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. Lewistown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Lewistown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One of the benefits of Lewistown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.33 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.

In terms of college education, Lewistown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.69% of adults 25 and older 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.