What is the population of Lewiston city?

Lewiston city has 37,886 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 155 in Maine.

What is the median household income in Lewiston city?

Median household income in Lewiston city is $56,558 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lewiston city?

Median gross rent is $954 a month and the median home value is $214,200, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.

Is Lewiston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lewiston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lewiston, ME population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lewiston, Maine (Lewiston, ME — Census place “Lewiston city”) is 37,886 residents, ranking #2 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $56,558, the median home is worth $214,200 and median gross rent runs $954 a month. Looking for the Lewiston Maine ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lewiston, ME: 04240.

Population: 37,886Lewiston city residents
Median household income: $56,558Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $214,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $954Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50.3%Owner-occupied households

Lewiston ZIP codes (Maine)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lewiston.

The Lewiston ME ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

04240

What the numbers mean in Lewiston city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lewiston city median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 50.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Lewiston city, ME in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lewiston city is a small city in Maine, with 37,886 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #2 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 37.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Lewiston city earn a median of $56,558 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% below the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lewiston city is valued at $214,200, 29.4% below the national figure and 3% below the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $954 a month, 32.1% below the national figure, or roughly $11,448 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Lewiston city?: Lewiston city has 37,886 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 155 in Maine.
What is the median household income in Lewiston city?: Median household income in Lewiston city is $56,558 a year, 28% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lewiston city?: Median gross rent is $954 a month and the median home value is $214,200, so rent absorbs about 20.2% of median household income.
Is Lewiston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lewiston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lewiston city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.