Lakewood.
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Ohio·Cuyahoga County
18 tracts·50K people·$262K median·9,022/mi²
White 83 · Black 5 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Living alone 51 · Married couple 28 · Other 21
Professional 24 · Health 23 · Leisure 20 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 58 · Sales · office 18 · Service 12 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 11 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · 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 $262,200 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Lakewood has 50,007 residents across 18 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 83.0% White, 5.5% Black, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Multiracial, 3.1% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 1.9 people; 55.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS).
Lincoln Elementary School (91%), Grant Elementary School (89%) and Hayes Elementary School (83%) lead the elementary schools; Harding Middle School (83%) and Garfield Middle School (67%) lead the middle schools; Lakewood High School is the high school with reported scores (68%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,070/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lakewood is $68,954 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lakewood, median rent is $1,070/month and the median home value is $262,200 (Census ACS).
Lakewood reported 1.5 violent crimes and 15.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 105 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 42 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lakewood are cold wave (45), wildfire (40) and tornado (34), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lakewood, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).