Lewiston is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 31,047 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Lewiston is the eighth largest community in Idaho.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lewiston is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lewiston is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lewiston who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.85%), sales jobs (10.75%), and management occupations (6.99%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.34 minutes getting to work every day.

Lewiston Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Lewiston who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.60% of adults in Lewiston have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lewiston in 2000 was $19,091, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $76,364 for a family of four.

The people who call Lewiston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lewiston is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lewiston include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Lewiston is English.