Lewiston

Population: 37,886
Median household income: $56,558
Median home value: $214,200

Lewiston is a community in Androscoggin County, Maine, home to 37,886 residents. At $56,558, its median household income sits below Androscoggin County's $67,298.

From 2019 to 2023, Lewiston's population grew 5.0% from 36,095 to 37,886, while its median home value rose 52.3% from $140,600 to $214,200.

Owners occupy 50.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,886
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,558
Median home value: $214,200
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 16,852
Homeownership rate: 50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,09537,886

Median household income

$44,523$56,558

Median home value

$140,600$214,200

Median gross rent

$748$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,095	$44,523	$140,600	$748
2020	36,158	$42,969	$150,100	$748
2021	36,615	$48,069	$157,500	$804
2022	37,577	$54,317	$189,500	$903
2023	37,886	$56,558	$214,200	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,506	6.6%
5 to 17	5,685	15.0%
18 to 24	4,622	12.2%
25 to 34	5,028	13.3%
35 to 44	3,881	10.2%
45 to 54	4,306	11.4%
55 to 64	4,958	13.1%
65 to 74	3,811	10.1%
75 and over	3,089	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,332	80.1%
Black or African American	4,132	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.0%
Asian	628	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.2%
Two or more races	1,572	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,148	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,558	10.2%
High school graduate	9,901	39.5%
Some college or associate's	7,172	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,416	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,026	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,818	68.7%
Carpooled	1,873	10.9%
Public transit	141	0.8%
Walked	1,195	7.0%
Bicycle	24	0.1%
Worked from home	1,920	11.2%
Other means	221	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,602	49.8%
15 to 29 min	3,235	21.2%
30 to 44 min	2,177	14.3%
45 to 59 min	1,566	10.3%
60+ min	692	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 17.7% (6,251 of 35,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,677	55.1%
Nonfamily households	7,076	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,753	93.5%
Vacant	1,099	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,931	50.3%
Renter-occupied	7,822	49.7%

1-unit, detached43.2%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units23.6%

5 to 19 units21.7%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,277	43.2%
1-unit, attached	271	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3,977	23.6%
5 to 19 units	3,657	21.7%
20 or more units	1,070	6.3%
Mobile home & other	600	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2338740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 1.39 sq mi
Center point: 44.0895, -70.1721