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Lakewood, CO

156,865 Population
43.5 square miles 3,609.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Colorado: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$56,660 ±$4,039 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $60,408 ±$1,014
  • a little higher than the amount in Colorado: $54,531 ±$713
$90,852 ±$6,342 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $108,046 ±$2,110
  • a little less than the amount in Colorado: $97,113 ±$1,081

8.8% ±2.2% (13,572  ±3,362) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 8.5% 256,162 (±0.6% / ±16,899)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 560,040 (±0.4% / ±25,707)

24.7 minutes ±0.8 (1,685,395  ±113,705) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 27.7 36,414,276 (±0.3 / ±614,642)
  • a little less than the figure in Colorado: 25.7 65,264,340 (±0.3 / ±872,544)

Families

72,181 ±2,161 Number of households
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,265,606 ±6,288
  • Colorado: 2,479,892 ±8,293
2.1 ±0.1 (154,055  ±98) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 2.4 3,015,035 (±0 / ±2,108)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,828,363

4.7% ±1.9% (1,813  ±736) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 5.2% 40,561 (±0.5% / ±3,910)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 5.2% 75,577 (±0.4% / ±5,202)

Housing

75,083 ±2,603 Number of housing units
  • the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 1,328,534 ±1,955
  • Colorado: 2,662,111 ±3,196

$592,200 ±$15,789 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: $631,000 ±$4,074
  • a little higher than the amount in Colorado: $574,600 ±$3,773

15.2% ±2.5% (23,633  ±3,899.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 14.3% 430,878 (±0.6% / ±18,319)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 14.2% 836,283 (±0.4% / ±25,616.6)

Social

94.1% ±4.1% (110,905  ±5,539.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 92.6% 2,022,357 (±1.1% / ±24,623.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 93.2% 3,917,493 (±0.8% / ±32,413.9)
46.1% ±2.8% (54,280  ±3,608.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 51.7% 1,127,524 (±0.8% / ±17,414.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 47.8% 2,008,558 (±0.5% / ±22,920.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.7% ±1.8% (12,103  ±2,786) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 13.5% 410,672 (±0.5% / ±15,875)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Colorado: 10.6% 628,683

7% ±1.2% (9,062  ±1,550) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metro Area: 5.6% 134,656 (±0.3% / ±6,037)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 7% 328,370 (±0.2% / ±9,257)
9,062 Total veterans ±1,550 8,114 Male ±1,429 948 Female ±531

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