Lewiston vs South Lockport

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

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

South Lockport has the higher population (8,660 vs 2,527 in Lewiston). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $54,051 in South Lockport). Lewiston has the higher median home value ($222,700 vs $143,800 in South Lockport).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	South Lockport
Population	2,527	8,660
Median age	52.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$54,051
Median home value	$222,700	$143,800
Median gross rent	$1,082	$647
Housing units	1,432	4,124
Homeownership rate	57.9%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	South Lockport
Population	2,587 → 2,527 (-2.3%)	7,066 → 8,660 (+22.6%)
Median household income	$49,888 → $69,583 (+39.5%)	$47,700 → $54,051 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$170,400 → $222,700 (+30.7%)	$82,000 → $143,800 (+75.4%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,082 (+18.5%)	$594 → $647 (+8.9%)

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

South Lockport

Population

7,0668,660

Median household income

$47,700$54,051

Median home value

$82,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$594$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	South Lockport
Under 5	3.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	8.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	19.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.5%
75 and over	13.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	South Lockport
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	South Lockport
No high school diploma	7.0%	9.7%
High school graduate	13.8%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	South Lockport
Drove alone	80.5%	74.9%
Carpooled	0.5%	12.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.7%
Walked	5.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	South Lockport
1-unit, detached	55.9%	39.8%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	19.5%
20 or more units	9.6%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	32.1%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	South Lockport
Poverty rate	4.4%	13.0%
Average household size	1.85	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1960	1984