Lauderdale Lakes, FL

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2024 Population
36,404
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
21.7%
5.54% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$50,006
12.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$214,100
5.42% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
16,711
2.26% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lauderdale Lakes, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

78.9% of the residents in Lauderdale Lakes, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lauderdale Lakes, FL are Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes (377 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Lauderdale Lakes, FL was $214,100, and the homeownership rate was 47.6%.

Most people in Lauderdale Lakes, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lauderdale Lakes, FL was 2 cars per household.

United StatesFloridaBroward County, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLBroward County (West Central)--Tamarac, & North Lauderdale, & Sunrise (North) Cities PUMA, FLBroward County (Central)--Lauderhill & Lauderdale Lakes Cities PUMA, FLBroward County (East Central)--Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale (North), Oakland Park PUMA, FL

Population & Diversity

Lauderdale Lakes, FL is home to a population of 36.4k people, from which 78.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 48.7% of Lauderdale Lakes, FL residents were born outside of the country (17.7k people).

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Lauderdale Lakes, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.52k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.67k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

78.9%
2024 Citizenship
81%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 78.9% of Lauderdale Lakes, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lauderdale Lakes, FL was 81%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lauderdale Lakes, FL
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    29.5k ± 1.14k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.52k ± 484
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.67k ± 705
7.96%
Hispanic Population
2.9k people

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.5k people) in Lauderdale Lakes, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.52k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.67k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.96% of the people in Lauderdale Lakes, FL are hispanic (2.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lauderdale Lakes, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

48.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
17.7k people
46%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
16.5k people

As of 2024, 48.7% of Lauderdale Lakes, FL residents (17.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lauderdale Lakes, FL was 46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    317 ± 244
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    180 ± 121
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    28 ± 27

Lauderdale Lakes, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lauderdale Lakes, FL employs 16.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lauderdale Lakes, FL were Retail Trade (3,160 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,784 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,787 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($56,929), Wholesale Trade ($51,157), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($40,071).

Employment

Occupations

16.7k
2024 Value
± 1,266
2.26%
1 Year growth
± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lauderdale Lakes, FL grew at a rate of 2.26%, from 16.3k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lauderdale Lakes, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,065 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,797 people), and Transportation Occupations (1,578 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lauderdale Lakes, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.7k
2024 Value
± 1,266
2.26%
1 Year growth
± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lauderdale Lakes, FL grew at a rate of 2.26%, from 16.3k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lauderdale Lakes, FL, are Retail Trade (3,160 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,784 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,787 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, though some of these residents may live in Lauderdale Lakes, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$34,304
Median earning men ± $1,758
$27,880
Median earning women ± $2,008

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($62,019), Public Administration ($61,815), and Wholesale Trade ($50,648).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($40,729), Manufacturing ($40,440), and Public Administration ($34,718).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lauderdale Lakes, FL awarded 377 degrees. The student population of Lauderdale Lakes, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 60 male students and 144 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lauderdale Lakes, FL are Unknown (219 and 58.1%), Black or African American (134 and 35.5%), Hispanic or Latino (13 and 3.45%), and White (4 and 1.06%).

The largest universities in Lauderdale Lakes, FL by number of degrees awarded are Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes (377 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lauderdale Lakes, FL are Medical Assistant (121 and 32.1%), Dental Assisting (56 and 14.9%), and HVAC Maintenance (48 and 12.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 204 students enrolled in Lauderdale Lakes, FL, 29.4% men and 70.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 108 records, of which 69.4% were women and 30.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Dental Assisting
    56 degrees awarded
  2. HVAC Maintenance
    48 degrees awarded
  3. Medical Assistant
    121 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Lauderdale Lakes, FL was Dental Assisting with 56 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Lauderdale Lakes, FL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
377 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes with 377 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 136 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lauderdale Lakes, FL, which is 0.564 times less than the 241 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Unknown students. These 219 degrees mean that there were 1.63 times more degrees awarded to Unknown students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 134 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($16,584) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2019.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2019.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lauderdale Lakes, FL was $214,100 in 2024, which is 0.644 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $203,100 to $214,100, a 5.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Lauderdale Lakes, FL is 47.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lauderdale Lakes, FL have an average commute time of 27.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lauderdale Lakes, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$214,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,541
$5,953
Median Property Taxes
±$665

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lauderdale Lakes, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lauderdale Lakes, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

47.6%
Homeownership
2024
68.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 47.6% of the housing units in Lauderdale Lakes, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 47.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$50,006
Median Household Income
± $6,521
12.5k
Number of Households
± 1,086

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.5k households in Lauderdale Lakes, FL grew to $50,006 from the previous year's value of $44,333.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lauderdale Lakes, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.6%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)
  3. Public Transit (7.07%)

In 2024, 73.6% of workers in Lauderdale Lakes, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (7.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lauderdale Lakes, FL have a longer commute time (27.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.66% of the workforce in Lauderdale Lakes, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lauderdale Lakes, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lauderdale Lakes, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lauderdale Lakes, FL (7.79k out of 35.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lauderdale Lakes, FL is Black, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

83.8% of the population of Lauderdale Lakes, FL has health coverage, with 24.4% on employee plans, 28.9% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 19.2% on non-group plans, and 0.776% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.2%
Uninsured
24.4%
Employer Coverage
28.9%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
19.2%
Non-Group
0.776%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lauderdale Lakes, FL declined by 3.19% from 16.7% to 16.2%.

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