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Lakewood, Ohio, in Cuyahoga county, is 5 miles W of Cleveland, Ohio. The city is included in the Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 56,646 people lived in Lakewood.
In Lakewood, about 41% of adults are married. Lakewood is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the city; the city has more single adults than most places of its size.
In 2000, Lakewood had a median family income of $53,433. Significantly, more adults in Lakewood have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Ohio. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the city.)
Lakewood residents donated more money ($40,650) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.
An estimated 45% of living spaces in Lakewood are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The city housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Living alone is quite feasible in Lakewood, with the choice of small rental properties there. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the city as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Lakewood, 85% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Lakewood.
Lakewood strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Ohio):
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| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 6% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 12% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State) | Top 17% | |
Comparing Lakewood to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Ohio (State):
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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