Lakewood, California

Lakewood Local Services

81K Residents
15.7 mi from DTLA
9 mi² Area

Lakewood at a Glance

👥 80,510 Population
💰 $116,794 Median Household Income
🎂 39 Median Age
📐 9.39 mi² Total Area
🏙️ 8,574 People per sq mile
⛰️ 62 ft Elevation
🚗 15.7 mi 16 miles from Downtown LA (~31–47 min drive)
🌊 Coastal City 🏞️ River Access ⛰️ Mountain Area

Lakewood Weather

69°F
few clouds
Lakewood, CA
Feels Like 70°
Humidity 92%
Wind 1 mph
Visibility 6.2 mi
Updated at 11:44 AM
4-Day Forecast
Sunday scattered clouds ☁️ 73° 73°
Monday clear sky 🌙 74° 74°
Tuesday broken clouds ☁️ 75° 75°

About Lakewood

History

Lakewood is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 82,496 at the 2020 census.

Lakewood is a post-World War II planned community. Developers Louis Boyar, Mark Taper and Ben Weingart are credited with "altering forever the map of Southern California." Begun in late 1949, the completion of the developers' plan in 1953 helped in the transformation of mass-produced housing from its early phases in the 1930s and 1940s to the reality of the postwar 1950s. WWII veterans were offered home loans with no down payment and a 30-year mortgage at only 4 percent interest.

City Facts

Incorporated 1949
Government City Council

Economy

The Lakewood Center shopping mall opened in 1951.

retail

Landmarks & Attractions

Lakewood is served by two County Of Los Angeles Public Libraries: the George Nye, Jr. Library, and the Angelo M. Iacoboni Library.

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