One downside of living in Lauderdale Lakes, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.45 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lauderdale Lakes's cultural character, accounting for 47.77% 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.
