Lakewood is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 144,089 people and 28 constituent neighborhoods, Lakewood is the fourth largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some cities, Lakewood isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lakewood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lakewood is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakewood who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.51%), sales jobs (11.71%), and management occupations (9.73%).

Also of interest is that Lakewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Lakewood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Lakewood Information and Demographics

The population of Lakewood is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 32.82% of adults in Lakewood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lakewood in 2000 was $25,575, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,300 for a family of four.

Lakewood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakewood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lakewood is White, followed by Asian. Lakewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.38% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakewood include German, English, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lakewood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.