Lewiston vs Niagara Falls

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

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

Niagara Falls has the higher population (48,198 vs 2,527 in Lewiston). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $48,535 in Niagara Falls). Lewiston has the higher median home value ($222,700 vs $104,400 in Niagara Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
Population	2,527	48,198
Median age	52.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$48,535
Median home value	$222,700	$104,400
Median gross rent	$1,082	$784
Housing units	1,432	26,161
Homeownership rate	57.9%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
Population	2,587 → 2,527 (-2.3%)	48,252 → 48,198 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$49,888 → $69,583 (+39.5%)	$36,346 → $48,535 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$170,400 → $222,700 (+30.7%)	$77,400 → $104,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,082 (+18.5%)	$665 → $784 (+17.9%)

Lewiston

Population

2,5872,527

Median household income

$49,888$69,583

Median home value

$170,400$222,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,082

Niagara Falls

Population

48,25248,198

Median household income

$36,346$48,535

Median home value

$77,400$104,400

Median gross rent

$665$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
Under 5	3.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	8.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	19.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	14.0%	11.7%
75 and over	13.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	64.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.4%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
No high school diploma	7.0%	11.4%
High school graduate	13.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
Drove alone	80.5%	73.1%
Carpooled	0.5%	9.7%
Public transit	3.3%	3.1%
Walked	5.6%	4.2%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
1-unit, detached	55.9%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	9.6%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Niagara Falls
Poverty rate	4.4%	23.7%
Average household size	1.85	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1960	1948