2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Lakewood, CA vs Edgewood, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Edgewood, is 6% more than it is in Lakewood and is 36% above the National Average.
- Lakewood unemployment rate is 10.6%.
- Edgewood unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Lakewood, CAEdgewood, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,639  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$108,492$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,142  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lakewood, CAEdgewood, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lakewood, CAEdgewood, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.9%13.1%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Lakewood has a great sport  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Lakewood for 23 1/2 yrs and absolutely love "my" city. It is a good sized city with a small town feel. We have many beautiful parks available, great  More

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Over 16 years ago

climat is one of the  More

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Reviews for Edgewood    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

crime is rising- losing that small town feel- constant traffic on meridian  More

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