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Lakewood, CO

156,114 Population
43.5 square miles 3,592.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 37.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Colorado: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$50,636 ±$3,087 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: $54,363 ±$714
  • a little higher than the amount in Colorado: $49,071 ±$524
$85,988 ±$4,181 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: $98,975 ±$1,528
  • a little less than the amount in Colorado: $89,302 ±$1,281

8.5% ±2.2% (13,060  ±3,393) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 8.3% 246,333 (±0.5% / ±15,747)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 9.4% 540,517 (±0.4% / ±20,050)

27 minutes ±0.4 (1,921,110  ±56,303) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 27.5 36,265,956 (±0.1 / ±262,407)
  • a little higher than the figure in Colorado: 25.6 64,239,000 (±0.1 / ±353,869)

Families

68,616 ±2,477 Number of households
  • the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 1,223,825 ±5,542
  • Colorado: 2,384,584 ±7,807
2.2 ±0.1 (153,122  ±107) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 2.4 2,951,681 (±0 / ±366)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,718,342

5.1% ±2% (1,991  ±769) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 4.8% 36,327 (±0.5% / ±3,548)
  • a little higher than the rate in Colorado: 5% 70,204 (±0.4% / ±5,001)

Housing

73,196 ±2,568 Number of housing units
  • the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 1,291,034 ±1,658
  • Colorado: 2,590,205 ±2,107

$569,500 ±$21,353 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: $596,800 ±$4,856
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Colorado: $531,100 ±$4,869

17.1% ±2.5% (26,431  ±3,890.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 16% 473,283 (±0.7% / ±20,039.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Colorado: 16.4% 946,956 (±0.5% / ±28,188)

Social

94% ±4.1% (108,979  ±5,367) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 92.4% 1,955,326 (±1% / ±22,140.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 93% 3,799,436 (±0.8% / ±30,855)
45.2% ±2.8% (52,369  ±3,501.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 49.4% 1,046,116 (±0.8% / ±15,915.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 45.9% 1,875,132 (±0.5% / ±21,209.5)

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

6.8% ±1.2% (10,567  ±1,897) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 12% 359,596
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 557,528

5.2% ±1% (6,767  ±1,299) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 6.3% 147,332 (±0.3% / ±7,122)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Colorado: 7.4% 340,050 (±0.2% / ±10,540)
6,767 Total veterans ±1,299 6,157 Male ±1,251 610 Female ±360

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