Lewistown

Population: 1,828
Median household income: $49,022
Median home value: $84,600

Located in Fulton County, Illinois, Lewistown is a community with a population of 1,828. At $49,022, its median household income sits below Fulton County's $58,617.

From 2019 to 2023, Lewistown's population declined 21.1% from 2,316 to 1,828, while its median home value rose 3.7% from $81,600 to $84,600.

Owners occupy 63.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,828
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,022
Median home value: $84,600
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 1,042
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3161,828

Median household income

$52,096$49,022

Median home value

$81,600$84,600

Median gross rent

$570$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,316	$52,096	$81,600	$570
2020	2,021	$52,393	$80,500	$604
2021	1,812	$53,141	$76,700	$628
2022	1,938	$46,875	$80,000	$716
2023	1,828	$49,022	$84,600	$683

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3422.3%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	6.9%
5 to 17	191	10.4%
18 to 24	68	3.7%
25 to 34	407	22.3%
35 to 44	148	8.1%
45 to 54	185	10.1%
55 to 64	293	16.0%
65 to 74	214	11.7%
75 and over	196	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,702	93.1%
Black or African American	16	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	56	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate47.1%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	7.8%
High school graduate	679	47.1%
Some college or associate's	446	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	174	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	540	71.7%
Carpooled	124	16.5%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	29	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	5.7%
Other means	15	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	181	25.5%
15 to 29 min	174	24.5%
30 to 44 min	136	19.2%
45 to 59 min	52	7.3%
60+ min	167	23.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 12.0% (209 of 1,746)

	Count	Share
Family households	487	52.7%
Nonfamily households	437	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	924	88.7%
Vacant	118	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	588	63.6%
Renter-occupied	336	36.4%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	853	81.9%
1-unit, attached	13	1.2%
2 to 4 units	70	6.7%
5 to 19 units	31	3.0%
20 or more units	75	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1743055
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3969, -90.1555