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| Lakewood |
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| Population 2002: | 58,768 |
| Population 2000: | 58,211 |
| Population growth: | +557 (+0.96%) |
| Land area: | 17.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 12.7% (6.6% Asia, 2.8% Europe, 2.6% Latin America) |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (22.8%), Retail trade (13.7%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 61.6% |
| Black: | 12.3% |
| Hispanic: | 8.5% |
| Two or more races: | 7.0% |
| Korean: | 3.9% |
| Other race: | 3.6% |
| American Indian: | 3.2% |
| Filipino: | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: | 1.8% |
| Japanese: | 1.0% |
| Other Asian: | 0.7% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 51.3% |
| Never married: | 24.1% |
| Divorced: | 15.2% |
| Widowed: | 6.2% |
| Separated: | 3.2% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $147,600 |
| Household income: | $36,422 |
| Resident age: | 35.0 years |
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| Lakewood Compared to Washington State Average |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 85.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 21.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 8.4% |
| Unemployed: | 8.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 763 (1273.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 524.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 450 (750.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 249 (415.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 134 (223.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 58 (96.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,549 (4252.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murder: | 1 (1.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 15.5% |
| Irish: | 8.9% |
| English: | 8.0% |
| United States: | 4.5% |
| Norwegian: | 3.9% |
| Italian: | 3.3% |