Lakewood, CO Demographic Data
Lakewood, CO Summary
Lakewood is located in Jefferson County in Colorado
- Population: 145,522
- Area: 44.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 42.88 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.18 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,302.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,654.20 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lakewood, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
79,357
51%
50.8
Male
75,011
49%
49.2
Total Population
154,368
323,128,000
Lakewood, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
7,273
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
7,998
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,460
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,144
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
10,653
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
25,467
16.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
19,760
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
20,446
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
10,206
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11,042
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
13,520
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,411
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,988
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
124,870
80.9%
77.2
Female
65,015
52.1%
51.3
Male
59,855
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
118,174
76.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
29,589
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
23,919
15.5%
15.2
Female
13,566
56.7%
55.8
Male
10,353
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Lakewood, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
150,778
97.7%
96.8
White
138,065
89.4%
72.6
Black or African American
2,540
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,004
0.7%
0.8
Asian
5,603
3.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
406
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
873
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
504
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
867
0.6%
0.2
Korean
291
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,702
1.1%
0.6
Other Asian
960
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
100
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,466
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,590
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
35,522
23.0%
17.8
Mexican
25,279
16.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,581
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
216
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,446
5.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
118,846
77.0%
82.2
Lakewood, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,990
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,603
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
25,794
23.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
24,108
21.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,342
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
29,594
26.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,409
13.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,593
7.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
102,247
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
44,003
39.7%
31.2
Lakewood, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
42,909
32.8%
33.7%
Now Married
59,830
45.8%
47.5
Divorced
19,764
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
1,761
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
6,373
4.9
5.8%
Lakewood, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
121,680
82.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
25,415
17.3%
21.6%
Spanish
18,513
12.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3,593
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,045
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
264
0.2%
1.1%
Lakewood, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,558
3.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,789
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,019
9.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,640
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,842
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,111
21.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,845
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,887
14.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,473
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,021
4.6%
6.4
Median household income
59,144
57,617
Per capita income
33,435
31,128
Lakewood, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,289
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
12,039
14.2%
9.8
Construction
6,855
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
15,186
17.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,337
6.3%
6.6
Information
2,292
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,837
5.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,178
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13,081
15.4%
11.4
Public administration
4,859
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
10,171
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,650
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,134
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,664
9.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
34,941
41.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,574
7.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
18,186
21.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
17,543
20.7%
18.1%
Lakewood, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
83,730
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
64,389
76.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,823
8.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4,911
5.9%
5.1
Walked
1,311
1.6%
2.7
Other means
901
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
5,395
6.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.5
26.6
Lakewood, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,288
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
21,584
32.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
26,645
40.3%
37.1
3 or more
13,668
20.7%
21.0
Lakewood, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
66,185
97.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
39,281
59.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
26,904
40.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,659
2.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Lakewood, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
67,844
1 room
877
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
2,402
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
5,901
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
13,599
20.0%
16.5
5 rooms
10,446
15.4%
19.8
6 rooms
9,131
13.5%
17.8
7 rooms
7,716
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
5,418
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
12,354
18.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lakewood, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
67,844
1-unit, detached
34,080
50.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7,364
10.9%
5.9
2-units
1,395
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,694
5.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,098
7.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8,084
11.9%
4.4
20 or more units
7,582
11.2%
9.0
Mobile home
504
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
43
0.1%
0.1
Lakewood, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,564
2.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,620
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,811
13.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
12,990
19.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
20,752
30.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,401
13.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,382
9.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,379
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,096
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
849
1.3%
1.4%
Lakewood, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
52,989
80.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
583
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
11,254
17.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
251
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
155
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
448
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
505
0.8%
1.1
Lakewood, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,844
47295100.0
Less than $500
196
0.7%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,441
5.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,714
6.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,752
10.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
3,710
13.8%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,978
29.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,053
33.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,078
45.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,027
18.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,124
11.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,304
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,272
19.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
39
0.0%
0.0%
Lakewood, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,231
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
952
3.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,383
9.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,214
12.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,730
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,693
10.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
13,968
53.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
964
0.0%
0.0%
Lakewood, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
39,281
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
521
1.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
421
1.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,490
3.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,175
8.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10,121
25.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17,962
45.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5,161
13.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
430
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
332,700
205,000
