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Lewiston, Maine QuickFacts

	Lewiston, Maine	United States
Total population	35,690	281,421,906
State	Maine
City	lewiston

Lewiston, Maine Population

	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
Male	16,996	47.62%	49.06%
Female	18,694	52.38%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.6		35.3

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	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
18 years and over	28,297	79.29%	74.31%
21 years and over	26,141	73.24%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,290	20.43%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,342	17.77%	12.43%

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	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
White	34,172	95.75%	75.14%
Black or African American	383	1.07%	12.32%
Asian	301	0.84%	3.64%
Some other race	241	0.68%	5.46%
Two or more races	593	1.66%	2.43%

Lewiston, Maine Housing

	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
Total households	15,290		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,658	56.63%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,632	43.37%	31.94%

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	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
Total housing units	16,470		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,180	7.16%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,290	92.84%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,215	43.81%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	8,075	49.03%	30.77%

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	Lewiston, Maine	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	262	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,512	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,112	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	315	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	104	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	9	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	87,200	119,600

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	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,670	24.0%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,015	26.26%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,131	13.94%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,906	12.47%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,597	10.44%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,971	12.89%	9.65%

Lewiston, Maine Education

	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,173		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	449	4.89%	6.47%
Kindergarten	470	5.12%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,411	37.19%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,648	17.97%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,195	34.83%	22.81%

Lewiston, Maine Economy

	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
Population 16 years and over	29,116		217,168,077
In labor force	17,790	61.1%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	17,774	61.05%	63.39%
- - Employed	16,572	56.92%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,202	4.13%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	16	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,326	38.9%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,419	52.96%	51.66%
In labor force	8,509	29.22%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,509	29.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	7,999	27.47%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,266	7.78%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,688		12,787,501

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	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	15,291		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,552	16.69%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,380	9.02%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,800	18.31%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,232	14.6%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,343	15.32%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,441	15.96%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	902	5.9%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	403	2.64%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	0.39%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	179	1.17%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,191		41,994

	Lewiston, Maine	%, Lewiston, Maine	United States
With earnings	10,927	37.53%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,843		56,604
With Social Security income	5,195	17.84%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,447		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,173	4.03%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,055		6,320
With public assistance income	1,190	4.09%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,810		3,032
With retirement income	2,288	7.86%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,146		17,376

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