Lakewood is home to 50,007 people in Ohio. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 44% of the housing stock. There are 9,022 people per square mile. The median age is 35.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 80% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,954, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% 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
Adults with a bachelor's degree29.0% → 55.3%(+26.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population59,718 → 50,007(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age32.7 → 35.5(+2.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Lakewood's population equals 4.0% of Cuyahoga County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.9% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 6.5% 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)27.2%(560)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(254)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.4%(545)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(77)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(53)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,061 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
59,718
$69,100
$174,485
29.0%
9.0
2000
56,646
$73,826
$214,227
35.9%
19.8
2010
52,131
$62,080
$199,242
38.9%
33.8
2020
50,942
$66,040
$207,986
47.8%
38.5
2024
50,007
$68,954
$262,200
55.3%
37.9
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.
