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Lakewood Population 2024

Lakewood is the city in Colorado State of United States, lies west of Denver and 62 miles north-northwest of Colorado Springs, located at the junction of Route 6 and Colorado Highway 121 in central Colorado. Lakewood population in 2024 is estimated to be 158,781, covers city area of 44.647 sq mi (115.635 sq km), ranks fifth largest city in Colorado State, one-hundred-sixty-seventh city in the United States. Lakewood city in Jefferson County, was started in 1889 by Charles Welch and Loveland, who planned for thirteen block area along Colfax Avenue west of Denver in eastern Jefferson County. Lakewood population as per 2020 census 155,984 compared to 2010 population is 142,980, with increase number of 13,004 people growth of 9.1 percent.

Below is the Lakewood population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
2010142,786
2011144,1020.92
2012145,4180.91
2013146,9091.03
2014149,4811.75
2015152,1221.77
2016154,1171.31
2017155,0480.60
2018156,7981.13
2019157,9350.73
2020155,984-1.24
2021 *156,6130.403
2022 *157,7980.76
2023 *158,6560.55
2024 *158,7810.08
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


Lakewood Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Lakewood population is 79,302, out of these 37,683 are male, 41,619 are female, The sex ratio of Lakewood is 91. The median age of the Lakewood population is 38.1, Lakewood population by age are, under 18 years is 17,051, 16 years and over is 63,499, 18 years and over is 62,251, 21 years and over is 57,969, 65 years and over is 13,026. 47.5% are male, 52.5% are female, Population of Lakewood by age percent-wise is, 21.5% are under 18 years old, 80.1% are 16 years and over, 78.5% are 18 years and over, 73.1% are 21 years and over, 12.7% are 65 years and over. There are total 25,789 housing units, The voting population of Lakewood are 57,581, out of these 27,569 are male voters, 30,012 are female voters, 47.9% are male, 52.1% are female. Lakewood population in 2023 is estimated to be 158,344, population in 2022 is estimated to be 157,798, and in 2021 is estimated to be 156,613.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -58,1605.2%
5 - 96,8314.3%
10 - 149,5986.1%
15 - 197,3854.7%
20 - 2410,2596.5%
25 - 3429,87218.9%
35 - 4424,11815.3%
45 - 5417,95011.4%
55 - 598,2755.2%
60 - 648,5375.4%
65 - 7415,0089.5%
75 - 847,8175.0%
85 and over4,1072.6%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Lakewood Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Lakewood by race are:

White Population

White population in Lakewood, Colorado are 37,496, percentage wise 47.3 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Lakewood, Colorado are 11,889, percentage wise 15.0 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Lakewood, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Lakewood are 16,893, percentage wise 21.3 percent are asians, out of these 369 are Asian Indians, 1,125 are Chinese, 10,974 are Filipinos, 551 are Japanese, 443 are Korean, 455 are Vietnamese and 2,976 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Lakewood, Colorado are 22,730. Percentage wise 28.7 percent are hispanics, out of these 18,662 are Mexican people, 740 are Puerto Ricans, 232 are Cubans, and 3,096 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race157,917Percent
White135,58485.9%
Black or African American1,8601.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native1,9401.2%
Asian Population6,8014.3%
Asian Indian8160.5%
Chinese1,1220.7%
Filipino2070.1%
Japanese4910.3%
Other Asian Population1,131
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander710.0%
Hispanic or Latino34,16721.6%
Mexican24,34215.4%
Puerto Rican1,7161.1%
Cuban660.0%
Other Hispanic or Latino8,043
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Lakewood native population is 62,833, out of these 52,149 born in the Colorado state and 9,660 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 16,469, out of these 11,131 are Naturalized US citizen, 537 are in Europe, 7,084 in Asia, 127 in Africa, 3,242 in Latin America and 79 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Lakewood are 5,338, out of these 152 are from Europe, 3,317 are from Asia, 103 from Africa, 1,645 are from Latin America and 121 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native144,808
Born in state of residence73,745
Born in other state in the United States69,015
Northeast9,337
Midwest24,298
South18,050
West17,330
Born outside the United States2,048
Puerto Rico773
U.S. Island Areas0
Born abroad of American parent(s)1,275
Foreign born
Born outside of United States13,109
Naturalized U.S. citizen6,211
Europe1,676
Asia2,694
Africa123
Oceania32
Latin America1,636
Northern America50
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen6,898
Europe652
Asia2,410
Africa197
Oceania0
Latin America3,415
Northern America224
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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