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| Lakewood |
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| Population 2000: | 144,126 |
| Population 2002: | 143,754 |
| Elevation: | 5,450 feet |
| Land area: | 41.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 7.1% (2.8% Latin America, 2.0% Asia, 1.8% Europe) |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (15.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.2%), Retail trade (12.1%). |
| Population growth: | -372 (-0.26%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 78.9% |
| Hispanic: | 14.5% |
| Other race: | 4.9% |
| Two or more races: | 2.6% |
| American Indian: | 2.0% |
| Black: | 1.5% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.9% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 51.4% |
| Never married: | 28.0% |
| Divorced: | 13.7% |
| Widowed: | 5.3% |
| Separated: | 1.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $174,900 |
| Household income: | $48,109 |
| Resident age: | 36.5 years |
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| Lakewood Compared to Colorado State Average |
| House age: | much below |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Renting percentage: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 89.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 32.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 11.3% |
| Unemployed: | 3.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 376.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 207 (137.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 144 (95.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 80 (53.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 6,084 (4029.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,277 (845.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (0.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,145 (758.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 25.1% |
| Irish: | 14.1% |
| English: | 13.5% |
| Italian: | 5.6% |
| United States: | 4.6% |
| French: | 3.9% |