---
title: "Lakewood Jacksonville Neighborhood Profile, NeighborhoodScout"
url: https://stacklist.com/card/66eb6b0c-41b5-45b8-97f4-fbef66c0b95a
source_url: "https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/jacksonville/lakewood"
stack: https://stacklist.com/c/places/stack/b4e55a92-5b25-4740-a219-6828b9e45101
summary: "Lakewood neighborhood in Jacksonville, FL is profiled on NeighborhoodScout, covering real estate, economics, demographics, crime, schools, and trends. The platform uses census tracts rather than zip codes to define neighborhoods for more accurate and granular data matching."
tags: "neighborhood-profile, jacksonville, lakewood, census-tracts, real-estate, demographics, neighborhoodscout"
key_entities: "Lakewood (location), Jacksonville, FL (location), NeighborhoodScout (organization), U.S. Census Bureau (organization), Census Tracts (concept), Condition Alert (concept), Boston, MA (Dorchester) (location)"
classification: "reference"
content_hash: "sha256:e6979f4f5cc270f62a5d4c7ab86a877e65442720adb8713e861fa52deec15964"
acp_version: "0.2"
token_counts_approximate: 3228
visibility: public
agent_accessible: true
status: "final"
---

# Lakewood Jacksonville Neighborhood Profile, NeighborhoodScout

× Cart (0 items) View Cart NeighborhoodScout SecurityGauge Pro-rated Refund -$0.00 Subtotal $0.00 Checkout Cart Your cart is empty Looks like you have not added anything to your cart. Go ahead and explore our products to add to your cart to get started! Go to Plans & Pricing Jacksonville, FL ( Lakewood ) × What do we mean by a neighborhood? NeighborhoodScout® uses the official government designation for neighborhoods - the census tract. Census tracts are small, relatively permanent subdivisions of a county that are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in conjunction with local authorities all across the country to define real neighborhoods that are bounded to contain areas with homogeneous population characteristics (including economic status, lifestyle, and living conditions). Census tracts usually have 4,000 persons, but can range between 1,500 and 8,000 persons. This is the most fine-grained area for which detailed information is made available from the government, to protect the individual privacy of each of us. Because census tracts are based on population, they vary in size depending on the density of settlement. In urban areas, they are small, and in rural areas they can cover an entire small town or even a few small towns in very rural areas. Since census tracts are subdivisions of a county, we did a spatial overlay of the census tracts onto city and town boundaries using a geographic information system to properly assign each census tract to its appropriate city or town. Then we named each census tract to the local colloquially recognized neighborhood name for that spot (e.g., Boston, MA (Dorchester). If there was not a name available, we named the census tract by the largest street intersection in the census tract (e.g., Worcester, MA (Lincoln St/Plantation St)   Why we don't use Zip Codes as neighborhoods Zip codes were developed by the Postal Service for the purpose of delivering mail, but were never intended to define coherent neighborhoods. In addition, Zip Codes can have as many as 10 distinctly different census tracts contained within them. When distinct census tracts are blended together in a single Zip Code, the data reflects their average conditions and often gives a false sense of the area. The result is that potentially great matching neighborhoods can be missed, and erroneous matches can also be produced and delivered to you. Using census tracts makes great matches possible, and helps people find the areas that are best for them and their families. Because we are committed to providing the highest possible quality and finding the neighborhoods that best meet your criteria, we use census tracts. And, as always, we show you the actual street map of the neighborhood so you know exactly where your best matching neighborhood is located.   CLOSE × What is a Condition Alert? A condition alert is a condition in the neighborhood that triggers an alert. NeighborhoodScout contains condition alerts to highlight conditions that are extreme, whether good or bad. This helps answer crucial questions about the state of the neighborhood being evaluated, such as: What are the risks of violent crime here? Is the risk of home break-ins or other property crimes increasing? Does real estate here hold its value? Are the trends in local vacancies or unemployment concerning? ...and dozens more. Information at a glance that you need to know to invest, appraise or finance a property. CLOSE Buy Report Save × Log In or Subscribe Already have an account? Log In New to NeighborhoodScout? Create an account to add this page to your saved places. Subscribe PDF pdfDownload × The PDF generation has failed Loading... Jacksonville, FL (Lakewood) × Personalize your Message: Loading By sending this Report you agree to NeighborhoodScout's Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy j Overview Real Estate Economics & Demographics Crime Schools Trends & Forecasts j Overview Real Estate Economics & Demographics Crime Schools Trends & Forecasts Real Estate Prices & Overview Lakewood median real estate price is $231,427, which is less expensive than 84.8% of Florida neighborhoods and 75.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. The average rental price in Lakewood is currently $1,168, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 98.0% of Florida neighborhoods. Lakewood is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Jacksonville, Florida. Lakewood real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Lakewood neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999. Lakewood has a 11.4% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 69.6% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty. Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis. People Of note, 53.0% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here. Diversity Did you know that the Lakewood neighborhood has more Yugoslav and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 15.1% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Lakewood is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Arabic at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America. The Neighbors There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood. The neighbors in the Lakewood neighborhood in Jacksonville are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 53.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle. In the Lakewood neighborhood, 37.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.8%), and 10.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations. Languages The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Lakewood neighborhood is English, spoken by 73.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Arabic and French. Ethnicity / Ancestry Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures. In the Lakewood neighborhood in Jacksonville, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (15.1%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (7.7%), and residents who report German roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (5.4%), among others. In addition, 18.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country. Getting to Work Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Lakewood neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. Here most residents (56.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (15.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work. Real Estate includes: Average Home Values Rental Market Housing Market Details Neighborhood Setting Buy Report Download sample report Economics & Demographics include: Lifestyle & Special Character Household Types Commute To Work Migration & Mobility Race & Ethnic Diversity Employment Industries & Occupations Income & Unemployment Rate Higher Education Attainment Buy Report Download sample report Crime includes: Neighborhood Crime Index Crimes Per Square Mile Property Crime Comparison Violent Crime Comparison Buy Report Download sample report Schools include: School Ratings Schools In District Public School Test Scores School District Enrollment Educational Expenditures Buy Report Download sample report Trends & Forecasts include: Potential & Past Appreciation Home Value Trends & Forecast Key Price Drivers ScoutVision® Proximity Index Real Estate Trends Crime & Trends Forecast Education & Economic Trends Population Trends Buy Report Download sample report Popular real estate nearby Jacksonville, FL (Avondale) Jacksonville, FL (Beauclerc / Pickwick Park) Jacksonville, FL (Golden Glades-The Woods) Jacksonville, FL (Ortega Forest) Jacksonville, FL (Ortega) Jacksonville, FL (San Jose Forest / Monclair) Jacksonville, FL (San Marco) Jacksonville, FL (Sunbeam) Orange Park, FL (Oakleaf Plantation Southeast) St. Johns, FL (Pine Bluff) comparable neighborhoods nearby × Comparable Neighborhoods Nearby SCOUT’s patented match algorithm identifies the most similar neighborhoods to a subject location, and quantifies the similarity to the subject location. This allows analysts to identify the most similar neighborhoods in a local market area for appraisals, investments, and research. The algorithm uses 273 neighborhood conditions, identifies the dominant dimensions underlying the conditions and calculates the similarity. This captures the true culture and character of locations, economic conditions, and trends. The closer to 100% means the locations are nearly identical. 80% is a very good, but not excellent match, and so forth. CLOSE 78% Match ‐ Jacksonville, FL (Ribault) 78% Match ‐ Jacksonville, FL (Allendale / Grand Crossing) 76% Match ‐ Jacksonville, FL (South Metro) 76% Match ‐ Jacksonville, FL (Lackawanna) 75% Match ‐ Jacksonville, FL (North Shore)