Lake Forest Park, WA Population

Overview

13,529

Total Population

43.4

Median age

49.55%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

56

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake Forest Park's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake Forest Park is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Forest Park's population under 18 was 19.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Forest Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Forest Park, 15.51% were under the age of 15, 16.70% aged 15 to 29, 49.77% aged 30 to 64, 15.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 121 less females than males in Lake Forest Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.55% females and 50.45% males in Lake Forest Park, WA.
The Lake Forest Park, WA gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 647.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 636.

Lake Forest Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Forest Park population: 79.46% are White, 3.69% are Black or African American, 0.54% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.48% are Asian, 0.61% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.46% are some other race and 5.77% are multiracial.
Lake Forest Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 56 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,969 (95.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Forest Park is White with a population of 10,75 (79.46% of the total population).

Lake Forest Park's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,603 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Forest Park's population decreased by 529 (4.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Forest Park's population increased by 964 (7.63%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake Forest Park's population was lowest in year 2010 at 12,639.