Lakewood, New York

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 574
|1910= 564
|1920= 714
|1930= 1837
|1940= 2314
|1950= 3013
|1960= 3933
|1970= 3864
|1980= 3941
|1990= 3564
|2000= 3258
|2010= 3002
|2020= 2993
|estyear=2021
|estimate=2973
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,258 people, 1,474 households, and 909 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,656.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,731 housing units at an average density of {{convert|880.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 1,474 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,364, and the median income for a family was $51,615. Males had a median income of $40,794 versus $26,829 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $24,566. About 3.5% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.