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According to 2019 data, the most numerous races in Lewiston, ME are White alone (30,930 residents), Two or more races (2,003 residents), and Hispanic (828 residents). 80.7% of Lewiston residents speak English at home. 6.9% of Lewiston, ME residents are foreign-born (4.1% born in Africa, 0.8% born in Europe, 0.7% born in North America), which is 48.3% greater than the foreign-born rate of 3.6% across the entire state of Maine.

Race distribution in Lewiston

2000 2019
  • Races in Lewiston, ME (2000)
    • 33,89695.0%White alone
    • 5461.5%Two or more races
    • 4481.3%Hispanic
    • 3611.0%Black alone
    • 2990.8%Asian alone
    • 1000.3%American Indian alone
    • 300.08%Other race alone
    • 100.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Lewiston, ME (2019)
    • 30,93084.8%White alone
    • 2,0035.5%Two or more races
    • 1,9555.4%Black alone
    • 8282.3%Hispanic
    • 4181.1%Asian alone
    • 700.2%American Indian alone
    • 30.01%Other race alone
2000 2019
  • Races in Maine (2000)
    • 1,230,29796.5%White alone
    • 11,7310.9%Two or more races
    • 9,3600.7%Hispanic
    • 9,0140.7%Asian alone
    • 6,4400.5%Black alone
    • 6,9110.5%American Indian alone
    • 8360.07%Other race alone
    • 3340.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Maine (2019)
    • 1,247,71992.8%White alone
    • 26,1171.9%Two or more races
    • 23,0671.7%Hispanic
    • 20,5421.5%Black alone
    • 15,0941.1%Asian alone
    • 8,9490.7%American Indian alone
    • 2,5020.2%Other race alone
    • 2220.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Lewiston

  • Median household income in 2019
  • $54,189White non-Hispanic householders
  • $64,210Black householders
  • $24,358American Indian and Alaska Native householders
  • $118,545Asian householders
  • $26,255Some other race householders
  • $26,617Two or more races householders
  • $81,271Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2019 house value
  • $156,714White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $165,541Black or African American householders
  • $192,200American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $159,957Asian householders
  • $171,125Some other race householders
  • $175,628Two or more races householders
  • $171,125Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Lewiston, ME in 2019

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Lewiston, ME in 2019

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Lewiston, ME in 2019

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Lewiston, ME in 2019

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Lewiston, ME in 2019

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Lewiston, ME in 2019

Median age by race in Lewiston

  • 44.6Median age for White residents
  • 43.0Males
  • 46.5Females
  • 22.8Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 22.2Males
  • 20.5Females
  • 32.7Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 34.7Males
  • 35.0Females
  • 25.9Median age for Asian residents
  • 23.7Males
  • 24.8Females
  • 4.7Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 27.4Median age for Other race residents
  • 28.6Males
  • 27.3Females
  • 13.3Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 15.7Males
  • 12.7Females
  • 44.9Median age for White alone residents
  • 43.7Males
  • 46.4Females
  • 33.5Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 30.7Males
  • 25.1Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Lewiston

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 7,64653.3%Owner occupied
  • 6,71146.7%Renter occupied
  • 53.3%
    46.7%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 357.5%Owner occupied
  • 42992.5%Renter occupied
  • 7.5%
    92.5%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 415.5%Owner occupied
  • 2384.5%Renter occupied
  • 15.5%
    84.5%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 10386.2%Owner occupied
  • 1613.8%Renter occupied
  • 86.2%
    13.8%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 20100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 8419.5%Owner occupied
  • 34880.5%Renter occupied
  • 19.5%
    80.5%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 7,63053.3%Owner occupied
  • 6,68946.7%Renter occupied
  • 53.3%
    46.7%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2813.9%Owner occupied
  • 17586.1%Renter occupied
  • 13.9%
    86.1%

Language usage in Lewiston

  • English speakers - Total
  • 80.7% of residents of Lewiston speak English at home.
  • 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 43588.6%Speak English very well
  • 5611.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 88.6%
    11.4%
  • 17.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 4,57675.7%Speak English very well
  • 1,47224.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 75.7%
    24.3%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 93.1% of residents of Lewiston speak English at home.
  • 3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 255100.0%Speak English very well
  • 3.6% of residents speak other language at home
  • 27194.4%Speak English very well
  • 165.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 94.4%
    5.6%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 70.6% of residents of Lewiston speak English at home.
  • 7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 1875.0%Speak English very well
  • 625.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 75.0%
    25.0%
  • 21.6% of residents speak other language at home
  • 5074.6%Speak English very well
  • 1725.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 74.6%
    25.4%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 17.4% of residents of Lewiston speak English at home.
  • 3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 5163.0%Speak English very well
  • 3037.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 63.0%
    37.0%
  • 79.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 93649.9%Speak English very well
  • 93950.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 49.9%
    50.1%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

85.7% (25,120)
Foreign-born:

52.6% (436)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

14.6% (4,277)
Foreign-born:

38.9% (322)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

40.4% (234)
Foreign-born:

7.3% (127)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

55.0% (319)
Foreign-born:

90.3% (1,581)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

64.7% (45)
Foreign-born:

30.4% (104)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

35.4% (25)
Foreign-born:

69.2% (237)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

3.4% (56)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (16)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

85.9% (24,885)
Foreign-born:

56.1% (450)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

14.2% (4,103)
Foreign-born:

37.0% (297)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

26.2% (172)
Foreign-born:

98.3% (110)

Foreign-born residents in Lewiston

2,523 residents are foreign born (4.1% Africa, 0.8% Europe, 0.7% North America).

This city:

6.9%
Maine:

3.6%

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Place of birth by age - Lewiston

Marital status for residents in Lewiston

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 36.2%Never married
  • 44.2%Now married
  • 1.4%Separated
  • 4.4%Widowed
  • 13.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 29.5%Never married
  • 42.1%Now married
  • 1.6%Separated
  • 10.7%Widowed
  • 16.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

56.7% (277)
Unmarried:

43.3% (211)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

35.7% (2,433)
Unmarried:

64.3% (4,375)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 59.0%Never married
  • 37.1%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 1.0%Widowed
  • 2.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.3%Never married
  • 28.2%Now married
  • 1.7%Separated
  • 9.3%Widowed
  • 16.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (8)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

30.0% (273)
Unmarried:

70.0% (637)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 59.1%Never married
  • 40.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 100.0%Never married
  • 0.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (24)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 58.1%Never married
  • 41.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 60.9%Never married
  • 39.1%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (33)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

27.8% (50)
Unmarried:

72.2% (129)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 40.0%Never married
  • 32.5%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 27.5%Divorced
  • Females
  • 58.6%Never married
  • 41.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

41.4% (12)
Unmarried:

58.6% (17)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 54.7%Never married
  • 16.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 4.5%Widowed
  • 24.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 50.2%Never married
  • 27.2%Now married
  • 4.3%Separated
  • 5.4%Widowed
  • 12.8%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (8)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

23.0% (83)
Unmarried:

77.0% (279)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 36.3%Never married
  • 44.2%Now married
  • 1.5%Separated
  • 4.4%Widowed
  • 13.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 29.5%Never married
  • 42.3%Now married
  • 1.5%Separated
  • 10.8%Widowed
  • 16.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

56.7% (278)
Unmarried:

43.3% (212)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

36.2% (2,442)
Unmarried:

63.8% (4,307)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 43.4%Never married
  • 42.3%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 14.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 40.9%Never married
  • 15.8%Now married
  • 6.5%Separated
  • 2.2%Widowed
  • 34.8%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

5.5% (14)
Unmarried:

94.5% (234)

Ancestries in Lewiston

  • Ancestries in Lewiston, ME
    • 6,11232.0%French Canadian
    • 2,61713.7%French
    • 1,4127.4%English
    • 1,3236.9%American
    • 1,1596.1%Somali
    • 1,0015.2%Irish
    • 3531.8%German
    • 2881.5%Italian
    • 2121.1%Canadian
    • 1490.8%Polish
    • 1450.8%Scottish
    • 1270.7%British
    • 1150.6%Russian
    • 980.5%Scotch-Irish
    • 880.5%European
    • 830.4%Belgian
    • 650.3%Scandinavian
    • 570.3%Norwegian
    • 560.3%Portuguese
    • 560.3%Northern European
    • 550.3%African
    • 530.3%Greek
    • 490.3%Lithuanian
    • 450.2%Slovak
    • 440.2%Swedish
    • 300.2%Moroccan
    • 240.1%Egyptian
    • 230.1%Ethiopian
    • 180.09%Dutch
    • 170.09%Finnish
    • 150.08%Zimbabwean
    • 90.05%Cajun
    • 80.04%Hungarian
    • 80.04%Welsh
    • 60.03%Ukrainian
    • 40.02%Jamaican
    • 30.02%New Zealander

Geographical mobility in Lewiston

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • 25,88082.8%White (Caucasian)
    • 1,31260.9%Black or African American
    • 3149.1%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 28568.0%Asian
    • 3949.6%Other race
    • 1,19660.1%Two or more races
    • 25,47382.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 42754.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • 2,9359.4%White / Caucasian
    • 50423.4%Black or African American
    • 711.0%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 409.5%Asian
    • 2633.1%Other race
    • 53626.9%Two or more races
    • 2,9709.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 22128.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • 1,3774.4%White / Caucasian
    • 261.2%Black or African American
    • 102.4%Asian
    • 911.6%Other race
    • 502.5%Two or more races
    • 1,4774.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 91.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • 8382.7%White / Caucasian
    • 1336.2%Black or African American
    • 2640.6%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 307.1%Asian
    • 33.7%Other race
    • 20210.1%Two or more races
    • 7602.5%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 12315.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • 1340.4%White
    • 1306.0%Black or African American
    • 4510.8%Asian
    • 70.4%Two or more races
    • 1350.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 91.1%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Lewiston

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 915100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 10654.3%Native
  • 8945.7%Foreign-born
  • 54.3%
    45.7%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 150100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 1,165100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 1431.0%Native
  • 3169.0%Foreign-born
  • 31.0%
    69.0%
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 1,72998.8%Native
  • 211.2%Foreign-born
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 16539.4%Native
  • 25460.6%Foreign-born
  • 39.4%
    60.6%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 141100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 1,44790.1%Native
  • 1599.9%Foreign-born
  • 90.1%
    9.9%
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 145100.0%Native

    • Place of birth for residents in Lewiston

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 1,479Africa
      • 1,063Eastern Africa
      • 385Asia
      • 360Americas
      • 352Middle Africa
      • 285Europe
      • 271Northern America
      • 189Eastern Asia
      • 185China
      • 119Western Europe
      • 111South Eastern Asia
      • 96Eastern Europe
      • 88Latin America
      • 82Central America
      • 69Northern Europe
      • 63South Central Asia
      • 46Northern Africa
      • 21Western Asia
      • 13Southern Africa
      • 12Oceania
      • 12Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 4Caribbean
      • 2Western Africa
      • 2South America
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 433Somalia
      • 256Canada
      • 256Kenya
      • 185China
      • 93Germany
      • 81Poland
      • 75Ethiopia
      • 71Philippines
      • 52Mexico
      • 44India
      • 35Vietnam
      • 34Morocco
      • 34Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 32United Kingdom
      • 25France
      • 23England
      • 23Cameroon
      • 21Turkey
      • 20Zimbabwe
      • 18Guatemala
      • 17Kazakhstan
      • 16Eritrea
      • 12Egypt
      • 12New Zealand
      • 12Panama
      • 8Czechoslovakia
      • 8Ireland
      • 7Ukraine
      • 5Sweden
      • 4Thailand
      • 4Japan
      • 4Jamaica
      • 3Congo
      • 2Brazil
      • 1Pakistan

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Lewiston

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 2313.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15386.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 13.1%
    86.9%
  • Black or African American
  • 4100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 2313.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15386.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 13.1%
    86.9%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 4924.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15575.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 24.2%
    75.8%
  • Black or African American
  • 6100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 4924.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15175.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 24.7%
    75.3%

    • Zip codes: 04240.

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