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Lewiston, ME

37,577 Population
34.1 square miles 1,100.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Androscoggin County: 40.8 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$29,223 ±$1,592 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Androscoggin County: $34,273 ±$961
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maine: $39,718 ±$394
$54,317 ±$4,308 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Androscoggin County: $64,500 ±$2,165
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $68,251 ±$611

17.8% ±2.9% (6,280  ±1,029) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Androscoggin County: 12.4% † 13,334 (±1.3% / ±1,446)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Maine: 10.9% 145,491 (±0.3% / ±4,297)

20.1 minutes ±0.9 (319,705  ±21,333) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Androscoggin County: 24.4 1,188,755 (±0.5 / ±41,815)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,349,275 (±0.2 / ±177,381)

Families

15,611 ±496 Number of households
  • Androscoggin County: 45,825 ±584
  • Maine: 580,172 ±2,103
2.3 ±0.1 (35,161  ±50) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Androscoggin County: 2.4 108,007 (±0 / ±57)
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,330,035

5.6% ±1.8% (491  ±160) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Androscoggin County: 5.1% † 1,265 (±0.9% / ±225)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 5% 14,531 (±0.3% / ±875)

Housing

16,725 ±434 Number of housing units
  • Androscoggin County: 49,923 ±74
  • Maine: 741,803 ±273

$189,500 ±$6,271 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Androscoggin County: $211,800 ±$6,454
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maine: $244,800 ±$1,967

16.2% ±2.3% (6,013  ±,852.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Androscoggin County: 12.7% 13,954 (±1.2% / ±1,261.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 11.9% 161,288 (±0.3% / ±4,368.7)

Social

88.5% ±3.8% (22,595  ±1,110.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Androscoggin County: 92% 71,140 (±2.5% / ±1,903.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 94.1% 946,201 (±0.7% / ±7,039.3)
21.7% ±2.1% (5,538  ±,563.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Androscoggin County: 22.8% 17,642 (±1.2% / ±926)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maine: 34.1% 343,262 (±0.4% / ±4,318.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.2% ±1.1% (3,814  ±415) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Androscoggin County: 4.8% 5,388
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 3.8% 51,907

8.6% ±1.2% (2,578  ±353) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Androscoggin County: 9.2% 8,051 (±0.7% / ±643)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 9% 100,610 (±0.2% / ±2,070)
2,578 Total veterans ±353 2,388 Male ±324 190 Female ±115

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