11.5%	+5.4 points	11 of 39
Lewis County, WA, renter households	25.8%	29.4%	-3.5 points	25 of 39
Lewis County, WA, median home value	$341,500	$370,500	-$29,000	25 of 39
Lewis County, WA, median gross rent a month	$1,044	$1,119	-$75	26 of 39
Lewis County, WA, people per household	2.57	2.45	+0.12	11 of 39

Outage risk in Lewis County, WA

Lewis County, WA has no NWS storm events for 2015 to 2025.

Events by year in Lewis County, WA

events a year, Lewis County, WA

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Lewis County, WA outage-linked hazards
Lewis County, WA	FEMA	Score	Rank	Peak	Damage
Lewis County, WA, thunderstorm and high wind	Relatively Low	21.4	14 of 39	none	$0
Lewis County, WA, tornado	Very Low	17.4	11 of 39	none	$0
Lewis County, WA, ice storm	Relatively Low	35.6	23 of 39	none	$0
Lewis County, WA, winter storm and heavy snow	Relatively Low	40.2	28 of 39	none	$0
Lewis County, WA, heat wave	Relatively Low	77.9	15 of 39	none	$0

Lewis County, WA, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Lewis County, WA

Lewis County, WA: 155 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $6.4M paid, median paid claim $21,818.

1,035 of 35,507 residential structures in Lewis County, WA carry an NFIP contract. 1,241 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Lewis County, WA on 8 Sep 2026. Lewis County, WA lists 135 repetitive-loss properties, 42 of them severe repetitive loss.

Lewis County, WA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Lewis County, WA

flood claims a year, Lewis County, WA

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Lewis County, WA flood claims and flood insurance
Lewis County, WA	Value	Median county	Rank (1 = highest)
Lewis County, WA, claims 2015-2025	155	—	7 of 28
Lewis County, WA, paid 2015-2025	$6.4M	—	6 of 28
Lewis County, WA, median paid claim	$21,818	—	—
Lewis County, WA, claims per 1,000 homes	4.4	1.1	5 of 28
Lewis County, WA, homes with flood insurance	2.9%	0.8%	4 of 39
Lewis County, WA, policies in force	1,241	—	—
Lewis County, WA, repetitive-loss properties	135	—	—

Lewis County, WA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Lewis County, WA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Lewis County, WA

Lewis County, WA totals 6,326 heating degree days and 85 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Lewis County, WA is the 19th coldest of 39 counties in Washington: 6,326 against a median of 6,319. For cooling, Lewis County, WA is the 26th hottest: 85 against a median of 157.

Lewis County, WA is a cold-winter county, with 6,241 more heating than cooling degree days.

Lewis County, WA: the 2016-2025 mean was 6,193 heating degree days, near the 6,326 normal (-2%).

Lewis County, WA: electricity heats 75.3% of 32,314 homes, in a county with 6,326 heating degree days in a normal year.

Lewis County, WA

Heating degree days, 6,326 vs 6,319100
Cooling degree days, 85 vs 15754
Electric heat, 75.3% vs 61.1%123
WA median county100

Lewis County, WA: degree days, electric heat
Lewis County, WA	Value	WA median county	Lewis County, WA, rank (1 = highest)
Lewis County, WA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	6,326	6,319	19 of 39
Lewis County, WA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	6,193	6,119	18 of 39
Lewis County, WA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	85	157	26 of 39
Lewis County, WA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	125	225	26 of 39
Lewis County, WA, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023	75.3%	61.1%	8 of 39

Lewis County, WA: ACS B25040, 32,314 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Lewis County, WA

Lewis County, WA touches 22 ZIP areas, 98336 to 98596, about 3,815 residents each. Lewis County, WA counts 83,925 residents in 32,314 households. 24,332 of the 32,314 homes in Lewis County, WA heat with electricity.

Household income in Lewis County, WA is $69,690; 23,965 of its 32,314 households own. Lewis County, WA has 36,037 housing units, 3,723 (10.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 8,349 rented homes. The median home in Lewis County, WA dates from 1979.

Homes in Lewis County, WA pay $1,442 a year for electricity. Lewis County, WA home electricity prices run Benton Rural Electric Assn to PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County, $31 a month apart at 955 kWh.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Lewis County, WA

Compare Lewis County, WA with its neighbours

Pierce County sits 31 miles north of Lewis County, WA, with 924,106 residents against 83,925 there, 1 storm events against 0, median home built 1985 against 1979, energy burden 1.6% against 2.2%, income $96,632 against $69,690.
Thurston County sits 39 miles northwest of Lewis County, WA, with 296,640 residents against 83,925 there, 2 storm events against 0, median home built 1991 against 1979, energy burden 1.8% against 2.2%, income $93,985 against $69,690.
Cowlitz County sits 48 miles southwest of Lewis County, WA, with 111,539 residents against 83,925 there, 23 storm events against 0, median home built 1975 against 1979, energy burden 1.8% against 2.2%, income $72,932 against $69,690.
King County sits 59 miles north of Lewis County, WA, with 2,262,713 residents against 83,925 there, 1 storm events against 0, median home built 1983 against 1979, energy burden 1.1% against 2.2%, income $122,148 against $69,690.
Skamania County sits 59 miles south of Lewis County, WA, with 12,276 residents against 83,925 there, 15 storm events against 0, median home built 1984 against 1979, energy burden 2.9% against 2.2%, income $90,085 against $69,690.

ZIP codes in Lewis County, WA

98336
98355
98356
98361
98377
98531
98532
98533
98538
98539
98542
98544
98564
98565
98570
98572
98579
98582
98585
98591
98593
98596

Washington: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Lewis County, WA

Lewis County, WA: what do homes pay for electricity?