Lakewood Park is a Census-designated place in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakewood Park had a population of 12,510. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (3.18%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lakewood Park had a population of 12,510. The median age was 50.2 years. 17.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.8 males age 18 and over.
98.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.6% lived in rural areas.
There were 5,410 households in Lakewood Park, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.2% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.