California · Census place 39892
Lakewood city, CA
Quick answer
Lakewood city has 80,510 residents, ranking #109 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $116,794, the median home is worth $774,100 and median gross rent runs $2,324 a month.
- Population
- 80,510Lakewood city residents
- Median household income
- $116,794Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $774,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,324Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lakewood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lakewood city median would spend about 23.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 72% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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