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Compare Lakewood to Santa Cruz

This post compares Lakewood, California to Santa Cruz, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lakewood (city) Santa Cruz (city)
Population 81,106 63,993
Income (median) $56,545 $60,359
Home Value (median) $475,800 $750,600
White 51% 76%
Black 7% 1%
Asian 18% 9%
With Kids 37% 20%
Age (median) 38 29
Rentals 28% 53%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lakewood or Santa Cruz?
A: Lakewood has a larger population count than Santa Cruz: 81106 compared with 63993 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lakewood or in Santa Cruz?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Lakewood.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lakewood or Santa Cruz?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Lakewood.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Cruz does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 28% for Lakewood versus 53% for Santa Cruz.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lakewood may include: San-Lorenzo, La-Mirada, and Castro-Valley.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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