Another notable thing is that Lewiston is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lewiston has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lewiston has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lewiston than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lewiston may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Lewiston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Lewiston who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.78% of the adults in Lewiston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lewiston in 2022 was $30,355, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,420 for a family of four.
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. Important ancestries of people in Lewiston include German, Irish, French, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Lewiston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
