People QuickFacts	Lewiston	Maine
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	36,491	1,328,188
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	36,592	1,328,361
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	-0.3%	0.0%
 	Population, 2010    	36,592	1,328,361
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	7.2%	5.2%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	22.1%	20.7%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	15.5%	15.9%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.9%	51.1% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	86.6%	95.2%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	8.7%	1.2%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	0.6%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.0%	1.0%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.6%	1.6%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	2.0%	1.3%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	85.5%	94.4% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	78.2%	86.2%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	4.8%	3.3%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	20.7%	7.1%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	82.7%	89.8%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	15.0%	26.5%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	19.3	22.8 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	52.0%	73.1%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	48.7%	19.4%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$150,500	$176,200
 	Households, 2006-2010    	15,016	551,125
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.24	2.34
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$20,014	$25,385
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$36,743	$46,933
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	21.7%	12.6%

   	Business QuickFacts	Lewiston	Maine
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	2,617	150,389
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	0.5%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.5%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.9%	0.7%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	0.7%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	20.1%	25.6% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	537,518	16,363,192
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	252,773	8,823,719
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	560,969	20,444,031
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$15,945	$15,520
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	52,017	2,515,827

   	Geography QuickFacts	Lewiston	Maine
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	34.15	30,842.92
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,071.6	43.1
 	FIPS Code    	38740	23
 	Counties    	Androscoggin County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts