Lakewood Heights, Dallas

Lakewood Heights is a residential neighborhood in Dallas, Texas (USA). Lakewood Heights is part of East Dallas. It is bounded by Abrams Road to the east, Monticello Avenue to the north, Skillman Street to the west, and Richmond Avenue to the south. Lakewood Heights is approximately one-half mile (0.8 km) wide (east-west) and three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) long (north-south). It covers approximately 240 acres or slightly less than 0.375 square miles (1000m²). It is adjacent to several East Dallas neighborhoods, including Lakewood, Lower Greenville, and Wilshire Heights.

Lakewood Heights was first platted in 1914 and development was completed in 1940. Lakewood Heights comprises portions of Dallas County census tracts 2.01 and 11.02 in the 2010 U.S. federal census.

According to D Magazine (citing Nielsen SiteReports and samplings based on most recent U.S. census estimates): the population of Lakewood Heights is 2,343; there are 1,060 households in the neighborhood; the average household size is 2.21 persons; 65.4% of houses are owner-occupied; and the median value for owner-occupied houses in Lakewood Heights is $397,526. The median age is 36.9 years; 54.1% of residents are married, 3.4% are widowed, and 12.2% are divorced. The racial make-up of the neighborhood is: 91.3% white (9.4% are of Hispanic heritage), 1.5% African-American, 2.5% Asian, and 4.7% identify as some other race. Among those age 25 and older, 39.0% hold a bachelor’s degree, 20.4% a master’s degree, 7.9% a professional school degree, and 4.7% a doctorate.

Tietze Park, a 9-acre public park owned and operated by the city of Dallas, is located on the western edge of Lakewood Heights on Skillman Avenue between Llano and Vanderbilt Streets. The park was acquired in 1924 by the city. It is named after W.R. Tietze, who was Superintendent of Parks for the city of Dallas from 1896-1933. The park contains a sandstone picnic pavilion dating from 1934, a community swimming pool, lighted baseball field, tennis court, basketball court, other recreation and picnic areas, and more than 75 red oak, live oak, and cedar trees, and a few “kneeling” bois d'arc trees, which are said to predate the park by 50 years or more.

Lakewood Heights is in the Dallas Independent School District attendance zones for Robert E. Lee Elementary School, Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, J.L. Long Middle School, and Woodrow Wilson High School.