Lewiston

Population & Demographics

Lewiston, ID

Lewiston is home to 34,651 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 16,671 resident workers commute each day.

IdahoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
34,651
people
Population

34,651 residents

Median age 39.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lewiston population & demographics

Who lives in Lewiston — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
34,651
Median age
39.8yrs
Median household income
$72,197
Median home value
$333,700
Median gross rent
$1,027/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.5%
Poverty rate
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lewiston

How Lewiston breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White88.5%
Two or more races4.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Asian1.0%
Some other race0.6%
Black0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Lewiston

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lewiston.

Lewiston at a glance
Employed Residents
16,671
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
4.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
55.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Clarkston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lewiston proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lewiston commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

89 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lewiston

16,671 commutes, one dot at a time

Lewiston

Where 16,671 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lewiston, by worker count.

1Lewiston0.0 mi9,271
2Clarkston2.6 mi1,249
3Moscow23.0 mi533
4Boise City196.1 mi401
5Coeur d’Alene90.4 mi357
6Pullman24.5 mi344
7West Clarkston-Highland2.9 mi249
8Lapwai9.3 mi140

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lewiston.

1Lewiston0.0 mi9,271
2Clarkston2.6 mi1,185
3Clarkston Heights-Vineland4.0 mi951
4West Clarkston-Highland2.9 mi813
5Moscow23.0 mi459
6Boise City196.1 mi184
7Pullman24.5 mi172
8Coeur d’Alene90.4 mi166

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lewiston’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.0%
MFManufacturing15.9%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.7%
EDEducational Services8.6%
FIFinance and Insurance5.5%
PAPublic Administration5.0%
COConstruction4.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lewiston

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps0%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lewiston

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