Lewiston vs Livermore Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Lewiston and Livermore Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Lewiston and Livermore Falls are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lewiston has the higher population (37,886 vs 1,250 in Livermore Falls). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($56,558 vs $34,091 in Livermore Falls). Since 2019, Lewiston's population has grown faster (+5.0% vs -21.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
Population	37,886	1,250
Median age	37.8 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,558	$34,091
Median home value	$214,200	—
Median gross rent	$954	$815
Housing units	16,852	781
Homeownership rate	50.3%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
Population	36,095 → 37,886 (+5.0%)	1,586 → 1,250 (-21.2%)
Median household income	$44,523 → $56,558 (+27.0%)	$33,333 → $34,091 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$140,600 → $214,200 (+52.3%)	$81,600 → $99,900 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $954 (+27.5%)	$567 → $815 (+43.7%)

Lewiston

Population

36,09537,886

Median household income

$44,523$56,558

Median home value

$140,600$214,200

Median gross rent

$748$954

Livermore Falls

Population

1,5861,250

Median household income

$33,333$34,091

Median home value

$81,600$99,900

Median gross rent

$567$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
Under 5	6.6%	13.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	2.2%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	25.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	4.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	17.0%
75 and over	8.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	96.9%
Black or African American	10.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
No high school diploma	10.2%	7.8%
High school graduate	39.5%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
Drove alone	68.7%	87.8%
Carpooled	10.9%	9.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
1-unit, detached	43.2%	41.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	25.7%
5 to 19 units	21.7%	5.4%
20 or more units	6.3%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Livermore Falls
Poverty rate	17.7%	19.4%
Average household size	2.24	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	21	34
Median year structure built	1957	1956