Moving to Lakewood, Colorado

About Lakewood, Colorado
Lakewood

Lakewood is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 155,984 at the 2020 U.S. Census, making Lakewood the fifth most populous city in Colorado and the 167th most populous city in the United States. Lakewood is a suburb of Denver and is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

The city has a notable student population, as it is home to three higher education institutions: Colorado Christian University, Red Rocks Community College and Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Lakewood is also home to the Denver Federal Center, which houses the largest concentration of federal agencies outside of Washington, D.C.

Gender
Gender Lakewood Colorado Country
Female 50.7% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 49.3% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female50.7%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%3%7%6%13%19%14%19%8%7%$50K to $75K19.4%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Lakewood Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 4.6% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.2% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.3% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.7% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.4% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 6.9% 9.6% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%5%23%20%7%27%11%2%2%Bachelor Degree27%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Lakewood Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 3% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 23% 21% 27.0%
Other College 20% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 27% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 11% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Lakewood Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K4.64.55.82.53.14.17.26.68.56.37.28.612.7111219.417.417.21413.612.818.618.215.67.88.77.16.99.68.3
Education
 Lakewood Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade33555723212720212079927262011119222221
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.069%1%1%4%23%0%3%0%White68.9%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Lakewood Colorado Country
White 68.9% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 1.3% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.6% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 3.5% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 22.7% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Lakewood Colorado  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite68.967.560.11.33.912.20.60.50.63.53.15.60.10.10.20.20.20.32.72.92.822.721.718.2