Colorado · Census place 43000
Lakewood city, CO
Quick answer
Lakewood city has 156,309 residents, ranking #5 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $85,789, the median home is worth $548,200 and median gross rent runs $1,746 a month.
- Population
- 156,309Lakewood city residents
- Median household income
- $85,789Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $548,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,746Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.1%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 24.4% 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 6.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 58.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Colorado Springs city 483,099
- Aurora city 390,201
- Fort Collins city 169,705
- Thornton city 142,878
- Arvada city 122,835
- Westminster city 115,546
- Pueblo city 111,514
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