Lighthouse Point is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, which is located in nearby Hillsboro Beach. As of the 2010 census, the population of Lighthouse Point was 10,344. The city is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.GeographyLighthouse Point is located at. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4sqmi, of which 2.29sqmi is land and.11sqmi (4.58%) is water.Lighthouse Point is located in northeastern Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:To its north:  Deerfield Beach To its east:  Hillsboro Beach (across the Intracoastal Waterway) To its west and south:  Pompano BeachDemographicsAs of 2010, there were 5,774 households out of which 15.1% were vacant. In 2000, 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.65.