Lewiston is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 34,836 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 (13.15%), sales jobs (10.69%), and management occupations (10.18%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.30 minutes getting to work every day.The overall education level of Lewiston is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.99% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lewiston in 2022 was $37,589, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,356 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 Native American. 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 Native American languages.
