Lewistown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 6,076 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lewistown is the 16th largest community in Montana. Lewistown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.
Also of interest is that Lewistown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Lewistown is also a city of artists. Lewistown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lewistown’s character.
One of the benefits of Lewistown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.14 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Lewistown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Lewistown overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Lewistown, 23.00% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lewistown in 2022 was $27,557, which is lower middle income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,228 for a family of four. However, Lewistown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lewistown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lewistown residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lewistown include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Lewistown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.