Lakewood, Washington demographics

Lakewood, WA demographics: median age 37.4; 23.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lakewood city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5338038. The survey estimates a population of 62,937 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lakewood is 37.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 26,500 households (±846). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.4 ±1.7	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	12,366 ±1,026	19.6% ±1.6 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	17,068 ±1,209	27.1% ±1.9 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	22,678 ±1,366	36.0% ±2.2 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	10,825 ±856	17.2% ±1.4 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	31,125 ±992	49.5% ±1.6 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	31,812 ±991	50.5% ±1.6 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	30,192 ±1,736	48.0% ±2.8 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,987 ±1,242	14.3% ±2.0 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	517 ±235	0.8% ±0.4 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,484 ±716	7.1% ±1.1 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2,252 ±724	3.6% ±1.2 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,945 ±1,186	7.9% ±1.9 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	11,560 ±1,423	18.4% ±2.3 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	51,092 ±1,711	81.2% ±2.7 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,845 ±1,715	18.8% ±2.7 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,500
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,004 ±684	37.8% ±2.3 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,260 ±327	4.8% ±1.2 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,857 ±507	14.6% ±1.9 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	8,749 ±943	33.0% ±3.4 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,630 ±530	9.9% ±2.0 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,500
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,068 ±613	26.7% ±2.2 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	19,432 ±1,192	73.3% ±3.8 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,500
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	8,749 ±943	33.0% ±3.4 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,985 ±796	33.9% ±2.8 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,680 ±531	13.9% ±2.0 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,676 ±488	10.1% ±1.8 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,394 ±414	5.3% ±1.6 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	624 ±220	2.4% ±0.8 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	392 ±302 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,937
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	53,331 ±1,073	84.7% ±1.7 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,606 ±1,070	15.3% ±1.7 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 59,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	45,638 ±1,275	76.8% ±2.0 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	7,367 ±1,272	12.4% ±2.1 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	191 ±147 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	545 ±211	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	130 ±126 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	383 ±312 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	1,195 ±417	2.0% ±0.7 pp	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	63 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	299 ±172 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,121 ±325	1.9% ±0.5 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,391 ±397	2.3% ±0.7 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	168 ±160 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	910 ±589 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 45,037
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,519 ±798	12.3% ±1.7 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,811 ±1,227	26.2% ±2.6 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	11,771 ±1,096	26.1% ±2.3 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,475 ±587	12.2% ±1.3 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,184 ±716	13.7% ±1.5 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,277 ±466	9.5% ±1.0 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 62,343
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	52,280 ±1,545	83.9% ±2.5 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,179 ±1,049	8.3% ±1.7 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,494 ±485	2.4% ±0.8 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,460 ±572	3.9% ±0.9 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	930 ±477 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.1% of Lakewood residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 91.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lakewood	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.1% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.8% ±1.4 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	13.7% ±1.5 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lakewood . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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