The education level of Lakewood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.62% of adults in Lakewood have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lakewood in 2022 was $40,711, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,844 for a family of four. However, Lakewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lakewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lakewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.20% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakewood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
Lakewood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.29%.
The most common language spoken in Lakewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
