Lauderdale Lakes has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Lauderdale Lakes has quite a high level of public transit users. Lauderdale Lakes’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The percentage of adults in Lauderdale Lakes with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.07% of adults in Lauderdale Lakes have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lauderdale Lakes in 2022 was $23,346, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,384 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, French Canadian, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lauderdale Lakes's cultural character, accounting for 45.95% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Lauderdale Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.
