One downside of living in Lauderdale Lakes is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lauderdale Lakes, the average commute to work is 30.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Many people in Lauderdale Lakes take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Lauderdale Lakes citizens for affordable transportation.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Lauderdale Lakes rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.20% of adults 25 and older in Lauderdale Lakes have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Lauderdale Lakes in 2022 was $22,439, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,756 for a family of four. However, Lauderdale Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lauderdale Lakes is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lauderdale Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lauderdale Lakes residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lauderdale Lakes include Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Canadian, and French Canadian.
Lauderdale Lakes also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 47.77%.
The most common language spoken in Lauderdale Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.
