| | People QuickFacts | Lakewood | Washington |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 58,839 | 6,830,038 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 58,163 | 6,724,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.2% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 58,163 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.7% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.6% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.0% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 59.3% | 77.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 11.8% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.3% | 1.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 9.0% | 7.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.6% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 8.7% | 4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 15.3% | 11.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 54.1% | 72.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 74.9% | 81.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.6% | 12.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 20.0% | 17.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.8% | 89.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 22.8% | 31.0% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.6 | 25.4 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 44.2% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 42.4% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $245,700 | $285,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 24,659 | 2,577,375 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.31 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,760 | $29,733 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $42,476 | $57,244 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.9% | 12.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lakewood | Washington |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,528 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 16.0% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.1% | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 125,365 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,130,602 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 743,672 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,086 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 125,546 | 12,389,422 |