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Lakewood, CO (Colorado) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $569,500 (it was $169,000 in 2000)
Lakewood:

$569,500
Colorado:

$531,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $412,400 - $722,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $688,917
Here:

$688,917
State:

$676,667

Townhouses or other attached units: $457,851
Here:

$457,851
State:

$526,340

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $304,418
Here:

$304,418
State:

$385,502

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $323,371
Here:

$323,371
State:

$417,586

Mobile homes: $271,303
Here:

$271,303
State:

$115,510

Total population: 149,643 (Urban population: 143,905, Rural population: 184 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 73,196 (68,616 occupied: 40,899 owner occupied, 27,717 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

34%

Housing density: 1,760 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $578,329.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,565 (lower quartile is $1,289, upper quartile is $1,882)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,900


Median gross rent in Lakewood, CO in 2022: $1,681

Housing units in Lakewood with a mortgage: 27,489 (4,372 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 3,719 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 408

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $122,876

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $85,040

Median monthly housing costs: $1,639

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Lakewood, Colorado Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 156,114
  • Male householders: 33,035 (10,438 living alone), Female householders: 35,581 (12,279 living alone)
  • 26,377 spouses (25,889 opposite-sex spouses), 8,111 unmarried partners, (6,988 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 33,818 children (32,225 natural, 283 adopted, 1,310 stepchildren), 5,054 grandchildren, 1,312 brothers or sisters, 1,795 parents, 0 foster children, 2,135 other relatives, 5,904 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,992

Size of family households: 17,844 2-persons, 9,502 3-persons, 6,024 4-persons, 1,821 5-persons, 1,350 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,717 1-person, 8,111 2-persons, 788 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 63 6-persons.

14,284 married couples with children.
6,483 single-parent households (1,532 men, 4,951 women).

86.9% of residents of Lakewood speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 10,567 (6.8%)
(64.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lakewood, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lakewood, Colorado
  • 470no bedroom
  • 1,7531 bedroom
  • 8,8822 bedrooms
  • 12,8753 bedrooms
  • 11,8364 bedrooms
  • 5,0835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood, Colorado
  • 595no bedroom
  • 9,1761 bedroom
  • 12,5022 bedrooms
  • 4,3353 bedrooms
  • 9914 bedrooms
  • 1185+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lakewood in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lakewood in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 730no vehicle
  • 11,3181 vehicle
  • 18,8202 vehicles
  • 7,0863 vehicles
  • 2,3764 vehicles
  • 5695+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lakewood in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lakewood in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,121no vehicle
  • 12,3091 vehicle
  • 9,3212 vehicles
  • 2,0973 vehicles
  • 8064 vehicles
  • 635+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lakewood, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lakewood, Colorado
  • 4701 room
  • 2342 rooms
  • 2,0263 rooms
  • 4,7314 rooms
  • 4,6655 rooms
  • 5,6256 rooms
  • 6,5387 rooms
  • 5,5818 rooms
  • 11,0299+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lakewood, Colorado
  • 5951 room
  • 2,7232 rooms
  • 7,2673 rooms
  • 8,8874 rooms
  • 3,7815 rooms
  • 2,3666 rooms
  • 9397 rooms
  • 4358 rooms
  • 7249+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lakewood, CO
Lakewood city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Lakewood, CO household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lakewood, CO in 2022
  • 2,576Less than $10,000
  • 3,261$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,958$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,261$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,810$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,189$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,163$60,000 to $74,999
  • 10,310$75,000 to $99,999
  • 8,220$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,665$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,813$150,000 to $199,999
  • 9,390$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lakewood, CO

  • Distribution of house value in Lakewood, CO in 2022
  • 463Less than $10,000
  • 76$20,000 to $24,999
  • 44$25,000 to $29,999
  • 35$30,000 to $34,999
  • 66$40,000 to $49,999
  • 348$50,000 to $59,999
  • 29$60,000 to $69,999
  • 42$70,000 to $79,999
  • 13$90,000 to $99,999
  • 242$100,000 to $124,999
  • 85$125,000 to $149,999
  • 324$150,000 to $174,999
  • 257$175,000 to $199,999
  • 920$200,000 to $249,999
  • 868$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,675$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5,369$400,000 to $499,999
  • 15,663$500,000 to $749,999
  • 5,091$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,035$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 458$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 164$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lakewood, CO

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lakewood, CO in 2022
  • 116$100 to $149
  • 54$150 to $199
  • 443$200 to $249
  • 20$300 to $349
  • 47$350 to $399
  • 58$400 to $449
  • 35$450 to $499
  • 213$500 to $549
  • 614$600 to $649
  • 401$650 to $699
  • 178$700 to $749
  • 216$750 to $799
  • 320$800 to $899
  • 916$900 to $999
  • 2,175$1,000 to $1,249
  • 6,479$1,250 to $1,499
  • 10,847$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,371$2,000 to $2,499
  • 315$2,500 to $2,999
  • 253$3,000 to $3,499
  • 345$3,500 or more
  • 301No cash rent
Work and jobs in Lakewood: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.1%
Number of people working at home: 18,986 (21.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 916
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,378
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,708
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 11,960
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 13,147
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,432
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,854
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,646
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,049
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,785
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,906
  • 90 or more minutes: 949
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lakewood

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 57,351 (66.0%)
  • Carpooled: 4,940 (5.7%)
  • Bus: 1,497 (1.7%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 83 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 6 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 195 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 761 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 413 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 1,324 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 18,986 (21.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.4%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 6.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 10.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 15.9%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 3.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lakewood, Colorado
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lakewood, Colorado
  • 3,3412010 or later
  • 2,1232000 to 2009
  • 3,0361990 to 1999
  • 2,5091980 to 1989
  • 1,0041970 to 1979
  • 1,831Before 1970
Ancestries in Lakewood, CO

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 9,478 (13.3%)
  • English: 5,692 (8.0%)
  • Irish: 4,561 (6.4%)
  • American: 4,164 (5.9%)
  • Italian: 3,693 (5.2%)
  • European: 2,461 (3.5%)
  • Polish: 1,254 (1.8%)
  • Norwegian: 1,246 (1.8%)
  • Scottish: 1,191 (1.7%)
  • Dutch: 797 (1.1%)
  • French: 691 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 518 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 488 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 416 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 318 (0.4%)
  • British: 304 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 288 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 284 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 257 (0.4%)
  • Austrian: 222 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 218 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 200 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 172 (0.2%)
  • African: 172 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 169 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 161 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 154 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 145 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 137 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 129 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 122 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 122 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 121 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 107 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 101 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 85 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 79 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 70 (0.10%)
  • Bulgarian: 65 (0.09%)
  • Egyptian: 47 (0.07%)
  • Armenian: 41 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 40 (0.06%)
  • Slavic: 38 (0.05%)
  • Palestinian: 37 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 33 (0.05%)
  • West Indian: 32 (0.04%)
  • Slovene: 29 (0.04%)
  • Celtic: 26 (0.04%)
  • Australian: 23 (0.03%)
  • Afghan: 21 (0.03%)
  • Estonian: 21 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 18 (0.03%)
  • Lebanese: 17 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 14 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 14 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 14 (0.02%)
  • Ethiopian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Jamaican: 13 (0.02%)
  • Iraqi: 11 (0.02%)
  • Assyrian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 10 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Turkish: 9 (0.01%)
  • Alsatian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 8 (0.01%)
  • Haitian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Maltese: 7 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Icelander: 4 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Lakewood:

33.5% (4,534)
Colorado:

38.3% (209,491)

Vietnam
Lakewood:

7.8% (1,054)
Colorado:

3.0% (16,616)

India
Lakewood:

5.8% (779)
Colorado:

4.0% (21,689)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lakewood:

4.0% (543)
Colorado:

3.3% (17,998)

Korea
Lakewood:

3.6% (481)
Colorado:

2.9% (15,981)

Germany
Lakewood:

3.4% (455)
Colorado:

2.5% (13,706)

Canada
Lakewood:

2.7% (361)
Colorado:

2.7% (15,026)

Philippines
Lakewood:

2.2% (292)
Colorado:

2.3% (12,342)

Guatemala
Lakewood:

2.0% (267)
Colorado:

1.4% (7,898)

Japan
Lakewood:

1.9% (262)
Colorado:

0.7% (4,075)

France
Lakewood:

1.8% (250)
Colorado:

0.5% (2,620)

Brazil
Lakewood:

1.8% (243)
Colorado:

1.0% (5,365)

England
Lakewood:

1.7% (230)
Colorado:

1.2% (6,672)

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

  • This state: 73,990
  • Other state: 70,002
  • Northeast: 9,126
  • Midwest: 25,583
  • South: 16,108
  • West: 19,185

82.9% of Lakewood residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60.1% lived in Colorado.


Lakewood:

82.9%
State average:

83.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 599
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 353
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 528
  • 10th grade: 193
  • 11th grade: 910
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 364
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,806
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,006
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,487
  • Associate degree: 5,557
  • Bachelor's degree: 16,471
  • Master's degree: 5,750
  • Professional school degree: 1,099
  • Doctorate degree: 1,170
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 799
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 199
  • 7th and 8th grade: 342
  • 9th grade: 553
  • 10th grade: 452
  • 11th grade: 692
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,002
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,972
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,870
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,569
  • Associate degree: 4,343
  • Bachelor's degree: 18,739
  • Master's degree: 7,060
  • Professional school degree: 1,339
  • Doctorate degree: 741
Educational Attainment for Females
Lakewood marital status for males
Lakewood marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 33,713
  • One, attached: 7,522
  • Two: 1,635
  • 3 or 4: 4,365
  • 5 to 9: 5,818
  • 10 to 19: 7,313
  • 20 to 49: 5,974
  • 50 or more: 5,702
  • Mobile homes: 1,090
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lakewood
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lakewood, CO
  • 80.6%Utility gas
  • 16.5%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lakewood, CO
  • 56.3%Utility gas
  • 39.0%Electricity
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 759
Here:

8.9%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 354
Here:

5.5%
Colorado:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,703
Here:

19.6%
Colorado:

14.0%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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