Lake Highlands - Lakewood | January 2023

2023 ANNUAL COMMUNITY GUIDE

COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT

Data and information on local communities

COMPILED BY JACKSON KING

GETTING TO KNOW LAKE HIGHLANDS AND LAKEWOOD The populations in Lake Highlands and Lakewood were virtually unchanged between 2016 and 2021, decreasing by a little more than 1%, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In Dallas County on the whole, the population rose by nearly 4%, with the county’s Asian population specically experiencing growth of more than 14%. The majority of residents of the Lake Highlands and Lakewood areas are between the ages of 20-54, though seniors ages 65-74 had the biggest increase in numbers during that ve-year span, growing to 6.3% of the population.

SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2021 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5YEAR ESTIMATESCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Lake Highlands and Lakewood

Dallas County

Local demographics, 2021*

Population change The population of the Lake Highlands and Lakewood areas saw a slight decline during the ve-year span that began in 2016 and was just under 170,000 in 2021.

24.9% 31.48% 33.04%

40.7% 27.9% 22.2% 0.2%

Hispanic or Latino

White

Black or African American

171,901

2,513,054

2016

0.16%

American Indian or Alaska native

6.5%

7.3%

Asian

169,515

2,604,722 +3.65%

2021

0.08% 0.47% 2.57%

Native Hawaiian or other Pacic Islander

1.39%

0.2% 2.1%

Some other race Two or more races

5-year population change

*ALL CATEGORIES LISTED ARE RACES, EXCEPT FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH IS NOT A RACE. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF THE RACES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS. THESE NUMBERS MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.

City of Dallas: +3.64%

Texas: +3.51%

Education level High school diploma or higher achieved

Age analysis* 0-19

Median household income $49,847

2016 2021

Bachelor’s degree or higher achieved

25.7% 28.7% 25.5% 23.3% 28.7% 26.2% 16.1% 17.9% 4% 4.1% 34.21 35

2016

20-34

2021

83%

87.6%

39.6%

44.1%

35-54

$60,994

55-74

$51,411

2016

75+

78%

80.7%

29.7%

33%

2021

Median age

$65,011

*THESE NUMBERS MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.

Elected ocials U.S. House of Representatives: Colin Allred STATE Senate: Angela Paxton, Nathan Johnson House of Representatives: Ana-Maria Ramos, Morgan Meyer, John Turner LOCAL Dallas County Commissioners Court

Largest employment sectors* 1 Sales and related occupations 2 Management occupations 3 Oce and administrative support occupations 4 Business and nancial operations occupations 5 Construction and extraction occupations 1 Oce and administrative support occupations 2 Management occupations 3 Sales and related occupations 4 Construction and extraction occupations 5 Business and nancial operations occupations

Dallas ISD board of trustees Superintendent: Stephanie Elizalde District 1: Edwin Flores District 2: Dustin Marshall District 3: Dan Micciche District 4: Camile D. White District 5: Maxie Johnson District 6: Joyce Foreman District 7: Ben Mackey District 8: Joe Carreón District 9: Justin Henry

Position 5: Jaime Resendez Position 6: Omar Narvaez Position 7: Adam Bazaldua Position 8: Tennell Atkins Position 9: Paula Blackmon Position 10: Adam McGough Position 11: Jaynie Schultz Position 12: Cara Mendelsohn Position 13: Gay Donnell Willis Position 14: Paul Ridley

Precinct 1: Theresa Daniel Precinct 2: Andy Sommerman Precinct 3: John Wiley Price Precinct 3: Elba Garcia Dallas City Council Mayor: Eric Johnson Position 1: Chad West Position 2: Jesse Moreno Position 3: Casey Thomas, II Position 4: Carolyn King Arnold

*EMPLOYMENT FOR AGE 16 AND OLDER

LAKE HIGHLANDS LAKEWOOD EDITION • JANUARY 2023