Humidity & wind
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Population
62,755
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$461,200
Owner-occupied units
Lakewood, WA
Washington · 47.164° N, 122.528° W · 17 sq mi
Lakewood is a city in Washington, with a population of 62,755 and about 3,678 residents per square mile. The median household earns $74,720 a year, and the median home is worth $461,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
17 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,678
People per square mile
Rank by population
#684
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#699
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$74,720
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,525
Per month
Homeownership
47.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
29.3 min
One way
People
Median age
37.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
23.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15.3%
Households
26,500
2.32 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.8%
Professional & business services 12.2%
Retail trade 11.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Washington
Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Washington · private sector
Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Washington
Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Washington
State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State
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- South Hill, WA12 mi · 68,025
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- Olympia, WA19 mi · 56,724
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