Go figure The cost of 
our vices Lakewood spent $7 million on cigarettes and $710,000 on other tobacco products. Alcoholic beverages cost us $17.5 million We spend $353,000 on whiskey and $4.2 million on wine. We drink $2.7 million worth of coffee. Source: U.S. Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics based on zip codes 75204, 75205, 75214, 75218 and 75223. Numbers are derived from 2010 U.S. Census data with projections to be accurate as of Jan. 1, 2017.

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