Lewiston vs River Heights

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

Lewiston and River Heights are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lewiston has the higher population (2,225 vs 2,179 in River Heights). River Heights has the higher median household income ($109,063 vs $88,333 in Lewiston). River Heights has the higher median home value ($427,900 vs $332,300 in Lewiston).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	River Heights
Population	2,225	2,179
Median age	32.8 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,333	$109,063
Median home value	$332,300	$427,900
Median gross rent	$841	$1,134
Housing units	714	707
Homeownership rate	80.8%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	River Heights
Population	2,084 → 2,225 (+6.8%)	2,162 → 2,179 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$59,926 → $88,333 (+47.4%)	$71,750 → $109,063 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$185,900 → $332,300 (+78.8%)	$257,600 → $427,900 (+66.1%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $841 (-1.1%)	$836 → $1,134 (+35.6%)

Lewiston

Population

2,0842,225

Median household income

$59,926$88,333

Median home value

$185,900$332,300

Median gross rent

$850$841

River Heights

Population

2,1622,179

Median household income

$71,750$109,063

Median home value

$257,600$427,900

Median gross rent

$836$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	River Heights
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	29.1%	22.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	13.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	7.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	7.4%
75 and over	6.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	River Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	River Heights
No high school diploma	3.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	32.7%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	River Heights
Drove alone	66.8%	72.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	10.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.1%	10.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	River Heights
1-unit, detached	85.2%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	River Heights
Poverty rate	2.7%	5.1%
Average household size	3.23	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1975	1975