Workforce & Population

The Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area

Lewiston is home to the state’s youngest population. Lewiston was built by immigrants, and our local population continues to see people from around the world settle in here. Below, you’ll find information about the Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area.

113,765

people live in LA Metro area

48,239

LA Metro area households

LA Metro area median age

40.7

Maine’s median age

44.9


As people gravitate toward our community and our large local youth population ages into the workforce, we continue to see incomes grow throughout all populations of Lewiston people.

of Lewiston households earn $100k+/year 

28%

 $63,404 

Lewiston’s median
household income

123%

Household income
growth since 2000

(US inflation rate 83% over same period)


Over 60 languages are spoken in Lewiston, including Arabic, French, Lingala, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Somali, and Spanish.

languages spoken
in Lewiston

60+

multilingual households

19.7%