Lewiston vs Pawnee City

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

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

Pawnee City has the higher population (930 vs 40 in Lewiston). Pawnee City has the higher median household income ($38,611 vs $34,375 in Lewiston). Pawnee City has the higher median home value ($57,000 vs $45,500 in Lewiston).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
Population	40	930
Median age	44.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$34,375	$38,611
Median home value	$45,500	$57,000
Median gross rent	—	$617
Housing units	36	489
Homeownership rate	96.2%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
Population	63 → 40 (-36.5%)	1,077 → 930 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $34,375 (-22.2%)	$43,125 → $38,611 (-10.5%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $45,500 (+21.3%)	$64,800 → $57,000 (-12.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$491 → $617 (+25.7%)

Lewiston

Population

6340

Median household income

$44,167$34,375

Median home value

$37,500$45,500

Pawnee City

Population

1,077930

Median household income

$43,125$38,611

Median home value

$64,800$57,000

Median gross rent

$491$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
Under 5	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	12.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	17.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	2.5%	8.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.7%
75 and over	32.5%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
No high school diploma	3.2%	8.6%
High school graduate	41.9%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
Drove alone	43.8%	66.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	50.0%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
1-unit, detached	83.3%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Pawnee City
Poverty rate	17.5%	19.7%
Average household size	1.54	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	—	9
Median year structure built	1945	1938