Lewistown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 6,204 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lewistown is the 16th largest community in Montana. Much of the housing stock in Lewistown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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 interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lewistown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.33 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Lewistown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Lewistown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.69% of the adults in Lewistown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lewistown in 2022 was $30,049, which is lower middle income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,196 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 Italian.

The most common language spoken in Lewistown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.