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Broward County

Population in July 2007: 5,383.
Males: 2,619  (48.7%)
Females: 2,764  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  33.3 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33023.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,823 (it was $34,688 in 2000)
Lake Forest:  $43,823
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,692
Lake Forest:  $15,692
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $233,937 (it was $79,500 in 2000)
Lake Forest:  $233,937
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $217,798; Detached houses: $219,177; Townhouses or other attached units: $203,617; Mobile homes: $23,500

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Races in Lake Forest:

  • White Non-Hispanic (40.5%)
  • Hispanic (33.3%)
  • Black (22.4%)
  • Other race (8.2%)
  • Two or more races (6.0%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Forest: 115.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: West Indian (11.1%), German (8.4%), United States (8.1%), Italian (6.6%), Irish (6.1%), English (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 8236 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lake Forest

  • High school or higher: 72.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Forest CDP

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 4.4%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

1,558 residents are foreign born (28.9% Latin America).

This place:  31.2%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lake Forest:  1.6% ($1,254)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
Lake Forest satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hollywood, FL (3.0 miles , pop. 139,357).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (10.7 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (964.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Pembroke Park, FL (0.7 miles ), Ives Estates, FL (1.0 miles ), Carver Ranches, FL (1.1 miles ), Miami Gardens, FL (1.1 miles ), Utopia, FL (1.2 miles ), Andover, FL (1.3 miles ), Ojus, FL (1.5 miles ), Hallandale, FL (1.5 miles ).

Latitude: 25.98 N, Longitude: 80.18 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



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Average climate in Lake Forest, Florida

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Lake Forest-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/10/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the Lake Forest place center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/17/1959, a category 3 tornado 6.8 miles away from the place center injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Lake Forest-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from Lake Forest center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB)

Lake Forest topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Forest:
  • AVENTURA HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; AVENTURA, FL)
  • PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL)
  • HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; HOLLYWOOD, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake Forest, FL

Amtrak stations near Lake Forest:
  • 3 miles: HOLLYWOOD (3001 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: FORT LAUDERDALE (200 SW 21ST TERRACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: MIAMI (8303 N.W. 37TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Forest:
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,780)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 10 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 25,323)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 15 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 29 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)

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Notable location: Sunny Isles Plaza (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Lake Forest: Annunciation Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Helen, Lake (A), Margaret, Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.2 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.4%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.4%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Forest, FL


People in group quarters in Lake Forest
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in religious group quarters


Lake Forest compared to Florida state average:

Lake Forest, Florida environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Lake Forest travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Broward County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (86%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • No fuel used (4%)


Religion statistics for Lake Forest

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaAssemblies of God
Adherents45.9%7.8%2.5%1.7%1.6%
Congregations8.6%11.5%4.3%2.1%6.5%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents1.1%0.9%0.9%0.9%36.7%
Congregations4.8%2.7%0.9%2.6%56.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,725 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.87%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($811 average AGI)
Broward County:  0.16%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Miami-Dade County, FL  2.04% ($40,863 average AGI)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.73% ($43,692)
from Queens County, NY  0.14% ($37,456)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($554 average AGI)
Broward County:  0.09%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Miami-Dade County, FL  1.32% ($36,908 average AGI)
to Palm Beach County, FL  1.08% ($51,198)
to St. Lucie County, FL  0.24% ($40,883)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Forest:
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSRF (1580 AM; 10 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIOD (610 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAVS (1170 AM; 5 kW; DAVIE, FL; Owner: RADIO WAVS, INC.)
  • WLQY (1320 AM; 5 kW; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Forest:
  • WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WBGG-FM (105.9 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHYI-FM (100.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)
  • WFLC (97.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPYM (93.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO-MIAMI, LLC)
  • WHQT (105.1 FM; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WLVE (93.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMIB (103.5 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXJ (102.7 FM; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WPOW (96.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WPOW LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZTA (94.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLYF (101.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WAMR-FM (107.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM; HIALEAH, FL; Owner: WCMQ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WRTO (98.3 FM; GOULDS, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #2)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Forest:
  • WLRN-TV (Channel 17; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WAMI-TV (Channel 69; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA MIAMI LLC)
  • WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WPPB-TV (Channel 63; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)
  • WHFT-TV (Channel 45; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.)
  • W58BU (Channel 58; HALLANDALE, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT,INC.)
  • W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
  • WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
  • WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WBFS-TV (Channel 33; MIAMI, FL; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF MIAMI INC.)
  • WPXM (Channel 35; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, INC.)
  • WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WIMP-CA (Channel 25; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN-CA (Channel 41; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SHERJAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVEB-CA (Channel 21; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: HISPANIC KEYS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: N6QCI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01384706
    Grant Date: 03/28/2008, Expiration Date: 12/18/2017, Certifier: Barry L Bickle
    Registrant: Barry L Bickle, 813 Edgeforest Terrace, Lake Forest, FL 32771-7139
  • Call Sign: KI4FLF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00860077
    Grant Date: 05/07/2004, Expiration Date: 05/07/2014, Certifier: Ira G Schwartzberg
    Registrant: Ira G Schwartzberg, 5336 Lake Bluff Terr, Lake Forest, FL 32771



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED37$76,29532$73,10661$58,02620$17,5650$08$46,064
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$62,59010$104,05920$62,9059$17,9080$02$73,545
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$82,67315$76,62377$55,02231$17,6421$112,6703$61,550
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$57,5059$59,46231$62,5165$45,2220$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$57,1202$70,80516$61,1740$00$00$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$78,6015$79,9621$50,860
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$59,4604$68,8500$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$29,7300$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$61,8100$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0

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