Lakewood

Population & Demographics

Lakewood, OH

Lakewood is home to 50,007 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,284 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
50,007
people
Population

50,007 residents

Median age 35.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lakewood population & demographics

Who lives in Lakewood — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
50,007
Median age
35.5yrs
Median household income
$68,954
Median home value
$262,200
Median gross rent
$1,070/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
55.3%
Poverty rate
10.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lakewood

How Lakewood breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White83.0%
Black5.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Two or more races3.9%
Asian3.1%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Lakewood

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lakewood.

Lakewood at a glance
Employed Residents
26,284
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Cleveland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lakewood proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lakewood commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

64 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lakewood

26,284 commutes, one dot at a time

Lakewood

Where 26,284 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lakewood, by worker count.

1Cleveland6.8 mi9,917
2Lakewood0.0 mi2,453
3Westlake6.9 mi1,229
4Rocky River2.4 mi569
5Parma7.3 mi483
6Independence10.8 mi451
7Middleburg Heights7.9 mi396
8Columbus120.1 mi377

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lakewood.

1Lakewood0.0 mi2,453
2Cleveland6.8 mi2,337
3Parma7.3 mi459
4North Olmsted7.2 mi342
5Westlake6.9 mi331
6Rocky River2.4 mi293
7North Ridgeville12.8 mi236
8Fairview Park3.9 mi231

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lakewood’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services21.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.6%
EDEducational Services10.6%
RTRetail Trade10.0%
MFManufacturing7.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.2%
FIFinance and Insurance4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lakewood

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lakewood

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