Lewiston vs Mad River

A side-by-side comparison of Lewiston and Mad River: population, income, housing, and more.

Lewiston and Mad River are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lewiston has the higher population (2,434 vs 544 in Mad River). Lewiston has the higher median home value ($328,900 vs $280,900 in Mad River). Since 2019, Lewiston's population has grown faster (+76.0% vs +18.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Mad River
Population	2,434	544
Median age	28.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	—
Median home value	$328,900	$280,900
Median gross rent	$1,056	—
Housing units	764	384
Homeownership rate	76.7%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Mad River
Population	1,383 → 2,434 (+76.0%)	458 → 544 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$40,096 → $58,125 (+45.0%)	$25,400 → $30,125 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$273,000 → $328,900 (+20.5%)	$233,300 → $280,900 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $1,056 (+28.0%)	—

Lewiston

Population

1,3832,434

Median household income

$40,096$58,125

Median home value

$273,000$328,900

Median gross rent

$825$1,056

Mad River

Population

458544

Median household income

$25,400$30,125

Median home value

$233,300$280,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Mad River
Under 5	9.4%	3.5%
5 to 17	29.5%	29.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	2.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	22.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	0.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	31.6%
65 to 74	3.7%	6.8%
75 and over	6.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Mad River
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Mad River
No high school diploma	7.5%	2.2%
High school graduate	42.5%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Mad River
Drove alone	67.7%	92.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	12.3%	0.0%
Other means	11.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Mad River
1-unit, detached	74.0%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	38.5%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Mad River
Poverty rate	17.6%	18.8%
Average household size	4.64	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	31	14
Median year structure built	1982	1974