Workforce & Population
Lewiston is the second largest city in Maine and is home to the state’s youngest population. Ours community was built by immigrants, and our local population continues to see people from around the world settle in here.
38,835
people live in Lewiston
15,753
Lewiston households
Lewiston’s median age
37.8
Maine’s median age
44.9
As people gravitate toward our community and our large local youth population ages into the workforce, we continue to see incomes grow throughout all populations of Lewiston people.
of Lewiston households earn $100k+/year
26%
$56,558
Lewiston’s median
household income
94%
Household income
growth since 2000
(US inflation rate 83% over same period)
Over 60 languages are spoken in Lewiston, including Arabic, French, Lingala, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Somali, and Spanish.
