2024 population: 115,272 ( 4,139 from 2020)
Land area: 468.0 square miles
Population density: 246.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	100,450	87.14%	0.7%
Black:	7,555	6.55%	46.2%
Indian:	465	0.40%	9.2%
Asian:	1,271	1.10%	18.9%
2+ races:	2,790	2.42%	13.2%
Hispanic:	2,741	2.38%	23.8%

Total non-White:	14,822	12.86%	30.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,870	11.0
Deaths:	5,829	13.1
Net Migration:	3,198	7.2
Net Immigration:	1,932	4.3

Change in White population:	658	0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,481	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
111,133
99,792	89.80%
5,167	4.65%
426	0.38%
1,069	0.96%
2,465	2.22%
2,214	1.99%
11,341	10.20%

2010
107,702
98,931	91.86%
3,858	3.58%
383	0.36%
802	0.74%
1,958	1.82%
1,669	1.55%
8,771	8.14%

2000
103,793
100,059	96.40%
647	0.62%
281	0.27%
604	0.58%
1,166	1.12%
988	0.95%
3,734	3.60%

1990
105,259
103,530	98.36%
422	0.40%
273	0.26%
540	0.51%
n/a
494	0.47%
1,729	1.64%

1980
99,657
98,619	98.96%
326	0.33%
104	0.10%
172	0.17%
n/a
396	0.40%
1,038	1.04%

1970
91,279
90,633	99.29%
120	0.13%
51	0.06%
98	0.11%
n/a
327	0.36%
646	0.71%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,771	10.9
9,969	9.3
-2,330	-2.2
1,143	1.1

861	0.8
2,570	2.4

Number	Rate
2000's
12,088	11.6
9,615	9.3
235	0.2
636	0.6

-1,128	-1.1
5,037	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
12,700	12.1
10,164	9.7
-5,828	-5.5
-72	-0.1

-3,471	-3.3
2,005	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
15,133	15.2
9,961	10.0
891	0.9
n/a

4,911	4.9
691	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,646	1.8
n/a

7,986	8.7
392	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.8
23,632	20.5%
91,640	79.5%
20,267	17.6%

45,825
2.36

27,553	60.1%
20,761	75.3%
2,793	10.1%
18,272	39.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
24,308	22.6%
83,394	77.4%
15,184	14.1%

44,315
2.37

28,045	63.3%
20,317	72.4%
3,496	12.5%
16,270	36.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
24,741	23.8%
79,052	76.2%
14,948	14.4%

42,095
2.38

27,480	65.3%
21,295	77.5%
2,955	10.8%
14,615	34.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
27,024	25.7%
78,235	74.3%
14,121	13.4%

40,177
2.54

28,376	70.6%
22,874	80.6%
2,787	9.8%
11,801	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
29,278	29.4%
70,379	70.6%
12,758	12.8%

35,263
2.73

26,022	73.8%
21,761	83.6%
2,118	8.1%
9,241	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,754	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,174	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,901	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,681	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,286	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,113	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,549	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,120	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,123	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,854	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,565	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,341	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,291	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,560	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,250	7.1%
$200,000 or more	2,263	4.9%

Median Household Income	64,500
Per Capita Income	34,273

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,105	6.8%
Public Assistance	1,801	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,672	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	51,430	74.7%
Unemployed	2,648	3.8%
In Armed Forces	63	0.1%

Total Labor Force	54,141	78.6%
Not in Labor Force	14,728	21.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,379	16,610	55.1%
Non-Profit	1,940	4,886	28.4%
Self-Employed	3,607	1,794	66.8%

Local Government	1,596	2,194	42.1%
State Government	930	916	50.4%
Federal Government	638	397	61.6%

Total Private + Self	23,986	18,404	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,104	8,393	37.8%
Total	29,090	26,797	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,486	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,660	22.6%
Professional, Technical	11,571	20.7%
Service Occupations	9,653	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	273	0.5%
All others	13,641	24.4%

White Collar		58.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,285	16.6%
Retail trade	7,297	13.0%
Manufacturing	6,206	11.1%
Educational services	4,971	8.9%
Construction	4,153	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,459	6.2%
Finance and insurance	3,417	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	3,177	5.7%
Public administration	2,469	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,457	4.4%
Other services	2,390	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,988	3.5%
Information	1,193	2.1%
Wholesale trade	941	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	840	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	730	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	590	1.1%
Utilities	400	0.7%
Management	26	0.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	22	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	914	0.82%
Puerto Rican	516	0.46%
Cuban	108	0.10%
Dominican	146	0.13%

Total Central American	161	0.14%
Costa Rican	40	0.04%
Guatemalan	17	0.02%
Honduran	3	0.00%
Nicaraguan	22	0.02%
Panamanian	26	0.02%
Salvadoran	53	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	356	0.32%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	85	0.08%
Chilean	35	0.03%
Colombian	58	0.05%
Ecuadorian	123	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	44	0.04%
Uruguayan	10	0.01%
Venezuelan	1	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	58	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	397	0.36%
Indian	297	0.27%
Filipino	161	0.14%
Korean	111	0.10%
Vietnamese	66	0.06%
Japanese	55	0.05%
Thai	40	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	94,217	89.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,360	6.0%
Other	1,782	1.7%
Spanish	1,066	1.0%
Other Indo-European	544	0.5%
Arabic	512	0.5%
Chinese	288	0.3%
Other Asian	203	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	174	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	19,602	17.6%
French	18,966	17.0%
French Canadian	18,107	16.2%
Irish	15,095	13.5%
German	8,213	7.4%
American	6,054	5.4%
Italian	5,150	4.6%
Scottish	3,932	3.5%
Somalian	1,882	1.7%
Polish	1,488	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,264	1.1%
European	1,202	1.1%
Dutch	979	0.9%
Other Subsaharan African	877	0.8%
Swedish	862	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	108,703	97.5%
Not a citizen	2,829	2.5%

Native	106,144	95.2%
Foreign-born	5,388	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,582	3.3%	3,628	4.7%	27,558	35.6%	25,940	33.5%	11,847	15.3%	5,795	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,582	3.3%
9-12 Years	3,628	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,558	35.6%
Some College	25,940	33.5%
Bach. Degree	11,847	15.3%
Grad Degree	5,795	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	112,588	104,930	7,658	6.8%
1991	113,472	102,820	10,652	9.4%
1992	112,850	103,104	9,746	8.6%
1993	112,572	104,244	8,328	7.4%
1994	112,406	104,786	7,620	6.8%
1995	114,142	107,394	6,748	5.9%
1996	114,666	107,800	6,866	6.0%
1997	114,648	108,128	6,520	5.7%
1998	116,152	110,544	5,608	4.8%
1999	119,370	114,654	4,716	4.0%

2000	111,316	107,562	3,754	3.4%
2001	110,296	105,998	4,298	3.9%
2002	111,682	106,672	5,010	4.5%
2003	112,562	106,754	5,808	5.2%
2004	111,924	106,858	5,066	4.5%
2005	113,758	108,104	5,654	5.0%
2006	115,342	109,858	5,484	4.8%
2007	116,130	110,790	5,340	4.6%
2008	116,344	110,070	6,274	5.4%
2009	115,972	105,846	10,126	8.7%

2010	112,260	102,288	9,972	8.9%
2011	112,034	103,140	8,894	7.9%
2012	112,462	104,074	8,388	7.5%
2013	112,734	105,158	7,576	6.7%
2014	112,082	106,038	6,044	5.4%
2015	110,332	105,718	4,614	4.2%
2016	110,962	106,998	3,964	3.6%
2017	111,320	107,748	3,572	3.2%
2018	110,904	107,524	3,380	3.0%
2019	110,710	107,740	2,970	2.7%

2020	108,940	102,972	5,968	5.5%
2021	108,710	103,368	5,342	4.9%
2022	105,434	102,286	3,148	3.0%
2023	107,512	104,330	3,182	3.0%
2024	111,184	107,640	3,544	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	49,923
Median Value	$211,800

Occupied	45,825	91.8%
Vacant	4,098	8.2%

Owned	30,450	66.4%
Rented	15,375	33.6%
Median Rent	$916

Single-Family Units	29,881	59.9%
Detached	28,979	58.0%
Attached	902	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,357	14.7%
Mobile Homes	4,583	9.2%

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area