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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lakewood is $31,689, which is about the same as the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Lakewood median household income is $56,134, which has grown by 16.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lakewood residents spend 25.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #131

Lakewood, CO	31,689 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakewood, CO	34,461 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakewood, CO	38,007 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakewood, CO	30,938 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #152

Lakewood, CO	56,134 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lakewood, CO	72,028 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #230

Lakewood, CO	16.68%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lakewood, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.57%	$14,572, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.47%	$17,194, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$4,083, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.13%	$29,366, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lakewood, CO	70,147 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lakewood, CO	86,519 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lakewood, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$56,017, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$45,583, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,279, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$69,201, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$70,956, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,642, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$56,596, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lakewood, CO	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$27,720, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$59,589, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,331, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$45,515, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lakewood, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	119,545, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	59,143, 49.47%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	43,141, 72.94%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	116, 0.20%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	43,025, 72.75%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	39,518, 91.85%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,507, 8.15%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,002, 27.06%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	60,402, 50.53%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	38,224, 63.28%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	38,224, 63.28%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	35,157, 91.98%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,067, 8.02%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	22,178, 36.72%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lakewood, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	73,780, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	57,905, 78.48%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,188, 8.39%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,376, 4.58%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	1,079, 1.46%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	1,472, 2.00%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,760, 5.10%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lakewood, CO	25.7 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lakewood, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	74,675	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	39,518, 52.92%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,890, 35.15%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,897, 14.92%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,984, 20.20%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	88, 0.22%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,882, 9.82%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,547, 14.04%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	35,157, 47.08%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,753, 41.96%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,168, 20.39%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,645, 33.12%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.09%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	154, 0.44%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,277, 3.63%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lakewood, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	74,675, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,016, 1.36%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	5,620, 7.53%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,353, 5.83%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,209, 2.96%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,017, 12.07%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,237, 4.33%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	2,274, 3.05%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,373, 7.20%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,132, 13.57%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	14,100, 18.88%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,243, 11.04%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,667, 6.25%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,434, 5.94%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lakewood, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,043	12.61%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,210	8.96%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.