Graham vs Lakewood

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

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

Lakewood has the higher population (63,034 vs 35,090 in Graham). Graham has the higher median household income ($115,501 vs $70,524 in Lakewood). Graham has the higher median home value ($472,800 vs $420,500 in Lakewood).

Population, income & housing

	Graham	Lakewood
Population	35,090	63,034
Median age	35.1 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$115,501	$70,524
Median home value	$472,800	$420,500
Median gross rent	$2,172	$1,460
Housing units	11,352	28,010
Homeownership rate	81.8%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graham	Lakewood
Population	28,976 → 35,090 (+21.1%)	60,111 → 63,034 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$86,943 → $115,501 (+32.8%)	$51,972 → $70,524 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$288,000 → $472,800 (+64.2%)	$269,200 → $420,500 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,641 → $2,172 (+32.4%)	$1,034 → $1,460 (+41.2%)

Graham

Population

28,97635,090

Median household income

$86,943$115,501

Median home value

$288,000$472,800

Median gross rent

$1,641$2,172

Lakewood

Population

60,11163,034

Median household income

$51,972$70,524

Median home value

$269,200$420,500

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,460

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Graham	Lakewood
Under 5	7.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	23.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.9%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.4%
75 and over	4.1%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graham	Lakewood
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	44.1%
Black or African American	4.3%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	3.9%	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	3.7%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	9.5%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graham	Lakewood
No high school diploma	7.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	30.0%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graham	Lakewood
Drove alone	77.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	9.9%	12.1%
Public transit	1.5%	3.1%
Walked	0.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.7%
Worked from home	10.5%	7.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graham	Lakewood
1-unit, detached	81.9%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	22.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Graham	Lakewood
Poverty rate	6.2%	13.6%
Average household size	3.24	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	43	29
Median year structure built	2000	1974