Lauderdale-by-the-Sea vs Roosevelt Gardens

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

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

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has the higher population (6,159 vs 2,566 in Roosevelt Gardens). Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has the higher median household income ($81,020 vs $48,992 in Roosevelt Gardens). Lauderdale-by-the-Sea has the higher median home value ($626,100 vs $252,800 in Roosevelt Gardens).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
Population	6,159	2,566
Median age	62.2 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$81,020	$48,992
Median home value	$626,100	$252,800
Median gross rent	$1,816	$1,229
Housing units	6,715	1,008
Homeownership rate	76.7%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
Population	6,626 → 6,159 (-7.0%)	3,034 → 2,566 (-15.4%)
Median household income	$72,537 → $81,020 (+11.7%)	$39,042 → $48,992 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$441,000 → $626,100 (+42.0%)	$145,700 → $252,800 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,422 → $1,816 (+27.7%)	$1,088 → $1,229 (+13.0%)

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

Roosevelt Gardens

Population

3,0342,566

Median household income

$39,042$48,992

Median home value

$145,700$252,800

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,229

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
Under 5	1.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	7.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	13.6%
25 to 34	3.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	15.0%	16.8%
55 to 64	18.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	18.7%	2.8%
75 and over	26.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	3.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	85.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	3.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
No high school diploma	2.3%	20.4%
High school graduate	17.5%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	34.0%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.6%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
Drove alone	56.0%	79.9%
Carpooled	2.6%	3.2%
Public transit	0.9%	5.5%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	3.4%
Worked from home	34.9%	4.2%
Other means	1.3%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
1-unit, detached	15.0%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	39.3%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	6.2%
20 or more units	65.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Roosevelt Gardens
Poverty rate	6.7%	16.7%
Average household size	1.80	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1971	1968