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Lakewood, New York: commercial real estate data.
Lakewood is a Census village of 2,957 people across 1.96 square miles of land, in Chautauqua County. Median household income is $67,557, 64.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakewood
What Lakewood is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,509
- County holding the largest share of its areaChautauqua County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakewood
How many people live in Lakewood
- Population2,957
- Median age47.9
- Population under 18559 plus or minus 145
- Share under 1818.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over698 plus or minus 154
- Share 65 and over23.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households1,375
- Family households838
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakewood
Income and work in Lakewood
- Median household income$67,557 plus or minus $30,469
- Per capita income$46,172
- Civilian labor force1,319
- Employed1,197
- Unemployed122 plus or minus 129
- Unemployment rate9.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over2,172
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakewood
Housing in Lakewood
- Housing units1,767
- Occupied units1,375
- Vacant units392 plus or minus 114
- Vacancy rate22.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied886
- Renter occupied489 plus or minus 150
- Ownership rate64.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,154
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Single family units1,262
- Share single family71.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more496 plus or minus 182
- Share in buildings of two or more28.1 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakewood
How Lakewood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,047
- Commuting under 15 minutes463 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more231 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home13.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakewood
SBA loans in Lakewood (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$6,362,500
- Average approval$1,060,417
- Median approval$457,750
- Largest approval$4,512,000
- Jobs supported82
- Jobs per approval13.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakewood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lakewood
SBA loans in Lakewood (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$270,000
- Average approval$270,000
- Median approval$270,000
- Largest approval$270,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakewood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lakewood
Flood risk in Lakewood
- NFIP communityVillage of Lakewood
- NFIP community number360142
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/77
The Village of Lakewood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360142 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chautauqua County, not Lakewood
Chautauqua County context, not Lakewood figures
- Establishments in Chautauqua County2,695
- Covered employment, Chautauqua County46,319
- Average annual pay, Chautauqua County$52,960
- Housing units permitted, Chautauqua County125
Every figure in this section is published for Chautauqua County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakewood.
All Chautauqua County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lakewood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakewood, New York?
2,957, in 1,375 households. Lakewood village covers 1.96 square miles of land, which is 1,509 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakewood in?
Chautauqua County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lakewood?
$67,557. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,500. Median gross rent is $1,154 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lakewood businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $6.4 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $457,750, plus 1 504 approvals worth $270,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lakewood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lakewood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lakewood. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lakewood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lakewood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lakewood, village of, community 360142, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lakewood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chautauqua County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lakewood.
Is zoning published for Lakewood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.