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Longview, WA vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood is 0% more densely populated than Longview.
- People are 5.9% more likely to be married in Lakewood.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years younger in Lakewood.
 Longview, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,972329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 201036,794  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,211285,036,114
 Population - 199031,499  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,685.293.4
 Land Area14.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Longview, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Longview, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.1%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Longview, WALakewood, WAUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.5%50.2%
 Never Married31.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households15,913  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,30080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,066  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Longview    11 Reviews

Had to laugh at the reviews written by the liberal wackos from Portland. Longview is NOT Portland. If you want LGBTQ, defunded police, a weirdness factor of 15 on a  More

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I lived here since 2014. It started off bad, got worse with trumps crazy a**. If you manage all this, you might understand the "gold mine" Customer service is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

a town started as a white utopia, not much has changed! Racist, homophobic town! Mayor uses her religion in her job to discriminate against gays! Library budget cut  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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