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Lewiston, Maine Economy Profile

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 Lewiston, Maine United States
StateMaine
CityLewiston
Total population35,690 281,421,906
Male16,996138,053,563
Female18,694143,368,343
Median age (years)37.635.3
Total households15,290105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)29,19141,994

Lewiston, Maine Economy

sixty-one point one percent of people are in the labor force of Lewiston, Maine. The total population of Lewiston, Maine is 35,690 people. Per capita income in Lewiston, Maine is equal to seventeen thousand, nine hundred and five dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Lewiston, Maine, receive $30,095, female full-time, year-round workers in Lewiston, Maine, are paid $21,810. There are 560 families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.77% of workers in Lewiston, Maine. 83.86% comprise private wage and salary workers in Lewiston, Maine. There are 44 Unpaid family workers in Lewiston, Maine. Five hundred and ninety-two people are involved in public administration. 23.72% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Lewiston, Maine. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Lewiston, Maine is as follows: 3.79%.

 Lewiston, Maine %, Lewiston, Maine United States
Population 16 years and over29,116  217,168,077
In labor force17,790 61.1%63.92%
- Civilian labor force17,774 61.05%63.39%
- - Employed16,572 56.92%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,202 4.13%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.8  5.8
- Armed Forces16 0.05%0.53%
Not in labor force11,326 38.9%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over15,419 52.96%51.66%
In labor force8,509 29.22%29.72%
- Civilian labor force8,509 29.22%29.65%
- - Employed7,999 27.47%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,266 7.78%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,688  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over16,314  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone11,812 72.4%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,140 13.12%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)316 1.94%4.73%
Walked1,410 8.64%2.93%
Other means254 1.56%1.19%
Worked at home382 2.34%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)18.8 0.12%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over16,572  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations4,140 24.98%33.65%
Service occupations2,616 15.79%14.86%
Sales and office occupations5,182 31.27%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations39 0.24%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,539 9.29%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,056 18.44%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining70 0.42%1.87%
Construction859 5.18%6.78%
Manufacturing2,881 17.38%14.1%
Wholesale trade637 3.84%3.6%
Retail trade2,697 16.27%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities628 3.79%5.2%
Information349 2.11%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,023 6.17%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,238 7.47%9.3%
Educational, health and social services3,931 23.72%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,079 6.51%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)588 3.55%4.87%
Public administration592 3.57%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers13,898 83.86%78.47%
Government workers1,839 11.1%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business791 4.77%6.63%
Unpaid family workers44 0.27%0.31%
 Lewiston, Maine %, Lewiston, Maine United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households15,291  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,552 16.69%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,380 9.02%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,800 18.31%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,232 14.6%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,343 15.32%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,441 15.96%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999902 5.9%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999403 2.64%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99959 0.39%2.2%
$200,000 or more179 1.17%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)29,191  41,994
With earnings10,927 37.53%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,843  56,604
With Social Security income5,195 17.84%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,447  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,173 4.03%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,055  6,320
With public assistance income1,190 4.09%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,810  3,032
With retirement income2,288 7.86%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,146  17,376
 
Families8,713  72,261,780
Less than $10,000604 6.93%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999487 5.59%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,421 16.31%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,241 14.24%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,690 19.4%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,982 22.75%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999825 9.47%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999281 3.23%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99945 0.52%2.75%
$200,000 or more137 1.57%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)40,061  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)17,905  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,095  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,810  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families872  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years776 88.99%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years406 46.56%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present560  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years543 96.96%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years300 53.57%42.27%
 
Individuals5,159  33,899,812
18 years and over3,608 69.94%65.35%
- 65 years and over737 14.29%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,486 28.8%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years963 18.67%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,507 48.59%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.