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Lewistown, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Lewistown is a Census city of 1,781 people across 2.00 square miles of land, in Fulton County. Median household income is $54,000, 66.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lewistown
What Lewistown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land890
- County holding the largest share of its areaFulton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewistown
How many people live in Lewistown
- Population1,781
- Median age46.1
- Population under 18290 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1816.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over412 plus or minus 100
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Households872 plus or minus 179
- Family households482 plus or minus 117
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewistown
Income and work in Lewistown
- Median household income$54,000 plus or minus $12,812
- Per capita income$33,608
- Civilian labor force748 plus or minus 177
- Employed652 plus or minus 159
- Unemployed96 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate12.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over1,402
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewistown
Housing in Lewistown
- Housing units1,012
- Occupied units872 plus or minus 179
- Vacant units140 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied577 plus or minus 138
- Renter occupied295 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate66.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$599 plus or minus $163
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units829
- Share single family81.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more183 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more18.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewistown
How Lewistown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute614 plus or minus 150
- Commuting under 15 minutes148 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more339 plus or minus 108
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled19.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewistown
SBA loans in Lewistown (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,151,100
- Average approval$1,575,550
- Median approval$1,575,550
- Largest approval$1,720,100
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval19.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lewistown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lewistown
Flood risk in Lewistown
- NFIP communityCity of Lewistown
- NFIP community number170782
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/04/11(M)
The City of Lewistown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170782 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fulton County, not Lewistown
Fulton County context, not Lewistown figures
- Establishments in Fulton County596
- Covered employment, Fulton County8,642
- Average annual pay, Fulton County$44,887
- Housing units permitted, Fulton County13
Every figure in this section is published for Fulton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lewistown.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lewistown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lewistown, Illinois?
1,781, in 872 households. Lewistown city covers 2.00 square miles of land, which is 890 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lewistown in?
Fulton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lewistown?
$54,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,200. Median gross rent is $599 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lewistown businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $3.2 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,575,550. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lewistown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lewistown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lewistown. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lewistown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lewistown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lewistown, city of, community 170782, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lewistown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fulton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lewistown.
Is zoning published for Lewistown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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