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Lakewood WA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	58,211	526 (of 25,150) (98%)	11 (of 522) (98%)
Average Income	$36,422	10,866 (57%)	306 (41%)
Median House Value	$147,600	3,776 (85%)	192 (63%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	64.8%	21,718 (of 25,150) (14%)	481 (of 522) (8%)
% Black Population	12.3%	3,761 (85%)	4 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	8.5%	4,174 (83%)	105 (80%)
% Asian Population	8.9%	615 (98%)	29 (94%)
% American Indian Population	1.5%	3,413 (86%)	166 (68%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	85.4%	7,825 (of 25,150) (69%)	256 (of 522) (51%)
% College Graduates	21.8%	6,114 (76%)	178 (66%)
% Never Married	24.1%	9,238 (63%)	157 (70%)
% Married	51.3%	18,654 (26%)	412 (21%)
% Seperated	3.2%	4,064 (84%)	44 (92%)
% Divorced	15.2%	2,395 (90%)	95 (82%)
% Foreign Born	12.7%	2,428 (90%)	74 (86%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	25,345	482 (of 25,150) (98%)	11 (of 522) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	4.4%	20,213 (20%)	374 (28%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.5%	10,900 (57%)	271 (48%)
Average Rooms in House	4.7	23,014 (8%)	448 (14%)
% Households with No Car	10.9%	5,911 (76%)	63 (88%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.5%	17,118 (32%)	463 (11%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.7%	1,869 (93%)	52 (90%)
Median House Value	$147,600	3,776 (85%)	192 (63%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.0%	14,625 (42%)	257 (51%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.9%	4,351 (83%)	155 (70%)
Average Monthly Rent	$550	7,564 (70%)	302 (42%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	59.3%	15,565 (of 25,150) (38%)	363 (of 522) (30%)
% Drive Alone to Work	75.3%	16,432 (35%)	285 (45%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.9%	2,225 (91%)	77 (85%)
% Walk to Work	2.3%	12,854 (49%)	273 (48%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	25.2	10,505 (58%)	253 (52%)
% Households making less than $10,000	10.5%	11,628 (54%)	163 (69%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.7%	5,515 (78%)	125 (76%)
Median Household Income	$36,422	10,866 (57%)	306 (41%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	7.4%	2,956 (88%)	79 (85%)
Per Capita Income	$20,569	6,406 (75%)	192 (63%)
Male Worker Income	$31,434	12,446 (51%)	400 (23%)
Female Worker Income	$26,653	6,396 (75%)	228 (56%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.5%	7,406 (71%)	130 (75%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.8%	7,756 (69%)	143 (73%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Seattle, Washington	33 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.90

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Rancho Cordova, California	0.90
Marietta, Georgia	0.90
Lodi, California	0.90
Delray Beach, Florida	0.88
Malden, Massachusetts	0.88
Greenville, South Carolina	0.88
Bayonne, New Jersey	0.87
Turlock, California	0.87
Germantown, Maryland	0.87
Bolingbrook, Illinois	0.86

Lakewood WA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Guamanian or Chamorro Population	243	24
Samoan Population	545	24
Korean Population	2,244	49
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	1,070	54
Percent Samoan Population	0.9%	62

Lakewood WA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 522)
Black or African American Population	7,132	3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	1,070	3
Native Hawaiian Population	196	3
Samoan Population	545	3
Black Plus Other Race Population	8,719	3

Lakewood WA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Single Race Population	93.0%	24,630
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.7%	24,074
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	0	23,962
Percent Coal or Coke Fueled Households	0.0%	23,949
Solar or Energy Fueled Households	0	23,810

Lakewood WA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 522)
Percent Single Race Population	93.0%	510
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.7%	501
Percent White Population	64.8%	481
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.4%	481
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	70.5%	479

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lakewood WA	Rancho Cordova, California
Total Population	55,060	58,211
Average Age	31.9	35.0
Average Income	$40,095	$36,422
Median House Value	$116,500	$147,600
% White Population	66.7%	64.8%
% Black Population	11.3%	12.3%
% Asian Population	8.2%	8.9%
% Hispanic Population	12.9%	8.5%

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