Lakewood is a city of 2,957 people in New York. At a median age of 47.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $158,500. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 21% less than in New York as a whole. There are 1,509 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,557, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lakewood
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants75.1% → 64.4%(−10.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share94.9% → 88.4%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population3,564 → 2,957(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Lakewood's population equals 2.4% of Chautauqua County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.9% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.5%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.3%(80)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.8%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 209 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lakewood, decade by decade
Lakewood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,564
$81,442
$136,084
23.0%
12.2
2000
3,258
$73,529
$134,985
35.9%
7.0
2010
3,002
$60,488
$127,026
30.7%
11.6
2020
3,002
$63,317
$137,930
35.6%
26.1
2024
2,957
$67,557
$158,500
39.2%
26.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
