Lewiston vs North Tonawanda

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

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

North Tonawanda has the higher population (30,338 vs 2,527 in Lewiston). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $66,774 in North Tonawanda). Lewiston has the higher median home value ($222,700 vs $184,900 in North Tonawanda).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
Population	2,527	30,338
Median age	52.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$66,774
Median home value	$222,700	$184,900
Median gross rent	$1,082	$914
Housing units	1,432	14,754
Homeownership rate	57.9%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
Population	2,587 → 2,527 (-2.3%)	30,487 → 30,338 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$49,888 → $69,583 (+39.5%)	$58,211 → $66,774 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$170,400 → $222,700 (+30.7%)	$122,700 → $184,900 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,082 (+18.5%)	$706 → $914 (+29.5%)

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

North Tonawanda

Population

30,48730,338

Median household income

$58,211$66,774

Median home value

$122,700$184,900

Median gross rent

$706$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
Under 5	3.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	19.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.0%	11.2%
75 and over	13.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	13.8%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
Drove alone	80.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.5%	5.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.2%
Walked	5.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.0%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
1-unit, detached	55.9%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	9.2%
20 or more units	9.6%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	North Tonawanda
Poverty rate	4.4%	12.1%
Average household size	1.85	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1960	1955