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Newcastle, ME vs Lewiston, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Lewiston, is 39% less than it is in Newcastle and is 44% below the National Average.
- Newcastle unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Lewiston unemployment rate is 5.7%.

Economy
 Newcastle, MELewiston, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%30.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,690$27,856$37,638
 Household Income$79,313$48,069$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,750$70,237$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newcastle, MELewiston, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.2%14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%6.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.2%11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.1%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.3%10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.7%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%10.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.6%14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.0%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.9%1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newcastle, MELewiston, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.5%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.4%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%2.1%1.8%
 Legal1.4%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%7.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support9.0%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.1%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.5%14.1%13.1%

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Over 6 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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