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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. If knowledge is power, Lakewood is a pretty powerful place. 50.80% of the adults in Lakewood have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. 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.
