Lakewood is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 62,303 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Lakewood is the 20th largest community in Washington.
There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Lakewood, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.
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.