CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lauderdale Lakes

Florida · 27,341 residents · 3.68 sq mi

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Lauderdale Lakes is a city of 27,341 people in Florida. The median age is 39.3, about 6 years above the US median. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 25% less than in Florida as a whole. Median household income is $20,731, under the $30,130 national median. The population has fallen 14% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 71%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,341

−14%vs 2000

vs 31,705 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

+10%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,840)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(1,567)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(1,478)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(1,370)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,547)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(4,310)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(3,267)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(2,098)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(1,578)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(2,969)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8415.8%(4,324)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.6%(993)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,731

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,932 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,295

−20%vs 2000

vs $14,039 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,100

+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$544

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $662 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.0%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.2% in 2000

34.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic21.2%(6,726)

Black67%(21,243)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(1,755)

Asian1%(328)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic51.6%(14,119)

Black45.9%(12,539)

Hispanic / Latino5%(1,357)

Asian1.3%(357)

Other1.2%(326)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American2.2%(808)

Cuban1.8%(659)

Central American1.4%(499)

Puerto Rican1%(374)

Peruvian0.8%(292)

Nicaraguan0.8%(288)

Venezuelan0.7%(242)

Colombian0.5%(195)

Dominican0.4%(142)

Honduran0.4%(134)

Mexican0.3%(105)

Ecuadorian0.2%(79)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.2%(62)

Spaniard0%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1%(376)

Bangladeshi0.7%(263)

Asian Indian0.4%(163)

Chinese0.1%(27)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(25)

Native Hawaiian0%(17)

Samoan0%(17)

Ancestry

West Indian49.3%(17,933)

Haitian30.3%(11,015)

Jamaican17.2%(6,275)

American3.7%(1,360)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian1.7%(617)

Irish1%(381)

French Canadian1%(368)

Canadian1%(360)

Italian1%(359)

Subsaharan African0.6%(235)

English0.6%(233)

German0.4%(142)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(91)

Greek0.2%(91)

Polish0.2%(80)

Brazilian0.2%(78)

Portuguese0.2%(69)

Swiss0.2%(56)

Russian0.1%(47)

Arab0.1%(46)

Scottish0.1%(43)

British0.1%(38)

Swedish0.1%(24)

Serbian0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Romanian0%(16)

Guyanese0%(13)

Nigerian0%(12)

Barbadian0%(11)

Hungarian0%(8)

Israeli0%(7)

RANKED:Largest West Indian population · Largest Haitian population · Largest Jamaican population · Largest American population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married40.8%(5,720)

Married44.4%(6,218)

Widowed4.1%(571)

Divorced10.7%(1,497)

Women 15+

Never married39.8%(5,842)

Married37.6%(5,522)

Widowed10.2%(1,496)

Divorced12.4%(1,825)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.2%

−15.7 ptssince 2013

from 31.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% 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)22.4%(180)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.5%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(327)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 802 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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