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administration and with teachers. Overall rating: 3.9.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lakewood are: White (Non-Hispanic)
83.4 %
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) White (Hispanic)
4.19%
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.34%
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.63%
5.86%
Zero percent of the households in Lakewood speak a nonEnglish language at home as their primary language, and 97.2% of the residents are US citizens.
Lakewood offers a decent place for Blacks to live. The community is diverse with people of color. Blacks and Hispanics make up the largest portions of minorities with Asians slightly represented. The community still feels like a walking community with stores and shops in proximity. Those living and working in Lakewood found the area offers a vibrant lifestyle if you are Black. Incidents with first responders was low and police profiling was reported to be either low or non-reported.
For the school system, Blacks reported that they felt like they were represented well, and they saw diversity in the
Northeast Ohio did well when comparing communities and places to live. Overall, the response on any community was judged to be a decent place to live depending on where you live. For the sake of this report, there was one community that stood out. We chose communities that had less than 15 percent Blacks in the community. Euclid has over 57 percent of the population being Black, but also reported to have the highest incident of biased policing in the community. This is a problem for Blacks. In 2021, you do not have to choose to live in a community where your safety is a concern, especially as concerns the police. ●
If you would like to submit feedback on the community you live in based on your experience, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your feedback to brad.bowling@codemediagroupllc.com, or you can comment on this article.
Black women are the backbone of American society.
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