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Lakewood City Review

Lakewood is the 82nd largest community in California as a suburb in Los Angeles, California. It is 11 miles away from Long Beach, 24 miles away from downtown Los Angeles, and 16 miles from Anaheim.  With a population of 79,412 people and 16 different communities it is ranked in size from medium to large.

Lakewood is a relatively new community which did not become a city until 1954. It grew rapidly during this decade and was very well developed by the year 1960. Most of the housing in Lakewood is single family homes. The parks and open space have about 150 acres dedicated to it. In 1954 Lakewood contracted all the municipal services which was a new idea because it was the first city in the nation to do so. Los Angeles County provides most of the services along with a few alternative public agencies providing these with the rest of them by the private sector. Many suburbs in Los Angeles have also taken this approach.

Denny’s restaurant was originally created in Lakewood in the year 1953. It was first known by Danny’s Donuts and founded by Harold Butler. In 1959 the restaurant was renamed to Denny’s restaurant. In 2005 Lakewood took the title of “Sportstown USA” in California by Sports Illustrated.

Lakewood Events and Attractions
The most popular community activities and festivities occur during the Fourth of July Holiday weekend. Activities for kids are prevalent with community group exhibits, a Beverage Garden, and samples from a variety of the Lakewood restaurants as well. The summer concert musical series located in Del Valle Park is a popular event for families. The weekly concerts include western, country, rock and roll, big band, and hits during the 60’s and 70’s to suit all tastes that may flair. Fireworks are also part of the entertainment as they are shot up over the Lakewood Center Mall.

Another 3 day event held in May at the Mayfair Park is the Pan American Festival. It began in 1945 and is now an event which includes a poster concert, poetry contest, El Comienzo Luncheon, and a Flags Exchanging Ceremony. The annual Fiesta has many food samples, entertainment along with amusement rides and community organizations which are represented by over 100 different types.

Lakewood is a city where people need to drive to everywhere because the city was made specifically for cars and most (96.6% of people) commute to work with their private vehicles.  You will find many parking lots, strip malls, wide streets, and shopping centers in the area. However sidewalks are not present in too many locations and the city is quite dangerous for traveling without them.

Lakewood’s population is composed of both white and blue collar workers with neither type truly dominating the work force. Lakewood’s work force is composed of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers for the most part. The top occupation is office and administrative support jobs (19.27%), followed by sales jobs (10.69%), and management occupations at (8.89%). Lakewood also has more math and computer workers than 95% of other cities and communities in the country.

Lakewood Information and Demographics
20.66% of the adult population in Lakewood has at minimum a Bachelor’s degree which ranks slightly above the national average in the country which stands at 14.96%. In the year 2000 the per capita income was at $22,095. This ranks in the middle for the state of California and upper to middle income for the country placing it at $88,380 for an income for four people.

The population of Lakewood has many urban sophisticates. They are classified as wealthy, educated, professionals, and executives. They tend to have tastes in food, travel, and books that are classified as urban even if they don’t live in urban areas. An urban sophisticate may be from a rural location, suburb, or small city. They often visit operas, symphonies, live theater, museums, and ballet for their entertainment purposes.

Ethnical diversity is incredibly high in Lakewood. Lakewood’s population is composed of people from an assortment of ancestries and races. The highest percentage of people are white followed by Asian.  The Hispanic population is approximately 22.88% of the population but Hispanics may be of any race. People of Lakewood come from German, Italian, English, and Irish ancestries among many others. 19.05% of the people in Lakewood are born in another country which helps make up the culture of Lakewood.

English is the primary language spoken which is followed by both Spanish and Tagalog.