Compare Lakewood, WA vs Washington State (WA) vs United States

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Metric Lakewood, WA
City
Washington State (WA)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 62,937 7,816,116 334,922,499
Rent $1,525 $1,760 $1,413
Year built 1975 1985 1980
Household income $74,720 $98,141 $80,734
Per capita income $44,695 $53,744 $44,673
Poverty rate 13.2% 9.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.5% 4.0%
Household size 2.3 2.5 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 50.2% 47.5% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 62,937 7,816,116 334,922,499
Adults over 25 45,037 5,484,391 230,807,303
Total households 26,500 3,064,820 129,227,496
Household size 2.3 2.5 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $74,720 $98,141 $80,734
Per capita income $44,695 $53,744 $44,673
Poverty rate 13.2% 9.9% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.5% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 50.2% 47.5% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,525 $1,760 $1,413
Year built 1975 1985 1980
Households that rent 52.5% 36.2% 34.8%
Households that own 47.5% 63.8% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.8 5.5 5.5
Race
White 48% 65.8% 61%
Black 14.3% 4% 12.2%
Asian 7.1% 9.8% 6%
Two or more races 18.4% 12.8% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 18.8% 14.4% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 81.2% 85.6% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 91.2% 80.2% 84.9%
Commute time to work 29.0 min 27.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 8.8% 19.8% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 36.5% 27.5% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 26.2% 21.6% 26%
Some college or associate degree 14% 11.2% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 23.2% 39.6% 35.7%