Lewiston

Population: 2,527
Median household income: $69,583
Median home value: $222,700

Lewiston is a community in Niagara County, New York, home to 2,527 residents. At $69,583, its median household income sits in line with Niagara County's $67,809.

From 2019 to 2023, Lewiston's population declined 2.3% from 2,587 to 2,527, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $170,400 to $222,700.

The typical home was built around 1960. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,527
Median age: 52.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,583
Median home value: $222,700
Median gross rent: $1,082
Housing units: 1,432
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5872,527

Median household income

$49,888$69,583

Median home value

$170,400$222,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,082

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,587	$49,888	$170,400	$913
2020	2,582	$55,781	$175,800	$934
2021	2,555	$61,359	$192,200	$952
2022	2,541	$65,563	$196,800	$1,037
2023	2,527	$69,583	$222,700	$1,082

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	3.1%
5 to 17	221	8.7%
18 to 24	216	8.5%
25 to 34	254	10.1%
35 to 44	347	13.7%
45 to 54	229	9.1%
55 to 64	497	19.7%
65 to 74	353	14.0%
75 and over	332	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,430	96.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.4%
Two or more races	51	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate13.8%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	7.0%
High school graduate	277	13.8%
Some college or associate's	696	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	554	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	344	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled0.5%

Public transit3.3%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,067	80.5%
Carpooled	7	0.5%
Public transit	44	3.3%
Walked	74	5.6%
Bicycle	15	1.1%
Worked from home	119	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	344	28.5%
15 to 29 min	494	40.9%
30 to 44 min	327	27.1%
45 to 59 min	32	2.7%
60+ min	10	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 4.4% (112 of 2,527)

	Count	Share
Family households	598	44.0%
Nonfamily households	760	56.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,358	94.8%
Vacant	74	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	786	57.9%
Renter-occupied	572	42.1%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	800	55.9%
1-unit, attached	129	9.0%
2 to 4 units	161	11.2%
5 to 19 units	205	14.3%
20 or more units	137	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3642147
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 43.1719, -79.0407