Lewiston vs Mechanic Falls

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

Lewiston and Mechanic 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 2,300 in Mechanic Falls). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($56,558 vs $50,169 in Mechanic Falls). Lewiston has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $197,700 in Mechanic Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
Population	37,886	2,300
Median age	37.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,558	$50,169
Median home value	$214,200	$197,700
Median gross rent	$954	$1,160
Housing units	16,852	884
Homeownership rate	50.3%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
Population	36,095 → 37,886 (+5.0%)	2,112 → 2,300 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$44,523 → $56,558 (+27.0%)	$53,194 → $50,169 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$140,600 → $214,200 (+52.3%)	$107,600 → $197,700 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $954 (+27.5%)	$933 → $1,160 (+24.3%)

Lewiston

Population

36,09537,886

Median household income

$44,523$56,558

Median home value

$140,600$214,200

Median gross rent

$748$954

Mechanic Falls

Population

2,1122,300

Median household income

$53,194$50,169

Median home value

$107,600$197,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,160

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
Under 5	6.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	29.0%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	7.9%
35 to 44	10.2%	20.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.2%
75 and over	8.2%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	77.3%
Black or African American	10.9%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	39.5%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
Drove alone	68.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	10.9%	0.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
1-unit, detached	43.2%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.6%	30.8%
5 to 19 units	21.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Mechanic Falls
Poverty rate	17.7%	13.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1957	1970