Lakewood is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 49,658 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Lakewood is the 18th largest community in Ohio. Lakewood has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Lakewood is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.22% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lakewood is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lakewood who work in management occupations (12.95%), office and administrative support (9.93%), and sales jobs (9.62%). Also of interest is that Lakewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Lakewood is also a city of artists. Lakewood has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lakewood’s character. A relatively large number of people in Lakewood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lakewood, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lakewood is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.80% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Lakewood in 2022 was $45,774, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $183,096 for a family of four. However, Lakewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lakewood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lakewood include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lakewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Arabic.
