Population

156,927

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$574,400

Owner-occupied units

Lakewood, CO

Colorado · 39.699° N, 105.118° W · 43 sq mi

Lakewood is a city in Colorado, with a population of 156,927 and about 3,608 residents per square mile. The median household earns $89,792 a year, and the median home is worth $574,400.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

43 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,608

People per square mile

Rank by population

#179

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#290

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$89,792

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,806

Per month

Homeownership

58.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

25.5 min

One way

People

Median age

38.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

45.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

Households

69,799

2.2 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.1^%

Professional & business services 17.4^%

Retail trade 10.2^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Colorado

Name

Philip Anschutz

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$16.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Denver

Source of wealth

Energy, sports, entertainment

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Colorado · private sector

Employer

UCHealth

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Colorado

Company

Arrow Electronics

Revenue

$27.9B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Centennial

Ticker

ARW

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital

Denver

Nickname

The Centennial State

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