Lakewood, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,041 (All urban)

Lakewood, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,726 (1,472 occupied: 1,055 owner occupied, 417 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	47%

Housing density: 878 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $435,701.

Median contract rent in 2008: $486 (lower quartile is $323, upper quartile is $663)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $2,449

Median gross rent in Lakewood, NY in 2008: $722

Housing units in Lakewood with a mortgage: 584 (62 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 373

Lakewood,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $91,945 (it was $74,100 in 2000)

Lakewood:	$91,945
New York:	$318,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,439 - $157,860

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $127,005
Here: $127,005
State: $361,784

Townhouses or other attached units: $150,918
Here: $150,918
State: $496,977

In 2-unit structures: $102,809
Here: $102,809
State: $485,140

Mobile homes: $16,121
Here: $16,121
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,265

In family households: 2,676 (700 male householders, 242 female householders)
706 spouses, 930 children (876 natural, 16 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 10 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 589 (219 male householders (183 living alone)), 319 female householders (319 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 510 2-persons, 175 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 24 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 502 1-person, 28 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

545 married couples with children.
147 single-parent households (39 men, 108 women).

99.2% of residents of Lakewood speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 41 (1.3%)
(78.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lakewood, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 164 6 rooms: 277 7 rooms: 190 8 rooms: 165 9 or more rooms: 141

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood, New York:
	1 room: 37 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 122 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 49 6 rooms: 28 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 98
1990 to 1994: 82
1980 to 1989: 111
1970 to 1979: 153
1960 to 1969: 159
1950 to 1959: 436
1940 to 1949: 199
1939 or earlier: 470

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lakewood:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 227 3 bedrooms: 533 4 bedrooms: 214 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood:
	no bedroom: 37 1 bedroom: 142 2 bedrooms: 178 3 bedrooms: 52 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lakewood in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 300 2 vehicles: 571 3 vehicles: 115 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lakewood in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 72 1 vehicle: 292 2 vehicles: 37 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Lakewood, NY:

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $49,999: 68
$50,000 to $59,999: 93
$60,000 to $69,999: 112
$70,000 to $79,999: 78
$80,000 to $89,999: 57
$90,000 to $99,999: 80
$100,000 to $124,999: 171
$125,000 to $149,999: 97
$150,000 to $174,999: 37
$175,000 to $199,999: 21
$200,000 to $249,999: 23
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 45
$400,000 to $499,999: 14
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lakewood rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lakewood:

Less than $100: 5 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 27
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 37
$450 to $499: 31
$500 to $549: 20
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 36
$650 to $699: 25
$700 to $749: 16
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 8
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 26
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 16 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 25

Lakewood, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.4%
Number of people working at home: 40 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 94
5 to 9 minutes: 306
10 to 14 minutes: 321
15 to 19 minutes: 363
20 to 24 minutes: 219
25 to 29 minutes: 48
30 to 34 minutes: 72
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 40
90 or more minutes: 17

Lakewood mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,373 (87%)
Carpooled: 140 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 10 (1%)
Walked: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 40 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 95
$10,000 to $14,999: 138
$15,000 to $19,999: 70
$20,000 to $24,999: 168
$25,000 to $29,999: 71
$30,000 to $34,999: 101
$35,000 to $39,999: 89
$40,000 to $44,999: 63
$45,000 to $49,999: 63
$50,000 to $59,999: 134
$60,000 to $74,999: 160
$75,000 to $99,999: 153
$100,000 to $124,999: 54
$125,000 to $149,999: 55
$150,000 to $199,999: 35
$200,000 or more: 31

First ancestries reported:

Swedish: 620

German: 496

Italian: 366

Irish: 298

English: 281

United States or American: 148

Scottish: 112

Other groups: 105

French (except Basque): 102

Polish: 76

British: 49

Welsh: 29

Albanian: 24

French Canadian: 19

Scotch-Irish: 19

Norwegian: 18

Pennsylvania German: 18

Dutch: 17

Czech: 12

Swiss: 12

Romanian: 11

Hungarian: 10

Czechoslovakian: 9

Serbian: 9

Greek: 8

Scandinavian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Korea (39%)
Germany (24%)
Other Eastern Europe (20%)
Italy (17%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2191
Northeast: 691
Midwest: 137
South: 132
West: 53

66% of Lakewood residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 62
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 288
Less than 1 year of college: 60
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 124
Associate degree: 73
Bachelor's degree: 324
Master's degree: 114
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 389
Less than 1 year of college: 94
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 188
Associate degree: 97
Bachelor's degree: 241
Master's degree: 135
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,543
Two or more races householders: $55,954

Lakewood household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lakewood marital status for males

Lakewood marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,412

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,283
One, attached: 20
Two: 74
3 or 4: 85
5 to 9: 31
10 to 19: 57
20 to 49: 64
50 or more: 74
Mobile homes: 38

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,486

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lakewood:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	4.9%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	5.5%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36

Here:	41.9%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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