North Lauderdale vs Oakland Park

A side-by-side comparison of North Lauderdale and Oakland Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Lauderdale has the higher population (44,650 vs 44,015 in Oakland Park). Oakland Park has the higher median household income ($68,424 vs $63,423 in North Lauderdale). Oakland Park has the higher median home value ($352,600 vs $270,600 in North Lauderdale).

Population, income & housing

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
Population	44,650	44,015
Median age	37.1 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,423	$68,424
Median home value	$270,600	$352,600
Median gross rent	$1,950	$1,645
Housing units	16,305	19,193
Homeownership rate	59.2%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
Population	44,020 → 44,650 (+1.4%)	44,699 → 44,015 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$43,759 → $63,423 (+44.9%)	$51,377 → $68,424 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$167,100 → $270,600 (+61.9%)	$214,600 → $352,600 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,473 → $1,950 (+32.4%)	$1,224 → $1,645 (+34.4%)

North Lauderdale

Population

44,02044,650

Median household income

$43,759$63,423

Median home value

$167,100$270,600

Median gross rent

$1,473$1,950

Oakland Park

Population

44,69944,015

Median household income

$51,377$68,424

Median home value

$214,600$352,600

Median gross rent

$1,224$1,645

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
Under 5	4.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.7%	13.8%
18 to 24	11.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	15.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	8.4%
75 and over	3.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
White (non-Hispanic)	8.7%	32.5%
Black or African American	57.7%	27.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.3%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
No high school diploma	18.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	33.8%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
Drove alone	71.9%	68.0%
Carpooled	16.3%	11.8%
Public transit	2.5%	4.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.9%	11.5%
Other means	2.5%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
1-unit, detached	37.8%	42.5%
1-unit, attached	16.1%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	17.1%
20 or more units	18.0%	23.1%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	North Lauderdale	Oakland Park
Poverty rate	14.8%	12.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1978	1972