Lewistown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,394 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lewistown is the 141st largest community in Pennsylvania. Lewistown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.84% 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.

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

The percentage of people in Lewistown with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lewistown in 2022 was $23,788, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,152 for a family of four. However, Lewistown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lewistown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.72% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Lewistown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lewistown include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Pennsylvania German.

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