Lakewood vs St. Mary of the Woods

A side-by-side comparison of Lakewood and St. Mary of the Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

Lakewood and St. Mary of the Woods are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Mary of the Woods has the higher population (869 vs 530 in Lakewood). Lakewood has the higher median household income ($107,574 vs $19,141 in St. Mary of the Woods). Lakewood has the higher median home value ($269,400 vs $168,800 in St. Mary of the Woods).

Population, income & housing

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
Population	530	869
Median age	48.5 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$107,574	$19,141
Median home value	$269,400	$168,800
Median gross rent	—	$467
Housing units	221	271
Homeownership rate	100.0%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	48.7%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
Population	748 → 530 (-29.1%)	868 → 869 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$99,351 → $107,574 (+8.3%)	$19,792 → $19,141 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$237,900 → $269,400 (+13.2%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$396 → $467 (+17.9%)

Lakewood

Population

748530

Median household income

$99,351$107,574

Median home value

$237,900$269,400

St. Mary of the Woods

Population

868869

Median household income

$19,792$19,141

Median gross rent

$396$467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
Under 5	5.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	4.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	23.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	6.6%
35 to 44	14.9%	1.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	2.4%
55 to 64	18.5%	6.9%
65 to 74	17.2%	13.0%
75 and over	7.5%	35.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	26.0%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
Drove alone	67.0%	43.6%
Carpooled	15.2%	25.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	30.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
1-unit, detached	100.0%	32.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	61.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lakewood	St. Mary of the Woods
Poverty rate	0.0%	46.5%
Average household size	2.38	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1992	1983