Lakewood is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 62,709 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Lakewood is the 20th largest community in Washington.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Lakewood. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Lakewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.79% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Lakewood are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.23% of adults in Lakewood having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lakewood in 2022 was $44,695, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,780 for a family of four. However, Lakewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lakewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lakewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lakewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lakewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lakewood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lakewood's cultural character, accounting for 15.26% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Lakewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.