Lakewood, CA

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US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Household Income

$116,794

3.33% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$774,100

11.3% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Lakewood, CA had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $116,794. Between N/A and N/A the population of Lakewood, CA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $113,030 to $116,794, a 3.33% increase.

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None of the households in Lakewood, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Lakewood, CA was $774,100, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Lakewood, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,004 ± 183
Gulf War (2001-)
944 ± 275
Gulf War (1990s)
426 ± 163

Lakewood, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lakewood, CA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Lakewood, CA are , and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($142,750), Public Administration ($105,360), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($102,742).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Lakewood, CA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lakewood, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,302 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,411 people), and Management Occupations (4,247 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lakewood, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Lakewood, CA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lakewood, CA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lakewood, CA, though some of these residents may live in Lakewood, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,442

Median earning men ± $3,302

$52,607

Median earning women ± $2,877

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($106,461), Manufacturing ($84,098), and Wholesale Trade ($78,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($91,343), Information ($85,292), and Construction ($76,010).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lakewood, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 263 students enrolled in Lakewood, CA, 27% men and 73% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Lakewood, CA was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Lakewood, CA according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lakewood, CA was $774,100 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $695,200 to $774,100, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lakewood, CA is 72%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Median household income in Lakewood, CA is $116,794. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Lakewood, CA was Census Tract 5710 with a value of $140,478, followed by Census Tract 5711.02 and Census Tract 5713, with respective values of $136,968 and $134,200.

Housing

Property

$774,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,421

$18,812

Median Property Taxes

±$750

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lakewood, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lakewood, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5710
Census Tract 5711.02
Census Tract 5713

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lakewood, CA was Census Tract 5710 with a value of $140,478, followed by Census Tract 5711.02 and Census Tract 5713, with respective values of $136,968 and $134,200.

The following map shows all of the places in Lakewood, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$116,794

Median Household Income

± $3,500

26.1k

Number of Households

± 1,139

In 2023, the median household income of the 26.1k households in Lakewood, CA grew to $116,794 from the previous year's value of $113,030.

The following chart displays the households in Lakewood, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lakewood, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Lakewood, CA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lakewood, CA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lakewood, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lakewood, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lakewood, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lakewood, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lakewood, CA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lakewood, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

95.1% of the population of Lakewood, CA has health coverage, with 59.1% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.91%

Uninsured

59.1%

Employer Coverage

14.6%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

1.01%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lakewood, CA grew by 4.84% from 4.68% to 4.91%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lakewood, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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