Lakewood

Population & Demographics

Lakewood, CO

Lakewood is home to 156,583 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 80,976 resident workers commute each day.

ColoradoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
156,583
people
Population

156,583 residents

Median age 38.2 · 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
156,583
Median age
38.2yrs
Median household income
$89,792
Median home value
$574,400
Median gross rent
$1,806/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.3%
Poverty rate
9.2%

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).

White68.2%
Hispanic or Latino22.6%
Two or more races3.8%
Asian3.6%
Black1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

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
80,976
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Denver
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

56 / 100

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

Lakewood

80,976 commutes, one dot at a time

Lakewood

Where 80,976 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Denver8.3 mi24,225
2Lakewood0.0 mi14,457
3Aurora16.8 mi3,251
4Golden6.5 mi2,358
5Centennial14.2 mi2,131
6Arvada8.1 mi1,969
7Colorado Springs60.1 mi1,810
8Greenwood Village12.4 mi1,796

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lakewood.

1Denver8.3 mi15,375
2Lakewood0.0 mi14,457
3Arvada8.1 mi6,077
4Aurora16.8 mi4,461
5Westminster12.2 mi3,199
6Dakota Ridge6.1 mi2,669
7Thornton16.5 mi2,299
8Highlands Ranch13.6 mi2,233

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%)
EDEducational Services16.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.9%
RTRetail Trade10.9%
PAPublic Administration10.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.0%
COConstruction5.1%
MFManufacturing3.1%
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