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 have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lakewood. 50.80% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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.
