Lewiston is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 34,896 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Lewiston is the 11th largest community in Idaho.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lewiston is neither predominantly one nor 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, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lewiston who work in office and administrative support (11.70%), management occupations (10.55%), and sales jobs (10.43%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lewiston spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.57 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of people in Lewiston who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.65% of adults in Lewiston have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lewiston in 2022 was $35,486, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,944 for a family of four. However, Lewiston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lewiston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lewiston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lewiston include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lewiston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
