Lauderdale-by-the-Sea vs Lighthouse Point

A side-by-side comparison of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Lighthouse Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Lighthouse Point are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lighthouse Point has the higher population (10,463 vs 6,159 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea). Lighthouse Point has the higher median household income ($92,268 vs $81,020 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea). Lighthouse Point has the higher median home value ($667,000 vs $626,100 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
Population	6,159	10,463
Median age	62.2 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,020	$92,268
Median home value	$626,100	$667,000
Median gross rent	$1,816	$1,776
Housing units	6,715	6,355
Homeownership rate	76.7%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
Population	6,626 → 6,159 (-7.0%)	11,195 → 10,463 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$72,537 → $81,020 (+11.7%)	$81,445 → $92,268 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$441,000 → $626,100 (+42.0%)	$538,700 → $667,000 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,422 → $1,816 (+27.7%)	$1,435 → $1,776 (+23.8%)

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Population

6,6266,159

Median household income

$72,537$81,020

Median home value

$441,000$626,100

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,816

Lighthouse Point

Population

11,19510,463

Median household income

$81,445$92,268

Median home value

$538,700$667,000

Median gross rent

$1,435$1,776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
Under 5	1.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	7.1%	9.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	3.5%
25 to 34	3.4%	7.9%
35 to 44	5.4%	9.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	18.9%	23.3%
65 to 74	18.7%	14.1%
75 and over	26.4%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	77.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.4%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
No high school diploma	2.3%	2.5%
High school graduate	17.5%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24.6%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
Drove alone	56.0%	78.2%
Carpooled	2.6%	4.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	4.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.9%
Worked from home	34.9%	12.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
1-unit, detached	15.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	11.7%
20 or more units	65.0%	21.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Lighthouse Point
Poverty rate	6.7%	6.2%
Average household size	1.80	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1971	1968