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Lakewood, TN Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Lakewood is $20,519, which is lower than the state average of $23,722 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Lakewood median household income is $43,772, which has grown by 17.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lakewood residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.7 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	20,519 USD
Tennessee	23,722 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	22,442 USD
Tennessee	26,372 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	30,658 USD
Tennessee	31,329 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	18,281 USD
Tennessee	21,761 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	43,772 USD
Tennessee	43,314 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	51,925 USD
Tennessee	59,212 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Lakewood, TN	17.72%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lakewood, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.78%	$5,434, see rank	19.84%	$13,248	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	22.99%	$16,589, see rank	29.74%	$14,983	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.42%	$1,418, see rank	2.68%	$2,489	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	12.54%	$20,737, see rank	17.74%	$17,976	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	48,100 USD
Tennessee	53,246 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lakewood, TN	57,961 USD
Tennessee	69,725 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lakewood, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$44,591, see rank	$46,023	$54,999
Black	$37,938, see rank	$31,362	$35,194
Two or More Races	$41,875, see rank	$35,189	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lakewood, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$30,461, see rank	$22,130	$26,465
25 to 44	$47,885, see rank	$48,120	$57,132
45 to 64	$44,886, see rank	$51,997	$63,398
65 or over	$44,286, see rank	$29,795	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lakewood, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,802, see rank	4,919,958	238,733,844
Male¹	847, 47.00%, see rank	48.11%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	664, 78.39%, see rank	69.14%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	664, 78.39%, see rank	68.53%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	577, 86.90%, see rank	91.32%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	87, 13.10%, see rank	8.68%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	183, 21.61%, see rank	30.86%	29.08%
Female¹	955, 53.00%, see rank	51.89%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	640, 67.02%, see rank	57.26%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	640, 67.02%, see rank	57.19%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	580, 90.63%, see rank	91.48%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	60, 9.38%, see rank	8.52%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	315, 32.98%, see rank	42.74%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lakewood, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,129, 100%	2,753,584	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	920, 81.49%, see rank	83.18%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	124, 10.98%, see rank	10.19%	10.35%
Public Transportation	7, 0.62%, see rank	0.77%	4.94%
Walked	6, 0.53%, see rank	1.40%	2.85%
Other Means	29, 2.57%, see rank	1.09%	1.72%
Worked at Home	43, 3.81%, see rank	3.35%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lakewood, TN	24.5 minutes
Tennessee	23.7 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lakewood, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,157	2,816,637	141,833,331
Male¹	577, 49.87%, see rank	52.58%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	131, 22.70%, see rank	28.55%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	83, 14.38%, see rank	13.26%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	164, 28.42%, see rank	17.78%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.76%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 11.79%, see rank	10.77%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	89, 15.42%, see rank	22.11%	18.08%
Female¹	580, 50.13%, see rank	47.42%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	188, 32.41%, see rank	35.97%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	127, 21.90%, see rank	19.83%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	204, 35.17%, see rank	34.87%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 1.55%, see rank	0.35%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52, 8.97%, see rank	8.51%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lakewood, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,157, 100%	2,816,637	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.14%	1.86%
Construction	107, 9.25%, see rank	7.33%	7.13%
Manufacturing	131, 11.32%, see rank	13.81%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	82, 7.09%, see rank	3.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	113, 9.77%, see rank	12.03%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	68, 5.88%, see rank	6.26%	5.07%
Information	33, 2.85%, see rank	2.03%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	88, 7.61%, see rank	6.06%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	111, 9.59%, see rank	8.69%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	191, 16.51%, see rank	21.42%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	119, 10.29%, see rank	8.70%	8.86%
Public Administration	38, 3.28%, see rank	4.33%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	76, 6.57%, see rank	5.01%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lakewood, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	275	11.82%, see rank	16.50%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	65	10.55%, see rank	12.41%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.