In Lauderhill, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.91 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.
A lot of people in Lauderhill take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Lauderhill, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
The percentage of adults in Lauderhill who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.89% of the adults in Lauderhill have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lauderhill in 2022 was $24,883, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,532 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. Important ancestries of people in Lauderhill include Jamaican, Haitian, British West Indian, Italian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
Lauderhill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.26%.
The most common language spoken in Lauderhill is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.
