Lewis town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,112 ( 270 from 2010 )
Land area: 84.8 square miles
Population density: 13.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,044	93.88%	21.2%
Black:	26	2.34%	18.8%
Indian:	6	0.54%	50.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	33	2.97%	371.4%
Hispanic:	3	0.27%	75.0%

Total non-White:	68	6.12%	19.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-281	-24.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,382
1,325	95.88%
32	2.32%
4	0.29%
2	0.14%
7	0.51%
12	0.87%
57	4.12%

2000
1,186
1,175	99.07%
0	0.00%
7	0.59%
0	0.00%
4	0.34%
0	0.00%
11	0.93%

1990
1,090
1,085	99.54%
2	0.18%
3	0.28%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	0.46%

1980
922
922	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

150	12.6
46	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

90	8.3
6	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

163	17.7
5	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewis town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.7
188	16.9%
924	83.1%
212	19.1%

520
2.05

369	71.0%
265	71.8%
39	10.6%
151	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.0
284	20.5%
1,098	79.5%
211	15.3%

541
2.42

375	69.3%
300	80.0%
22	5.9%
166	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
343	28.9%
843	71.1%
147	12.4%

464
2.56

326	70.3%
244	74.8%
29	8.9%
138	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
300	27.5%
790	72.5%
131	12.0%

397
2.75

279	70.3%
236	84.6%
8	2.9%
118	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
300	32.5%
622	67.5%
78	8.5%

319
2.89

248	77.7%
214	86.3%
12	4.8%
71	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lewis town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	41	7.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	63	12.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	114	21.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	80	15.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	5.4%
$200,000 or more	12	2.3%

Median Household Income	70,357
Per Capita Income	38,853

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18	3.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	37	7.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	542	74.0%
Unemployed	13	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	555	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	177	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	106	87	54.9%
Non-Profit	26	63	29.2%
Self-Employed	44	21	67.7%

Local Government	53	90	37.1%
State Government	48	45	51.6%
Federal Government	14	3	82.4%

Total Private + Self	150	108	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	141	201	41.2%
Total	291	309	48.5%

Pct. Govt.	42.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	69	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	153	25.5%
Professional, Technical	81	13.5%
Service Occupations	134	22.3%
All others	163	27.2%

White Collar		50.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	119	19.8%
Public administration	93	15.5%
Educational services	90	15.0%
Health care and social assistance	69	11.5%
Finance and insurance	39	6.5%
Retail trade	35	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25	4.2%
Other services	24	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	21	3.5%
Manufacturing	16	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	12	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	2.0%
Wholesale trade	10	1.7%
Information	7	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	1.2%
Management	3	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	3	0.27%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,062	98.5%
Other Indo-European	11	1.0%
German, other Germanic	4	0.4%
Spanish	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	220	19.8%
French	166	14.9%
German	145	13.0%
English	142	12.8%
Italian	109	9.8%
Polish	91	8.2%
Dutch	73	6.6%
American	67	6.0%
Scottish	66	5.9%
French Canadian	56	5.0%
Norwegian	42	3.8%
European	21	1.9%
Welsh	21	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	20	1.8%
Swedish	17	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,108	99.6%
Not a citizen	4	0.4%

Native	1,101	99.0%
Foreign-born	11	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34	3.9%	87	10.0%	331	37.9%	234	26.8%	126	14.4%	62	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34	3.9%
9-12 Years	87	10.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	331	37.9%
Some College	234	26.8%
Bach. Degree	126	14.4%
Grad Degree	62	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	D +35	D + 10.0%
D +71
2020 vs. 2012	R +111	R +145	R + 25.7%
D -34
2020 vs. 2008	R +81	R +173	R + 28.5%
D -92

2016 vs. 2008	R +45	R +208	R + 38.5%
D -163
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	341	54.5%	Joe Biden (D)	260	41.5%	25	4.0%	626	17	8	0.01%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	305	56.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	189	34.9%	48	8.9%	542	20	10	0.01%
2012	50%	Barack Obama* (D)	294	55.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	230	43.2%	9	1.7%	533	8	-4	0.01%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	352	57.1%	John McCain (R)	260	42.1%	5	0.8%	617	6	-3	0.01%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	332	58.6%	John Kerry (D)	224	39.5%	11	1.9%	567	18	8	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	273	54.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	201	40.1%	27	5.4%	501	19	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lewis town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

260

41.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

341

54.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

626

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Lewis town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

189

34.9%

Donald Trump (R)

305

56.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

542

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Lewis town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

294

55.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

230

43.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

533

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Lewis town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

352

57.1%

John McCain (R)

260

42.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

617

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Lewis town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

332

58.6%

John Kerry (D)

224

39.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

567

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Lewis town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

273

54.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

201

40.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

501

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lewis town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	49%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	252	53.2%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	222	46.8%	0	0.0%	474	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	49%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	296	62.4%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	156	32.9%	22 [+]	4.6%	474	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Howie Hawkins (Green) 10 (2.1%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 8 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%);
2016	S3	50%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	243	48.2%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	242	48.0%	19 [+]	3.8%	504	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 16 (3.2%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%);
2014	G	35%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	179	48.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	169	46.2%	18 [+]	4.9%	366	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 17 (4.6%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.3%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	707
Median Value	$157,000

Occupied	520	73.6%
Vacant	187	26.4%

Owned	412	79.2%
Rented	108	20.8%
Median Rent	$1,000

Single-Family Units	627	88.7%
Detached	621	87.8%
Attached	6	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1	0.1%
Mobile Homes	61	8.6%

Lewis town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lewis town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Lewis town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lewis town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lewis town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lewis town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lewis town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lewis town, NY