Lauderhill is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 76,627 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Lauderhill is the 43rd largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Lauderhill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.53% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Lauderhill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.92 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.
Many people in Lauderhill 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 Lauderhill citizens for affordable transportation.
In terms of college education, Lauderhill is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.57% of adults 25 and older in Lauderhill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lauderhill in 2022 was $27,022, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,088 for a family of four. However, Lauderhill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lauderhill is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lauderhill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lauderhill residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lauderhill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.50% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lauderhill include Jamaican, Haitian, Bahamian, British West Indian, and Italian.
In addition, Lauderhill has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.57%).
The most common language spoken in Lauderhill is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.