Lewiston vs Rapids

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

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

Lewiston has the higher population (2,527 vs 1,562 in Rapids). Rapids has the higher median household income ($103,482 vs $69,583 in Lewiston). Rapids has the higher median home value ($275,700 vs $222,700 in Lewiston).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Rapids
Population	2,527	1,562
Median age	52.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$103,482
Median home value	$222,700	$275,700
Median gross rent	$1,082	—
Housing units	1,432	646
Homeownership rate	57.9%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Rapids
Population	2,587 → 2,527 (-2.3%)	1,014 → 1,562 (+54.0%)
Median household income	$49,888 → $69,583 (+39.5%)	$90,862 → $103,482 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$170,400 → $222,700 (+30.7%)	$186,900 → $275,700 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,082 (+18.5%)	—

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

Rapids

Population

1,0141,562

Median household income

$90,862$103,482

Median home value

$186,900$275,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Rapids
Under 5	3.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	8.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	23.0%
55 to 64	19.7%	9.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	11.2%
75 and over	13.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Rapids
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	13.8%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Rapids
Drove alone	80.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	0.5%	0.0%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Rapids
1-unit, detached	55.9%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Rapids
Poverty rate	4.4%	9.4%
Average household size	1.85	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1960	1989