CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lighthouse Point

Florida · 10,378 residents · 2.31 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Lighthouse Point is a city of 10,378 people in Florida. At a median age of 50.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $187,300. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 49% ahead of the Florida median. The poverty rate is 5.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 50.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,378

−4%vs 2000

vs 10,767 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

50.6

+8%vs 2000

vs 46.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.9%(405)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.8%(292)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.6%(375)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.8%(390)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(375)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(1,216)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(1,378)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(1,404)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.7%(1,522)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.8%(1,536)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.8%(1,019)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.5%(466)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,934

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,038 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,696

−30%vs 2000

vs $40,839 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$187,300

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $192,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$561

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $770 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

16.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(10,071)

Black0.4%(46)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(450)

Asian0.8%(85)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(10,202)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(237)

Asian1.6%(161)

Other0%(0)

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 American6.4%(677)

Puerto Rican3.2%(340)

Cuban2.3%(245)

Colombian2.2%(229)

Uruguayan1.3%(135)

Venezuelan0.8%(89)

Peruvian0.8%(81)

Mexican0.7%(73)

Chilean0.7%(71)

Argentine0.6%(65)

Spaniard0.5%(49)

Central American0.2%(17)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.2%(17)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Ecuadorian0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(114)

Chinese0.5%(50)

Korean0.4%(39)

Vietnamese0.1%(15)

Japanese0.1%(10)

Ancestry

Irish13.3%(1,414)

Italian13.3%(1,406)

American10.5%(1,115)

English9.7%(1,028)

German8.5%(899)

Polish4%(423)

French3.1%(329)

Russian2.8%(302)

Greek2.4%(252)

Arab1.7%(179)

Hungarian1.7%(176)

Swedish1.6%(169)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.5%(159)

Ukrainian1.4%(150)

Subsaharan African1.4%(146)

Brazilian1.4%(145)

Moroccan1%(101)

Norwegian0.9%(98)

Turkish0.9%(94)

Dutch0.7%(74)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(74)

French Canadian0.6%(65)

Czech0.6%(62)

Portuguese0.5%(53)

Lebanese0.4%(47)

Welsh0.4%(46)

West Indian0.4%(43)

Canadian0.3%(36)

Danish0.3%(36)

Romanian0.3%(36)

Syrian0.3%(32)

Lithuanian0.3%(28)

Slovak0.2%(25)

Swiss0.2%(23)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(23)

British0.2%(20)

Croatian0.2%(19)

Finnish0.2%(18)

Egyptian0.2%(16)

Belgian0.2%(16)

Australian0.1%(13)

Israeli0.1%(9)

Slovene0.1%(9)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Jamaican0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.6%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.1%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married21.6%(1,023)

Married55.9%(2,644)

Widowed3%(140)

Divorced19.4%(919)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(857)

Married57.1%(2,627)

Widowed12.9%(594)

Divorced11.4%(525)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)4.9%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(65)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.8%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 473 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper