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Lakewood vs Bismarck

Lakewood, CA compared with Bismarck, ND · 1,274 miles apart

Lakewood has 78,010 residents to Bismarck’s 77,963. Lakewood comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Bismarck does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Lakewood, CA Bismarck, ND
Population 78,010 77,963
Density (per sq mi) 8,304 2,168
Median household income $119,177 $78,387
Median home value $827,200 $300,300
Median rent $2,347 $999
Homeownership 71.4% 65.5%
Average commute 28.4 min 15.6 min
Median age 39.4 38.9
Bachelor's degree + 32.7% 39.2%
Poverty rate 5.8% 9.3%
Unemployment 5.2% 2.5%
Price to income 6.9× 3.8×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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