| People QuickFacts | Lewiston | Maine |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 36,491 | 1,328,544 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 36,592 | 1,328,361 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | Z |
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Population, 2010 | 36,592 | 1,328,361 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.2% | 5.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.1% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.5% | 15.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.9% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 86.6% | 95.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 8.7% | 1.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.0% | 1.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 85.5% | 94.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.5% | 86.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.3% | 3.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 20.6% | 7.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 83.7% | 90.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 14.6% | 27.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,582 | 134,547 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 19.4 | 23.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 16,731 | 721,830 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 50.5% | 72.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 48.7% | 19.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $152,600 | $176,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 15,046 | 551,601 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.26 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $20,942 | $26,195 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $37,941 | $47,898 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.5% | 12.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Lewiston | Maine |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,617 | 150,389 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.1% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 537,518 | 16,363,192 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 252,773 | 8,823,719 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 560,969 | 20,444,031 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,945 | $15,520 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 52,017 | 2,515,827 |