Lewistown, Pennsylvania demographics

Lewistown, PA demographics: median age 37.0; 12.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lewistown borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4243000. The survey estimates a population of 8,479 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lewistown is 37.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 3,802 households (±220). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.0 ±2.7	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	2,240 ±306	26.4% ±3.6 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	1,663 ±284	19.6% ±3.3 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,211 ±406	37.9% ±4.8 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,365 ±252	16.1% ±3.0 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	4,027 ±225	47.5% ±2.7 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	4,452 ±225	52.5% ±2.7 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	7,217 ±329	85.1% ±3.9 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	75 ±60 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	89 ±75 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	88 ±73 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,010 ±345	11.9% ±4.1 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,895 ±182	93.1% ±2.1 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	584 ±178	6.9% ±2.1 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,802
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	929 ±184	24.4% ±4.6 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	252 ±119	6.6% ±3.1 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	654 ±164	17.2% ±4.2 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,633 ±253	43.0% ±6.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	334 ±125	8.8% ±3.2 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,802
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,050 ±144	27.6% ±3.4 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,752 ±254	72.4% ±5.2 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,802
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,633 ±253	43.0% ±6.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,016 ±216	26.7% ±5.5 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	438 ±146	11.5% ±3.8 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	366 ±132	9.6% ±3.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	146 ±69	3.8% ±1.8 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	71 ±59 · low precision	1.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	132 ±102 · low precision	3.5% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	8,369 ±82	98.7% ±0.9 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	110 ±83 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,762
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	7,543 ±206	97.2% ±1.9 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	88 ±87 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±26 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	12 ±19 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	43 ±47 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	12 ±18 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	34 ±57 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,065 ±326	18.8% ±5.7 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,554 ±328	45.0% ±5.4 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	932 ±208	16.4% ±3.6 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	417 ±166	7.3% ±2.9 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	501 ±171	8.8% ±3.0 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	210 ±116 · low precision	3.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,377
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	6,921 ±526	82.6% ±6.2 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,170 ±522	14.0% ±6.2 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	228 ±140 · low precision	2.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	48 ±39 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.1% of Lewistown residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 85.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lewistown	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.1% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.7% ±2.6 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.9% ±2.3 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lewistown . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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