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Population in July 2007: 2,565. Population change since 2000: +8.8%
 

Males: 1,284  (50.1%)
Females: 1,281  (49.9%)
Median resident age:  36.4 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37138.


Estimated median household income in 2006: $39,200 (it was $37,182 in 2000)
Lakewood  $39,200
Tennessee:  $40,315

Estimated median house/condo value in 2006: $134,300 (it was $100,100 in 2000)
Lakewood  $134,300
Tennessee:  $123,100

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Races in Lakewood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Black (2.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lakewood: 87.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.6%), Irish (9.1%), English (8.9%), German (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1959

Land area: 0.96 square miles.

Population density: 2679 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Lakewood

  • High school or higher: 73.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakewood city

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

51 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

This city:  2.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lakewood:  0.7% ($736)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Lakewood satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (10.6 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (393.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Green Hill, TN (4.4 miles ), Hendersonville, TN (4.4 miles ), Goodlettsville, TN (7.4 miles ), Mount Juliet, TN (8.9 miles ), Nashville-Davidson, TN (10.6 miles ), Metropolitan Government, TN (10.7 miles ), Millersville, TN (11.8 miles ), Rural Hill, TN (11.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $76,600
  • 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $141,900
  • 1998: 47 buildings, average cost: $71,000
  • 1999: 49 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $111,400
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $201,300
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $128,200
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,900
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $262,500
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $427,500
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $293,300
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $275,100

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 36.24 N, Longitude: 86.64 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 615

Lakewood household income distribution Lakewood home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +393 (+20.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (22%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Lakewood by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 21003
    per 100,000 83.841.90.00.0124.1
Assaults 14211391
    per 100,000 586.8880.5544.6373.641.4
Burglaries 9187159
    per 100,000 377.2754.7293.3622.7372.2
Thefts 2730102418
    per 100,000 1131.61257.9418.9996.3744.4
Auto thefts 12111065
    per 100,000 502.9461.2418.9249.1206.8
Arson 01010
    per 100,000 0.041.90.041.50.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 254.4328.7179.7178.1117.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.56
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Lakewood, Tennessee

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Lakewood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/24/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Lakewood city center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 tornado 28.0 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Lakewood topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Lakewood:
  • HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, TN)
  • TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; MADISON, TN)
  • SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; HERMITAGE, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Lakewood, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakewood:
  • NASHVILLE INTL (about 9 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: BNA)
  • SMYRNA (about 19 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 51 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lakewood:
  • CORNELIA FORT AIRPARK (about 6 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: M88)
  • JOHN C TUNE (about 18 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID: JWN)
  • SUMNER COUNTY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; GALLATIN, TN; ID: M33)

Amtrak station near Lakewood:
  • 12 miles: NASHVILLE (GREYHOUND STA., 200 8TH AVE. S.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakewood:
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 17 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.8%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.1%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.4%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Lakewood compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Lakewood travel time to work
Lakewood mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Davidson County Tennessee:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Lakewood government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $110,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $232,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $364,000
    Water Utilities: $277,000
    Regular Highways: $145,000
    Solid Waste Management: $120,000
    Financial Administration: $110,000
    General - Other: $79,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $66,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $61,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $227,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $120,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $192,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $206,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $70,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $196,000
    Highways: $5,000
  • Tax - NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $407,000

9.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.29%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($276 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.12%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rutherford County, TN  0.75% ($30,683 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TN  0.66% ($52,560)
from Sumner County, TN  0.51% ($38,508)


8.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,110 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.72%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Davidson County:  0.07%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Rutherford County, TN  1.23% ($35,788 average AGI)
to Williamson County, TN  0.86% ($73,711)
to Sumner County, TN  0.70% ($39,547)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lakewood:
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYFN (980 AM; 5 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BIBLE BRADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WCOR (900 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, TN)
  • WVOL (1470 AM; 5 kW; BERRY HILL, TN)
  • WMDB (880 AM; daytime; 3 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BABB BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
  • WENO (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WENO, INC.)
  • WAKM (950 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: FRANKLIN RADIO ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lakewood:
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNPL (106.7 FM; BELLE MEADE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRQQ (97.1 FM; GOODLETTSVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQQK (92.1 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: PHOENIX OF HENDERSONVILLE, INC.)
  • WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WRVU (91.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: VANDERBILT STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WFFI (93.7 FM; KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
  • W271AB (102.1 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCP (88.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Lakewood:
  • WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
  • WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WIIW-LP (Channel 14; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNPX-LP (Channel 20; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W36AK (Channel 36; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
  • WGAP-LP (Channel 26; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WJDE-LP (Channel 24; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WRMX-LP (Channel 12; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJNK-LP (Channel 61; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W52CT (Channel 52; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: JKB ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WJFB (Channel 66; LEBANON, TN; Owner: BRYANT BROADCASTING, INC.)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Lakewood fatal accident list for 2006:
Jun 8, 2006 06:36 AM, Sr-45, Lat: 36.220664, Lon: -86.624822, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1


Lakewood fatal accident list for 1993:
Apr 30, 1993 04:55 AM, Sr45, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Lakewood fatal accident list for 1992:
May 16, 1992 05:50 AM, Mtvernon, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Lakewood fatal accident list for 1991:
Sep 5, 1991 09:25 AM, Sr45, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Lakewood fatal accident list for 1989:
Mar 5, 1989 03:30 AM, Sr45, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Lakewood fatal accident list for 1986:
Dec 22, 1986 12:00 AM, 9999999999, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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