What percentage of people rent in Lighthouse Point, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in Lighthouse Point, FL, 2020–2024
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22.7% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Lighthouse Point, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,219 renting households against 4,154 that own their home.

In Lighthouse Point, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 22.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.7% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 1,219 (±255)
Median renter income: $72,606 (±$33,842)

Who rents and who owns in Lighthouse Point

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lighthouse Point	Broward County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.7% (±4.9 points)	36.4% (±0.5 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,219 (±255)	274,613 (±4,021)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,154 (±376)	479,343 (±4,485)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,606 (±$33,842)	$57,896 (±$1,306)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,374 (±$16,297)	$92,925 (±$1,392)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In Lighthouse Point, the renter share is lower than in Broward County (36.4%).

It is also lower than in Florida (32.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Broward County, Lighthouse Point ranks 30 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 513 of 857.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Lighthouse Point has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	21.5% (±4.0 points)	22.7% (±4.9 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,435 (±$191)	$1,880 (±$230)	+31.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$81,445 (±$5,141)	$92,135 (±$10,447)	+13.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Lighthouse Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lighthouse Point
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lighthouse Point	—	22.7% (±4.9 points)	—
Hillsboro Beach	0.6 mi	12.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Deerfield Beach	3.3 mi	36.1% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Pompano Beach	3.8 mi	44.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Sea Ranch Lakes	5.4 mi	3.2% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Coconut Creek	6.0 mi	35.2% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	6.0 mi	22.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Boca Raton	6.6 mi	34.3% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Margate	7.9 mi	22.8% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hillsboro Beach, FL (12.9%), Sea Ranch Lakes, FL (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Deerfield Beach, FL (36.1%), Pompano Beach, FL (44.5%), Coconut Creek, FL (35.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Broward County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23 (tie)	Sunrise	31.2% (±2.4 points)
25	Pembroke Pines	30.4% (±1.8 points)
26	Washington Park	28.4% (±17.4 points)
27	Weston	27.0% (±3.0 points)
28	Tamarac	23.8% (±2.6 points)
29	Margate	22.8% (±3.0 points)
30	Lighthouse Point	22.7% (±4.9 points)
31	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	22.0% (±4.4 points)
32	Parkland	14.9% (±3.9 points)
33	Cooper City	14.1% (±3.2 points)
34	Hillsboro Beach	12.9% (±5.2 points)
35	Southwest Ranches	4.2% (±3.7 points)
36	Sea Ranch Lakes	3.2% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Broward County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lighthouse Point

How many renters are there in Lighthouse Point?

Lighthouse Point has an estimated 1,219 (±255) renting households, 22.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lighthouse Point?

In Lighthouse Point, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 22.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lighthouse Point?

A renting household in Lighthouse Point has 1.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lighthouse Point?

The median renting household in Lighthouse Point, FL has an income of $72,606 (±$33,842) a year, against $101,374 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lighthouse Point city, Florida (place:40450, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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