Lewiston vs Winona

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

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

Winona has the higher population (25,998 vs 1,680 in Lewiston). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($96,912 vs $56,163 in Winona). Lewiston has the higher median home value ($211,200 vs $193,500 in Winona).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Winona
Population	1,680	25,998
Median age	37.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,912	$56,163
Median home value	$211,200	$193,500
Median gross rent	$955	$839
Housing units	655	11,609
Homeownership rate	74.8%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Winona
Population	1,802 → 1,680 (-6.8%)	26,854 → 25,998 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$66,016 → $96,912 (+46.8%)	$48,677 → $56,163 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$163,300 → $211,200 (+29.3%)	$148,800 → $193,500 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $955 (+40.4%)	$672 → $839 (+24.9%)

Lewiston

Population

1,8021,680

Median household income

$66,016$96,912

Median home value

$163,300$211,200

Median gross rent

$680$955

Winona

Population

26,85425,998

Median household income

$48,677$56,163

Median home value

$148,800$193,500

Median gross rent

$672$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Winona
Under 5	3.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	21.7%	9.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	29.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.1%
75 and over	4.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Winona
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Winona
No high school diploma	16.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	21.3%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Winona
Drove alone	82.5%	72.7%
Carpooled	1.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.7%	1.5%
Walked	2.7%	9.1%
Bicycle	1.9%	1.3%
Worked from home	10.2%	8.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Winona
1-unit, detached	67.9%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Winona
Poverty rate	5.8%	20.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1979	1959