Lewistown is a metro area of 46,041 people. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $156,700. The foreign-born share is 1%. At a median age of 43.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $822 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,953, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lewistown
What changed most since 1990
White share99.3% → 93.3%(−6.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.7% → 14.9%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 36 metro and micro areas based in Pennsylvania
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)13.4%(383)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(773)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.5%(987)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(183)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,860 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
Lewistown, decade by decade
Lewistown 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
46,197
$54,669
$108,003
8.7%
1.8
2000
46,486
$58,612
$131,706
10.9%
4.5
2010
46,682
$54,003
$133,068
11.1%
7.8
2020
46,143
$63,803
$139,869
13.2%
14.6
2024
46,041
$63,953
$156,700
14.9%
16.0
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.
