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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Colorado

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Lakewood, Colorado




Lakewood (city), Colorado

   People QuickFactsLakewoodColorado
Population, 2003 estimate 142,4744,550,688
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.2%5.8%
Population, 2000 144,1264,301,261
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 14.2%30.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.1%6.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 22.2%25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.1%9.7%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.6%49.6%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)87.2%82.8%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.5%3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.1%1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)2.7%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)4.9%7.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.6%2.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 14.5%17.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 48.4%44.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.1%8.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 12.3%15.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.3%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 32.8%32.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.624.3
 
Housing units, 2000 62,4221,808,037
Homeownership rate, 2000 60.9%67.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $174,900$166,600
 
Households, 2000 60,5311,658,238
Persons per household, 2000 2.322.53
Median household income, 1999 $48,109$47,203
Per capita money income, 1999 $25,575$24,049
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 7.1%9.3%
   Business QuickFactsLakewoodColorado
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 957,51160,310,393
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,801,58440,536,034
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $13,291$10,417
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 202,6486,710,540
Total number of firms, 1997 15,132410,249
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 8.7%9.0%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 25.3%28.0%
   Geography QuickFactsLakewoodColorado
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 42103,718
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,465.341.5
FIPS Code 4300008
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:56 EST

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