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Lewistown, PA
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Lewistown profile


Living in Lewistown



Lewistown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,467 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lewistown is the 141st largest community in Pennsylvania. Lewistown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Lewistown is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In Lewistown, just 11.69% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lewistown in 2018 was $23,370, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,480 for a family of four. However, Lewistown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lewistown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.11% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Lewistown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Lewistown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lewistown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lewistown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Lewistown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.