Lakewood.
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Colorado·Jefferson County
48 tracts·156K people·$574K median·3,595/mi²
White 68 · Hispanic 23 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 35 · Other 26
Professional 27 · Health 22 · Retail 16 · Public admin 13 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 19 · Service 16 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 12 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lakewood is $574,400 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Lakewood has 156,583 residents across 42 census tracts and 31 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.2; the population is 68.2% White, 22.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Multiracial, 3.6% Asian, 1.3% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 45.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.2% (Census ACS).
Dennison Elementary School (89%), Devinny Elementary School (70%) and Rooney Ranch Elementary School (68%) lead the elementary schools; Dunstan Middle School (43%), Creighton Middle School (33%) and Carmody Middle School (30%) lead the middle schools; Jefferson County Open Secondary (45%) and Alameda International Junior/Senior High School (11%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,806/month, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lakewood is $89,792 a year, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Lakewood, median rent is $1,806/month and the median home value is $574,400 (Census ACS).
Lakewood reported 7.2 violent crimes and 46.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 56 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 18 inches; snowfall averages 62 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lakewood are hail (97), lightning (77) and winter weather (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Lakewood scores 12.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).