Lewiston is a city of 38,324 people in Maine. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 26% less than in Maine as a whole. 20.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $235,100, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,393, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lewiston
What changed most since 1990
Black share0.5% → 13.8%(+13.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$209,286 → $235,100(+12%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate13.9% → 20.0%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Lewiston's population equals 34% of Androscoggin County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 69% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 63% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.6%(634)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(422)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.5%(798)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(166)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,381 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lewiston, decade by decade
Lewiston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
39,757
$57,724
$209,286
9.7%
4.1
2000
35,690
$53,176
$156,298
12.6%
12.2
2010
36,592
$52,857
$216,505
15.0%
32.5
2020
37,121
$52,080
$181,927
20.2%
47.7
2024
38,324
$55,393
$235,100
22.6%
47.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
