Columbine vs Lakewood

A side-by-side comparison of Columbine and Lakewood: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbine and Lakewood are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lakewood has the higher population (156,309 vs 25,681 in Columbine). Columbine has the higher median household income ($129,480 vs $85,789 in Lakewood). Columbine has the higher median home value ($590,600 vs $548,200 in Lakewood).

Population, income & housing

	Columbine	Lakewood
Population	25,681	156,309
Median age	40.7 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$129,480	$85,789
Median home value	$590,600	$548,200
Median gross rent	$2,391	$1,746
Housing units	9,849	73,000
Homeownership rate	90.1%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbine	Lakewood
Population	25,332 → 25,681 (+1.4%)	155,146 → 156,309 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$101,731 → $129,480 (+27.3%)	$66,740 → $85,789 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$402,700 → $590,600 (+46.7%)	$364,800 → $548,200 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,871 → $2,391 (+27.8%)	$1,361 → $1,746 (+28.3%)

Columbine

Population

25,33225,681

Median household income

$101,731$129,480

Median home value

$402,700$590,600

Median gross rent

$1,871$2,391

Lakewood

Population

155,146156,309

Median household income

$66,740$85,789

Median home value

$364,800$548,200

Median gross rent

$1,361$1,746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbine	Lakewood
Under 5	5.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	19.6%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.1%
75 and over	7.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbine	Lakewood
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	68.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.1%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbine	Lakewood
No high school diploma	3.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	16.9%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbine	Lakewood
Drove alone	71.0%	67.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.7%	2.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.9%
Worked from home	20.4%	19.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbine	Lakewood
1-unit, detached	79.1%	46.6%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	17.6%
20 or more units	3.5%	16.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbine	Lakewood
Poverty rate	5.3%	9.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1976	1977