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.Lighthouse Point is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.18% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lighthouse Point is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lighthouse Point who work in management occupations (20.91%), sales jobs (15.59%), and business and financial occupations (9.94%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Lighthouse Point, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.78 minutes every day commuting to work. 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. In addition, Lighthouse Point has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.27%). The most common language spoken in Lighthouse Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
