With 65,164 people, Lewiston is a metro area. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The median age is 42.9, about 4 years above the US median. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 16 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,490, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lewiston
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,747 → $331,563(+146%)US over the same years: +67%
White share94.4% → 86.0%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.4% → 4.5%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)22.2%(1,050)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(979)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(1,668)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(349)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,722 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
51,359
$58,617
$134,747
14.5%
13.3
2000
57,961
$64,312
$183,379
18.6%
18.9
2010
60,888
$62,471
$228,574
18.2%
23.0
2020
64,375
$67,881
$251,839
23.9%
33.2
2024
65,164
$72,490
$331,563
26.3%
31.4
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.
