Lighthouse Point, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,118 (All urban)

Lighthouse Point, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,863 (5,139 occupied: 4,311 owner occupied, 828 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	30%

Housing density: 2557 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $293,801.

Median contract rent in 2007: $995 (lower quartile is $818, upper quartile is $1,262)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,052

Median gross rent in Lighthouse Point, FL in 2007: $1,115

Housing units in Lighthouse Point with a mortgage: 1,931 (186 second mortgage, 241 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,025

Lighthouse Point,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $566,452 (it was $192,500 in 2000)

Lighthouse Point:	$566,452
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $367,533 - $1,012,680

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $905,109
Here: $905,109
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $316,986
Here: $316,986
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $557,993
Here: $557,993
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,004
Here: $212,004
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,824
Here: $182,824
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $9,478
Here: $9,478
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,668

In family households: 8,220 (2,556 male householders, 522 female householders)
2,795 spouses, 2,018 children (1,911 natural, 48 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 53 other relatives, 79 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,448 (827 male householders (648 living alone)), 1,244 female householders (1,093 living alone)), 377 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,843 2-persons, 600 3-persons, 438 4-persons, 147 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,741 1-person, 301 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

1,378 married couples with children.
276 single-parent households (103 men, 173 women).

85.8% of residents of Lighthouse Point speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,455 (13.6%)
(59.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lighthouse Point, Florida:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 92 3 rooms: 298 4 rooms: 763 5 rooms: 719 6 rooms: 979 7 rooms: 642 8 rooms: 441 9 or more rooms: 361

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lighthouse Point, Florida:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 110 3 rooms: 260 4 rooms: 219 5 rooms: 135 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 130
1990 to 1994: 135
1980 to 1989: 241
1970 to 1979: 1,355
1960 to 1969: 2,829
1950 to 1959: 1,000
1940 to 1949: 32
1939 or earlier: 89

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lighthouse Point:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 364 2 bedrooms: 1,388 3 bedrooms: 1,757 4 bedrooms: 642 5 or more bedrooms: 132

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lighthouse Point:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 402 2 bedrooms: 332 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lighthouse Point in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 251 1 vehicle: 1,625 2 vehicles: 1,907 3 vehicles: 371 4 vehicles: 142 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Lighthouse Point in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 107 1 vehicle: 473 2 vehicles: 216 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lighthouse Point, FL:

Less than $10,000: 19
$10,000 to $14,999: 9
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 21
$80,000 to $89,999: 37
$90,000 to $99,999: 58
$100,000 to $124,999: 171
$125,000 to $149,999: 142
$150,000 to $174,999: 222
$175,000 to $199,999: 102
$200,000 to $249,999: 164
$250,000 to $299,999: 170
$300,000 to $399,999: 249
$400,000 to $499,999: 450
$500,000 to $749,999: 994
$750,000 to $999,999: 514
$1,000,000 or more: 1087

Lighthouse Point rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lighthouse Point:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 22
$700 to $749: 63
$750 to $799: 74
$800 to $899: 116
$900 to $999: 100
$1,000 to $1,249: 225
$1,250 to $1,499: 58
$1,500 to $1,999: 52
$2,000 or more: 70
No cash rent: 35

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 133 1990 to 1994: 132 1985 to 1989: 195 1980 to 1984: 206 1975 to 1979: 77 1970 to 1974: 59 1970 to 1974: 105 1965 to 1969: 548

Lighthouse Point, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.5%
Number of people working at home: 330 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 159
5 to 9 minutes: 530
10 to 14 minutes: 729
15 to 19 minutes: 781
20 to 24 minutes: 812
25 to 29 minutes: 402
30 to 34 minutes: 747
35 to 39 minutes: 140
40 to 44 minutes: 132
45 to 59 minutes: 235
60 to 89 minutes: 147
90 or more minutes: 122

Lighthouse Point mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,316 (82%)
Carpooled: 398 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 47 (1%)
Railroad: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 54 (1%)
Other means: 91 (2%)
Worked at home: 330 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 312
$10,000 to $14,999: 308
$15,000 to $19,999: 326
$20,000 to $24,999: 242
$25,000 to $29,999: 303
$30,000 to $34,999: 216
$35,000 to $39,999: 228
$40,000 to $44,999: 242
$45,000 to $49,999: 236
$50,000 to $59,999: 400
$60,000 to $74,999: 551
$75,000 to $99,999: 584
$100,000 to $124,999: 328
$125,000 to $149,999: 231
$150,000 to $199,999: 228
$200,000 or more: 414

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1730

German: 1332

Irish: 1233

English: 1135

Other groups: 800

United States or American: 697

Polish: 417

Scottish: 261

French (except Basque): 221

Russian: 176

British: 147

Scotch-Irish: 145

Norwegian: 144

French Canadian: 128

Greek: 98

Hungarian: 93

European: 88

Swedish: 78

Dutch: 77

Canadian: 75

Arab:: 66

Portuguese: 49

Lithuanian: 48

Finnish: 47

Czechoslovakian: 46

Israeli: 45

Welsh: 43

Ukrainian: 39

Brazilian: 38

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 38

Romanian: 31

Austrian: 30

Jamaican: 27

Slovak: 25

Swiss: 25

Turkish: 24

Slovene: 23

Danish: 21

Lebanese: 19

Eastern European: 18

Maltese: 17

Yugoslavian: 17

Egyptian: 15

Syrian: 14

Icelander: 13

Czech: 12

Bahamian: 11

Armenian: 10

Bulgarian: 9

Croatian: 9

Iraqi: 9

Belgian: 9

Jordanian: 9

Scandinavian: 9

Latvian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (11%)
Italy (11%)
Germany (8%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Brazil (5%)
Cuba (4%)
Guyana (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2152
Northeast: 4130
Midwest: 1661
South: 895
West: 201

59% of Lighthouse Point residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 90
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 99
12th grade, no diploma: 77
High school graduate (or equivalency): 851
Less than 1 year of college: 325
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 607
Associate degree: 275
Bachelor's degree: 913
Master's degree: 325
Professional school degree: 247
Doctorate degree: 60

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 78
9th grade: 57
10th grade: 93
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,200
Less than 1 year of college: 356
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 714
Associate degree: 307
Bachelor's degree: 1,135
Master's degree: 340
Professional school degree: 123
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,270
Black householders: $188,437
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $85,385
Asian householders: $115,709
Some other race householders: $135,294
Two or more races householders: $71,297
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,348

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $758,604
Black or African American householders: $551,738
Asian householders: $410,199
Two or more races householders: $357,232
Hispanic or Latino householders: $485,530

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,321
One, attached: 92
Two: 215
3 or 4: 257
5 to 9: 174
10 to 19: 491
20 to 49: 512
50 or more: 728
Mobile homes: 73

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,227

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lighthouse Point:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (94%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (97%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 468

Here:	59.5%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 216

Here:	69.5%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	8.2%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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