2020 census As of the
2020 census, Lewistown had a population of 5,952. The median age was 44.0 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over. 95.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.2% lived in rural areas. There were 2,743 households in Lewistown, of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.2% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 5,901 people, 2,761 households, and 1,512 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 3,007 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.4%
White, 0.3%
African American, 1.7%
Native American, 0.4%
Asian, 0.3% from
other races, and 2.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino people of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 2,761 households, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were
married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.2% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age in the city was 45.4 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 28.9% were from 45 to 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 5,813 people, 2,594 households, and 1,507 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,868 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.53%
White, 0.07%
African American, 1.41%
Native American, 0.34%
Asian, 0.14% from
other races, and 1.51% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino people of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 2,594 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were
married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,949, and the median income for a family was $36,888. Males had a median income of $30,231 versus $20,019 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,817. About 9.0% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==