Lighthouse Point is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,420 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lighthouse Point is the 208th largest community in Florida.
Lighthouse Point home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Lighthouse Point real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
A relatively large number of people in Lighthouse Point telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.60% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
In Lighthouse Point, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.78 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lighthouse Point, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lighthouse Point is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.56% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Lighthouse Point in 2022 was $78,250, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $313,000 for a family of four. However, Lighthouse Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lighthouse Point is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lighthouse Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lighthouse Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lighthouse Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lighthouse Point include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
Lighthouse Point also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.27%.
The most common language spoken in Lighthouse Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.