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Lewiston, New York: commercial real estate data.
Lewiston is a Census village of 2,588 people across 1.10 square miles of land, in Niagara County. Median household income is $73,821, 60.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lewiston
What Lewiston is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.1 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,360
- County holding the largest share of its areaNiagara 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
- Population2,588
- Median age52.1 plus or minus 10.8
- Population under 18318 plus or minus 121
- Share under 1812.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over668 plus or minus 136
- Share 65 and over25.8 percent
- Households1,333
- Family households647 plus or minus 150
- Share of households that are families48.5 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$73,821 plus or minus $20,531
- Per capita income$51,262
- Civilian labor force1,472 plus or minus 305
- Employed1,455 plus or minus 305
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over2,031
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewiston
Housing in Lewiston
- Housing units1,445
- Occupied units1,333
- Vacant units112 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied804
- Renter occupied529 plus or minus 164
- Ownership rate60.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$238,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,131
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units978
- Share single family67.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more467 plus or minus 176
- Share in buildings of two or more32.3 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
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 commute1,298 plus or minus 304
- Commuting under 15 minutes430 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more429 plus or minus 147
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone84.1 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewiston
SBA loans in Lewiston (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$1,809,000
- Average approval$164,455
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$770,000
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lewiston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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
Flood risk in Lewiston
- NFIP communityVillage of Lewiston
- NFIP community number360501
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/21
The Village of Lewiston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360501 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.
Niagara County, not Lewiston
Niagara County context, not Lewiston figures
- Establishments in Niagara County4,475
- Covered employment, Niagara County68,068
- Average annual pay, Niagara County$55,707
- Housing units permitted, Niagara County167
Every figure in this section is published for Niagara County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lewiston.
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.
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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, New York?
2,588, in 1,333 households. Lewiston village covers 1.10 square miles of land, which is 2,360 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?
Niagara 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?
$73,821. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $238,100. Median gross rent is $1,131 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?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $1.8 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $50,000. 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 2 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, village of, community 360501, 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 Lewiston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Niagara 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.