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Population
62,755
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$461,200
Owner-occupied units
Lakewood, WA
Washington · 47.164° N, 122.528° W · 17 sq mi
Lakewood is a city in Washington, with a population of 62,755 and about 3,678 residents per square mile. The median household earns $74,720 a year, and the median home is worth $461,200.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
17 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,678
People per square mile
Rank by population
#684
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#699
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$74,720
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,525
Per month
Homeownership
47.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
29.3 min
One way
People
Median age
37.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
23.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15.3%
Households
26,500
2.32 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.8%
Professional & business services 12.2%
Retail trade 11.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Washington
State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State
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Cities near Lakewood
- Tacoma, WA7 mi · 229,816
- South Hill, WA12 mi · 68,025
- Federal Way, WA14 mi · 99,729
- Lacey, WA15 mi · 58,833
- Auburn, WA18 mi · 86,301
- Olympia, WA19 mi · 56,724
- Kent, WA21 mi · 134,871
- Burien, WA23 mi · 51,859
Cities about the same size
- Little Elm, TX62,727
- Vineland, NJ62,703
- Council Bluffs, IA62,680
- Wellington, FL62,662
- White Plains, NY62,871
- Utica, NY62,978
- Taunton, MA62,522
- Woodland, CA62,513
More in Washington
- Seattle784,777
- Spokane230,783
- Vancouver199,698
- Bellevue154,193
- Everett113,567
- Spokane Valley108,405
- Renton104,975
- Yakima97,458
Wealthiest person in Washington
Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Washington · private sector
Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Washington
Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.