In Lauderhill, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Lauderhill has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Lauderhill has quite a high level of public transit users. Lauderhill’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
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.
