CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lantana

Florida · 8,392 residents · 2.37 sq mi

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With 8,392 people, Lantana is a city in Florida. The median age is 38.7, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $71,400. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 11% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,392

−11%vs 2000

vs 9,437 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

+3%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(435)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(459)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144%(332)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.1%(347)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(480)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(1,637)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,216)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(822)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(869)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(906)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(682)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(207)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,695

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,645 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,046

−34%vs 2000

vs $21,204 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,400

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$489

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $598 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.8%(6,587)

Black10.5%(989)

Hispanic / Latino16.1%(1,523)

Asian0.8%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(7,951)

Black4%(338)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(453)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other1.1%(95)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7.5%(918)

Salvadoran6%(731)

South American3.2%(398)

Puerto Rican2.8%(340)

Mexican2.6%(317)

Cuban2.5%(306)

Argentine1%(128)

Colombian1%(128)

Costa Rican0.9%(111)

Guatemalan0.6%(76)

Bolivian0.6%(71)

Spaniard0.3%(39)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.3%(38)

Dominican0.3%(36)

Venezuelan0.3%(33)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(55)

Ancestry

West Indian24.2%(2,961)

Haitian18.3%(2,239)

German8.9%(1,085)

Italian7.7%(939)

Irish7.1%(872)

English7.1%(869)

Jamaican5.9%(722)

American2.7%(336)

Polish2%(241)

Swedish1.9%(230)

Subsaharan African1.6%(200)

Finnish1.6%(195)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.6%(194)

Brazilian1.1%(135)

Dutch0.9%(107)

Scottish0.8%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(100)

British0.6%(79)

Norwegian0.6%(75)

Belgian0.6%(71)

French0.5%(63)

Ukrainian0.4%(48)

Croatian0.4%(44)

Romanian0.3%(31)

Israeli0.2%(29)

Welsh0.2%(28)

Czech0.2%(27)

Portuguese0.2%(26)

Austrian0.2%(20)

Slovak0.1%(17)

Danish0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Greek0%(4)

Turkish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest West Indian population · Largest Haitian population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.6%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 15.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.4%(2,171)

Married39.2%(2,163)

Widowed4.4%(243)

Divorced17%(936)

Women 15+

Never married30.2%(1,583)

Married39.8%(2,086)

Widowed10.6%(558)

Divorced19.4%(1,016)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.6%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 25.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.5%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5.4%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.9%(190)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.1%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.9%(41)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 595 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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