Lewiston Population and Demographics

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Lewiston City, Maine Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Lewiston Population: 35690 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 16996 47.62% Female 18694 52.38%       Under 5 years 1983 5.56% 5 to 9 years 2122 5.95% 10 to 14 years 2073 5.81% 15 to 19 years 2631 7.37% 20 to 24 years 3090 8.66% 25 to 34 years 4596 12.88% 35 to 44 years 5008 14.03% 45 to 54 years 4539 12.72% 55 to 59 years 1718 4.81% 60 to 64 years 1588 4.45% 65 to 74 years 2972 8.33% 75 to 84 years 2374 6.65% 85 years and over 996 2.79%       Median age (years) 37.6       18 years and over 28297 79.29% Male 13227 37.06% Female 15070 42.22% 21 years and over 26141 73.24% 62 years and over 7290 20.43% 65 years and over 6342 17.77% Male 2401 6.73% Female 3941 11.04%       Race     One race 35097 98.34% White 34172 95.75% Black or African American 383 1.07% American Indian and Alaska Native 100 0.28% Asian 301 0.84% Asian indian 40 0.11% Chinese 124 0.35% Filipino 36 0.1% Japanese 20 0.06% Korean 23 0.06% Vietnamese 22 0.06% Other Asian 36 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 11 0.03% Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.01% Samoan 3 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 2 0.01% Some other race 130 0.36% Two or more races 593 1.66%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 35690 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 448 1.26% Mexican 184 0.52% Puerto Rican 125 0.35% Cuban 10 0.03% Other Hispanic or Latino 129 0.36% Not Hispanic or Latino 35242 98.74% White alone 33896 94.97%       Relationship     Total Population 35690 100.00% In households 33147 92.87% Householder 15290 42.84% Spouse 6255 17.53% Child 8432 23.63% Own child under 18 years 6798 19.05% Other relatives 1012 2.84% Under 18 years 302 0.85% Nonrelatives 2158 6.05% Unmarried partner 1194 3.35% In group quarters 2543 7.13% Institutionalized population 764 2.14% Non-Institutionalized population 1779 4.98%       Households by Type     Total Households 15290 100.0 % Family households (families) 8658 56.63% With own children under 18 years 3877 25.36% Married-couple family 6255 40.91% With own children under 18 years 2248 14.7% Female householder, no husband present 1811 11.84% With own children under 18 years 1283 8.39% Non Family households 6632 43.37% Householder living alone 5495 35.94% Householder 65 years and over 2094 13.7%       Households with individuals under 18 years 4181 27.34% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4214 27.56%       Average Household size 2.17 Average family size 2.81       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 16470 100.00% Occupied housing units 15290 92.84% Vacant housing units 1180 7.16% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 74 0.45% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 15290 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 7215 47.19% Renter-occupied housing units. 8075 52.81%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.92

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.