Lighthouse Point vs West Park

A side-by-side comparison of Lighthouse Point and West Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Lighthouse Point and West Park are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Park has the higher population (15,076 vs 10,463 in Lighthouse Point). Lighthouse Point has the higher median household income ($92,268 vs $58,825 in West Park). Lighthouse Point has the higher median home value ($667,000 vs $324,000 in West Park).

Population, income & housing

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
Population	10,463	15,076
Median age	56.1 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,268	$58,825
Median home value	$667,000	$324,000
Median gross rent	$1,776	$1,731
Housing units	6,355	4,791
Homeownership rate	79.5%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
Population	11,195 → 10,463 (-6.5%)	15,012 → 15,076 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$81,445 → $92,268 (+13.3%)	$46,765 → $58,825 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$538,700 → $667,000 (+23.8%)	$174,800 → $324,000 (+85.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,435 → $1,776 (+23.8%)	$1,426 → $1,731 (+21.4%)

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

West Park

Population

15,01215,076

Median household income

$46,765$58,825

Median home value

$174,800$324,000

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
Under 5	3.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	7.9%	17.6%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	23.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.3%
75 and over	15.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	7.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	51.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	40.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
No high school diploma	2.5%	18.8%
High school graduate	16.8%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
Drove alone	78.2%	70.7%
Carpooled	4.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.7%	5.4%
Walked	2.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	7.3%
Other means	1.2%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
1-unit, detached	56.9%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	21.4%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Lighthouse Point	West Park
Poverty rate	6.2%	14.8%
Average household size	1.97	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1968	1962