This 100-year-old neighborhood prides itself on its gracefully aging homes and a mix of residents young and old who work to foster a true sense of community in their corner of East Dallas.
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On the western side of the neighborhood sits the 9-acre Tietze Park, which boasts a pool, athletic courts, a picnic pavilion, and plenty of shady spots for hot days.
In 2013, Lakewood Heights celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Lakewood Heights has 1920s bungalows, historic Tudors, Mediterranean McMansions, and some modern designs that would even make Frank Lloyd Wright proud.
Despite its age, the neighborhood isn’t a historical preservation district, which means builders can erect anything architects can dream up.
The 2016 population of Lakewood Heights is estimated to be 2,374. That’s a change of +6.7% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +6.2%.
The number of households is 1,072, a change of +4.9% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +5.5%.
The average household size is 2.21.
The median household income is $94,521 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 14.7% aren’t in the labor force. 3.4% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 5.0% are blue-collar workers, 85.4% are white-collar workers, and 9.6% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 25.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.7.
72.8% of Lakewood Heights homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $408,067
65.3% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 14.2 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 6.4 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1956.
Lakewood Heights includes portions of these police beats: 142
Throughout those beats during 2014, there were:
| Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 4 |
| Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 1 |
| Business Burglaries | 17 |
| Home Burglaries | 50 |
| Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 125 |
| Auto Thefts | 25 |
| Business Robberies | 1 |
| Robberies of Individuals | 9 |
| Shoplifting Incidents | 3 |
| Other Thefts | 34 |
| Murders | 0 |
| Rapes | 0 |
| Dallas ISD J.L. Long Middle School | 69 |
| Dallas ISD Robert E. Lee Elementary | 69 |
| Dallas ISD Stonewall Jackson Elementary | 91 |
| Dallas ISD Woodrow Wilson High School | 79 |
