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The City of Lakewood is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fourth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 164th most populous city in the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that in 2005 the population of the City of Lakewood was 140,671 , the population of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area was 2,359,994 , the population of the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area was 2,869,377 , and the population of the Front Range Urban Corridor was 4,013,055. The City of Lakewood was incorporated in 1969. At the time of incorporation the city population was already over 90,000, making Lakewood one of the largest cities, at the time of original incorporation, in the history of the United States. The urban/suburban development of the community known as Lakewood was begun in 1889 by Charles Welch and W.A.H. Loveland, who platted a 13-block area along Colfax Avenue west of Denver...more

Lakewood's economy is diverse while the largest employers are government. The Jefferson County school district employs about 11,000 and the Denver Federal Center employs about 6,200 people. Lakewood in the Media *A South Park episode took place at Casa Bonita, a local Mexican restaurant in Lakewood. External links * City of Lakewood * City of Lakewood *

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Among the most common occupations in Lakewood are Management, professional, and related occupations, 32%. Sales and office occupations, 29%. and Service occupations, 11%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Lakewood, Colorado work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Lakewood Jobs are for sales associate jobs, registered nurse jobs, project manager jobs, general manager jobs, physical therapist jobs and store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Lakewood, Colorado are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 15%; Retail trade, 14%; and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 13%. Simply Hired's Lakewood job listings indicate that the following industries in Lakewood are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Children's Hospitals, Cancer Hospitals, Hospitals and Outpatient Surgery Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lakewood, Colorado is $40,072, and the median income of households in Lakewood was $50,234.

Lakewood has an unemployment rate of 7.5%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Lakewood Trends data, the number of Lakewood, Colorado jobs has increased by 4% since March 2008.

Population of Lakewood Total population 142,434 Male 47.63% Female 52.37% Median age 37.8     Lakewood Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.1% Median cost of a home $237,100 Median mortgage payment $1,103 Renter-occupied homes 37.9% Vacant housing 5.7% Median monthly rent $781     Average Income Median for all workers $30,795 Median for all male full-time $42,341 Median for all female full-time $37,803     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 10% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 12%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 46% Separated 3% Widowed 4% Divorced 16%     Race White 84% Black or African American 1% Asian 5% Other 11%     Lakewood Commute Carpool 9.8% Public transportation 4.6% Average travel time 24 minutes

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