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Lewiston, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Lewiston is a Census city of 38,324 people across 34.15 square miles of land, in Androscoggin County. Median household income is $55,393, 51.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 50 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lewiston
What Lewiston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area34.15 sq mi
- Water area1.39 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,122
- County holding the largest share of its areaAndroscoggin 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.
Lewiston
How many people live in Lewiston
- Population38,324
- Median age37.3
- Population under 187,886
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over7,031
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Households16,099
- Family households8,750
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewiston
Income and work in Lewiston
- Median household income$55,393
- Per capita income$30,979
- Civilian labor force19,126
- Employed18,214
- Unemployed912 plus or minus 231
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over25,363
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewiston
Housing in Lewiston
- Housing units17,105
- Occupied units16,099
- Vacant units1,006 plus or minus 259
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied8,236
- Renter occupied7,863
- Ownership rate51.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$235,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$986
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units7,671
- Share single family44.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,763
- Share in buildings of two or more51.2 percent
- Mobile homes671 plus or minus 170
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewiston
How Lewiston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,745
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,051
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,479
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.4 percent
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked6.9 percent
- Worked from home12.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewiston
SBA loans in Lewiston (7(a))
- Approvals50
- Gross approval$16,637,100
- Average approval$332,742
- Median approval$90,950
- Ninetieth percentile approval$754,300
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported524
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.0 percent
- Share to franchises8.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lewiston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
Lewiston
SBA loans in Lewiston (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$7,972,000
- Average approval$569,429
- Median approval$465,500
- Largest approval$1,451,000
- Jobs supported200
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lewiston, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lewiston
Flood risk in Lewiston
- NFIP communityCity of Lewiston
- NFIP community number230004
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date07/08/13
The City of Lewiston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230004 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Androscoggin County, not Lewiston
Androscoggin County context, not Lewiston figures
- Establishments in Androscoggin County2,877
- Covered employment, Androscoggin County48,676
- Average annual pay, Androscoggin County$58,507
- Housing units permitted, Androscoggin County346
Every figure in this section is published for Androscoggin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lewiston.
All Androscoggin County figures →
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
Lewiston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lewiston, Maine?
38,324, in 16,099 households. Lewiston city covers 34.15 square miles of land, which is 1,122 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lewiston in?
Androscoggin 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 Lewiston?
$55,393. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $235,100. Median gross rent is $986 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lewiston businesses?
50 7(a) approvals totaling $16.6 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $90,950, plus 14 504 approvals worth $8.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lewiston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lewiston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lewiston. Only 10 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 Lewiston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lewiston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lewiston, city of, community 230004, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Lewiston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Androscoggin 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 Lewiston.
Is zoning published for Lewiston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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