Twin Lakes, Florida
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| Males: 1,070 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 937 |  (46.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.8 years |
| Florida median age: | 38.7 years |
Zip codes: 33309.
| Twin Lakes: | $68,836 |
| FL: | $69,303 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,066 (it was $19,284 in 2000)
Twin Lakes CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $368,611 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
| Twin Lakes: | $368,611 |
| FL: | $354,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $501,555; detached houses: $618,997; townhouses or other attached units: $394,360; in 2-unit structures: $434,772; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $337,258; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $307,009; mobile homes: $121,359; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $108,860
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Twin Lakes, FL
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- 1,24866.6%White alone
- 30216.1%Hispanic
- 25413.5%Black alone
- 331.8%Asian alone
- 261.4%Two or more races
- 70.4%American Indian alone
- 50.3%Other race alone
Races in Twin Lakes detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (13.9%), German (13.3%), United States (12.9%), Irish (9.1%), Italian (8.9%), French (5.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 0.26 square miles.
Population density: 7,719 people per square mile (high).
375 residents are foreign born (13.4% Latin America, 4.9% Europe).
| This place: | 20.0% |
| Florida: | 16.7% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Twin Lakes CDP: | 1.4% ($1,342) |
| Florida: | 1.4% ($1,262) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Lauderdale, FL 
(3.4 miles , pop. 152,397).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (23.8 miles , pop. 226,419).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (961.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
North Andrews Gardens, FL (1.1 miles ),
), Lazy Lake, FL (1.4 miles),
Rock Island, FL (1.5 miles ),
), Palm Aire, FL (1.6 miles ),
), Golden Heights, FL (1.7 miles )
)Latitude: 26.18 N, Longitude: 80.16 W
Property values in Twin Lakes, FL
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Florida: | 2.9% |
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.8%)
- Construction (11.4%)
- Educational services (9.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (7.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.0%)
- Health care (6.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.3%)
- Construction (18.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (12.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (10.0%)
- Public administration (6.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Educational services (19.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (10.0%)
- Health care (10.0%)
- Finance & insurance (7.7%)
- Public administration (5.4%)
- Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (4.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (6.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.1%)
- Construction laborers (5.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
- Cashiers (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (13.2%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (8.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.5%)
- Construction laborers (5.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (10.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6.3%)
Average climate in Twin Lakes, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 73.9. This is about average.
| City: | 73.9 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.388. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.388 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 11.7. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.7 |
| U.S.: | 5.1 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.458. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.458 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 27.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 27.0 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 19.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 19.3 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.73. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.73 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Twin Lakes-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/1/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Twin Lakes place center killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 2/23/1965, a category F3 tornado 2.6 miles away from the place center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Twin Lakes-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 401.5 miles away from Twin Lakes center
On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from Twin Lakes center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 267.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 251.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 272.1 miles away from Twin Lakes center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 273.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Broward County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 16, Fires: 3, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Freezes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Twin Lakes:
- MEDERI CARETENDERS VS OF BROWARD LLC (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
- GOLD COAST HOME HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
- RECOVERY HOME CARE,INC. (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
- FLORIDA HLTH PROF SVCS, INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; FT LAUDERDALE, FL)
- CARE ON CALL HOME HEALTHCARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; OAKLAND PARK, FL)
- NORTH BEACH HOME HEALTH CARE LLC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
- HOME ADVANTAGE - PRIVATE (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL)
Amtrak stations near Twin Lakes:
- 5 miles: FORT LAUDERDALE (200 SW 21ST TERRACE) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: DEERFIELD BEACH (1300 W. HILLSBORO BLVD.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 12 miles: HOLLYWOOD (3001 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Twin Lakes:
- Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (about 1 miles; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Full-time enrollment: 18,270)
- Everest University-Pompano Beach (about 5 miles; Pompano Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 2,316)
- Broward College (about 9 miles; Fort Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 30,322)
- Nova Southeastern University (about 9 miles; Fort Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 25,621)
- Florida Atlantic University (about 14 miles; Boca Raton, FL; FT enrollment: 24,403)
- Lynn University (about 15 miles; Boca Raton, FL; FT enrollment: 2,151)
- DeVry University-Florida (about 18 miles; Miramar, FL; FT enrollment: 3,674)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Oakland Park Fire Rescue Station 20 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: South Lake (A), North Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.9 people |
| Florida: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 68.1% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 9.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 1.7% of all households
| This place: | 8.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.5% |
| This place: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Twin Lakes:
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 9.6%
For population 25 years and over in Twin Lakes:
- High school or higher: 72.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.7 |
| Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Twin Lakes, FL (based on Broward County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 280,324 | 47 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 221,258 | 701 |
| Other | 63,064 | 143 |
| Mainline Protestant | 53,412 | 88 |
| Black Protestant | 17,866 | 45 |
| Orthodox | 5,648 | 16 |
| None | 1,106,494 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 359
| Broward County: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 15
| This county: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 268
| Broward County: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 391
| This county: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,399
| This county: | 8.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Broward County: | 8.4% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 20.6% |
| Florida: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Broward County: | 14.0% |
| State: | 14.0% |
6.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($102,632 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.62% |
| Florida average: | 8.80% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($231 average AGI)
Broward County: 0.03% Florida average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Miami-Dade County, FL |  2.27% ($64,491 average AGI) |
| from Palm Beach County, FL | 0.72% ($78,110) |
| from Orange County, FL | 0.12% ($45,950) |
6.99% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($73,182 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.99% |
| Florida average: | 7.45% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($336 average AGI)
Broward County: 0.03% Florida average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.34% ($56,224 average AGI) |
| to Palm Beach County, FL | 1.08% ($81,986) |
| to St. Lucie County, FL | 0.24% ($60,658) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Twin Lakes:
- WEXY (1520 AM; 4 kW; WILTON MANORS, FL; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
- WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- WFLL (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WSRF (1580 AM; 10 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF FLORIDA, LLC)
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
- WAVS (1170 AM; 5 kW; DAVIE, FL; Owner: RADIO WAVS, INC.)
- WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
- WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Twin Lakes:
- WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WAFG (90.3 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WESTMINSTER ACADEMY)
- WBGG-FM (105.9 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHYI-FM (100.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)
- WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
- WFLC (97.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WPYM (93.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO-MIAMI, LLC)
- WHQT (105.1 FM; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WLVE (93.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMIB (103.5 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMXJ (102.7 FM; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
- WPOW (96.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WPOW LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZTA (94.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLYF (101.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
- WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
- WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WXEL (90.7 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Twin Lakes:
- WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
- WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
- W58BU (Channel 58; HALLANDALE, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT,INC.)
- WPPB-TV (Channel 63; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)
- WHFT-TV (Channel 45; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.)
- WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
- W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
- WAMI-TV (Channel 69; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA MIAMI LLC)
- WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
- WDLP-CA (Channel 21; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WLRN-TV (Channel 17; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
- WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
- WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WBFS-TV (Channel 33; MIAMI, FL; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF MIAMI INC.)
- WPXM (Channel 35; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
- WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, INC.)
- WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
- WPEC (Channel 12; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC)
- WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)
- WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WPXP (Channel 67; LAKE WORTH, FL; Owner: PAXSON WEST PALM BEACH LICENSE, INC.)
Twin Lakes compared to Florida state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Twin Lakes on our top lists:
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Caribbean (population 500+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Central America (population 500+)"
- #35 (33309) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most Internet business establishments in 2005"
- #57 (33309) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most finance and insurance companies in 2005"
- #84 (33309) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most medium-big companies in 2005 (at least 100 employees)"
- #94 (33309) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of West Indian first ancestries"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"