Lakewood, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 56,983 (All urban)

Lakewood, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,345 (23,763 occupied: 11,295 owner occupied, 12,468 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	52%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1481 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $647 (lower quartile is $522, upper quartile is $861)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $613

Median gross rent in Lakewood, WA in 2007: $738

Housing units in Lakewood with a mortgage: 6,543 (799 second mortgage, 688 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,950

Lakewood,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $276,018 (it was $139,800 in 2000)

Lakewood:	$276,018
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $208,705 - $381,792

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $366,701
Here: $366,701
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $322,090
Here: $322,090
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $266,873
Here: $266,873
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,251
Here: $200,251
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,320
Here: $148,320
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $18,800
Here: $18,800
State: $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,188
Here: $8,188
State: $62,453

Household type by relationship

Households: 56,822

In family households: 46,103 (10,600 male householders, 4,602 female householders)
10,872 spouses, 15,900 children (14,484 natural, 350 adopted, 1,066 stepchildren), 834 grandchildren, 468 brothers or sisters, 404 parents, 693 other relatives, 1,730 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,719 (4,220 male householders (3,360 living alone)), 4,480 female householders (3,711 living alone)), 2,019 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,495 (1,377 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,921 2-persons, 3,621 3-persons, 2,661 4-persons, 1,368 5-persons, 409 6-persons, 222 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,071 1-person, 1,381 2-persons, 195 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

7,727 married couples with children.
5,053 single-parent households (957 men, 4,096 women).

80.8% of residents of Lakewood speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
9.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,397 (12.7%)
(55.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lakewood, Washington:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 171 3 rooms: 607 4 rooms: 994 5 rooms: 1,714 6 rooms: 2,553 7 rooms: 2,247 8 rooms: 1,455 9 or more rooms: 1,521

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood, Washington:
	1 room: 834 2 rooms: 1,741 3 rooms: 2,951 4 rooms: 3,601 5 rooms: 1,955 6 rooms: 782 7 rooms: 322 8 rooms: 165 9 or more rooms: 117

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 226
1995 to 1998: 1,321
1990 to 1994: 1,817
1980 to 1989: 3,117
1970 to 1979: 5,719
1960 to 1969: 6,079
1950 to 1959: 4,247
1940 to 1949: 1,713
1939 or earlier: 1,106

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lakewood:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 599 2 bedrooms: 2,037 3 bedrooms: 5,698 4 bedrooms: 2,225 5 or more bedrooms: 703

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood:
	no bedroom: 872 1 bedroom: 4,646 2 bedrooms: 4,997 3 bedrooms: 1,605 4 bedrooms: 306 5 or more bedrooms: 42

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: 354 1 vehicle: 3,238 2 vehicles: 4,918 3 vehicles: 2,110 4 vehicles: 500 5 or more vehicles: 175

Cars and other vehicles available in Lakewood in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,238 1 vehicle: 6,366 2 vehicles: 3,215 3 vehicles: 473 4 vehicles: 129 5 or more vehicles: 47

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lakewood, WA:

Less than $10,000: 240
$10,000 to $14,999: 120
$15,000 to $19,999: 119
$20,000 to $24,999: 104
$25,000 to $29,999: 98
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 35
$40,000 to $49,999: 92
$50,000 to $59,999: 28
$60,000 to $69,999: 79
$70,000 to $79,999: 35
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 24
$100,000 to $124,999: 216
$125,000 to $149,999: 293
$150,000 to $174,999: 340
$175,000 to $199,999: 797
$200,000 to $249,999: 1882
$250,000 to $299,999: 1856
$300,000 to $399,999: 2593
$400,000 to $499,999: 769
$500,000 to $749,999: 753
$750,000 to $999,999: 208
$1,000,000 or more: 326

Lakewood rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lakewood:

Less than $100: 60 people
$100 to $149: 37
$150 to $199: 49
$200 to $249: 38
$250 to $299: 52
$300 to $349: 97
$350 to $399: 206
$400 to $449: 639
$450 to $499: 1,231
$500 to $549: 1,288
$550 to $599: 1,190
$600 to $649: 1,168
$650 to $699: 875
$700 to $749: 773
$750 to $799: 762
$800 to $899: 1,437
$900 to $999: 884
$1,000 to $1,249: 776
$1,250 to $1,499: 260
$1,500 to $1,999: 124
$2,000 or more: 70
No cash rent: 193

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,195 1990 to 1994: 1,089 1985 to 1989: 911 1980 to 1984: 879 1975 to 1979: 692 1970 to 1974: 619 1970 to 1974: 321 1965 to 1969: 1,691

Lakewood, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.2%
Number of people working at home: 596 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 662
5 to 9 minutes: 2288
10 to 14 minutes: 3517
15 to 19 minutes: 4538
20 to 24 minutes: 4310
25 to 29 minutes: 1155
30 to 34 minutes: 3037
35 to 39 minutes: 387
40 to 44 minutes: 524
45 to 59 minutes: 1424
60 to 89 minutes: 1393
90 or more minutes: 664

Lakewood mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,437 (75%)
Carpooled: 3,644 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 925 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%)
Ferryboat: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 45 (0%)
Walked: 573 (2%)
Other means: 220 (1%)
Worked at home: 596 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2512
$10,000 to $14,999: 1852
$15,000 to $19,999: 1798
$20,000 to $24,999: 1837
$25,000 to $29,999: 1778
$30,000 to $34,999: 1654
$35,000 to $39,999: 1652
$40,000 to $44,999: 1381
$45,000 to $49,999: 1208
$50,000 to $59,999: 2051
$60,000 to $74,999: 1792
$75,000 to $99,999: 2373
$100,000 to $124,999: 879
$125,000 to $149,999: 386
$150,000 to $199,999: 333
$200,000 or more: 416

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 19784

German: 6327

Irish: 3227

English: 3143

United States or American: 2612

Norwegian: 1695

Italian: 1427

European: 883

French (except Basque): 798

Scotch-Irish: 733

Scottish: 708

Swedish: 697

Polish: 690

Dutch: 531

French Canadian: 367

Subsaharan African:: 284

Scandinavian: 240

Danish: 236

African: 230

Welsh: 214

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 203

British: 199

Portuguese: 182

Swiss: 169

Austrian: 144

Finnish: 138

Czech: 123

Greek: 122

Canadian: 116

Russian: 112

Jamaican: 111

Hungarian: 97

Ukrainian: 84

Lithuanian: 77

Czechoslovakian: 76

Haitian: 64

Celtic: 63

Romanian: 49

Yugoslavian: 38

Arab:: 33

Pennsylvania German: 29

Slovak: 29

West Indian: 28

German Russian: 28

Nigerian: 23

Northern European: 21

Slavic: 20

Kenyan: 17

Lebanese: 17

Guyanese: 17

Croatian: 17

Arab/Arabic: 16

Australian: 15

Israeli: 14

Luxemburger: 14

Other Subsaharan African: 14

Basque: 12

Slovene: 12

Icelander: 12

Acadian/Cajun: 10

Maltese: 10

Armenian: 9

Bulgarian: 8

Serbian: 7

Iranian: 7

Belgian: 6

Eastern European: 5

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

Korea (26%)
Mexico (14%)
Germany (12%)
Philippines (12%)
Japan (6%)
Canada (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)

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

This state: 21034
Northeast: 3307
Midwest: 6421
South: 7525
West: 10070

44% of Lakewood residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 85
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 161
7th and 8th grade: 334
9th grade: 375
10th grade: 282
11th grade: 474
12th grade, no diploma: 600
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,721
Less than 1 year of college: 1,527
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,379
Associate degree: 1,639
Bachelor's degree: 2,593
Master's degree: 1,094
Professional school degree: 525
Doctorate degree: 176

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 172
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 249
7th and 8th grade: 543
9th grade: 466
10th grade: 422
11th grade: 475
12th grade, no diploma: 753
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,005
Less than 1 year of college: 1,897
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,170
Associate degree: 1,558
Bachelor's degree: 2,473
Master's degree: 973
Professional school degree: 262
Doctorate degree: 114

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 18.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,277
Black householders: $34,941
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,815
Asian householders: $33,391
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $31,648
Some other race householders: $30,565
Two or more races householders: $44,154
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,945

Lakewood household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lakewood household income for Black householders

Lakewood household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lakewood household income for Asian householders

Lakewood household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Lakewood household income for Some other race householders

Lakewood household income for Two or more races householders

Lakewood household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lakewood marital status for males

Lakewood marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $296,551
Black or African American householders: $272,266
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $242,453
Asian householders: $268,910
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $307,410
Some other race householders: $193,488
Two or more races householders: $292,010
Hispanic or Latino householders: $254,694

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,021
One, attached: 960
Two: 1,011
3 or 4: 1,522
5 to 9: 2,553
10 to 19: 2,964
20 to 49: 1,316
50 or more: 1,494
Mobile homes: 1,441
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 63

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,737

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lakewood:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (81%) Utility gas (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 596

Here:	9.5%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 269

Here:	8.4%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 302

Here:	11.7%
Washington:	15.7%

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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