Broward County, FL Demographic Data
Broward County, FL Summary
Broward County is located in Florida
- Population: 1,815,137
- Area: 1,322.86 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,209.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 113.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,372.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Broward County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
980,255
51%
50.8
Male
929,377
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,909,630
323,128,000
Broward County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
111,347
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
106,869
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
117,516
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
112,521
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
113,058
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
259,466
13.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
252,541
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
279,034
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
134,652
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
115,387
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
170,683
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
89,649
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
46,909
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,502,270
78.7%
77.2
Female
779,740
51.9%
51.3
Male
722,533
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,439,970
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
374,491
19.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
307,241
16.1%
15.2
Female
172,716
56.2%
55.8
Male
134,525
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Broward County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,849,200
96.8%
96.8
White
1,163,610
60.9%
72.6
Black or African American
545,324
28.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5,993
0.3%
0.8
Asian
69,401
3.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
32,250
1.7%
1.2
Chinese
12,159
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
7,863
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
1,595
0.1%
0.2
Korean
1,090
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
5,527
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
8,917
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,726
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
107
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
619
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
439
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
561
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
63,148
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
60,430
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
548,310
28.7%
17.8
Mexican
31,482
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
88,043
4.6%
1.7
Cuban
116,324
6.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
312,461
16.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,361,320
71.3%
82.2
Broward County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
72,305
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
91,244
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
360,675
26.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
276,149
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
132,538
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
260,808
19.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
154,602
11.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
163,549
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,184,772
87.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
415,410
30.8%
31.2
Broward County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
562,696
35.8%
33.7%
Now Married
664,768
42.2%
47.5
Divorced
211,059
13.4%
11.0%
Separated
41,510
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
93,867
6.0
5.8%
Broward County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,064,730
59.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
733,559
40.8%
21.6%
Spanish
466,483
25.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
214,649
11.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
28,706
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
23,721
1.3%
1.1%
Broward County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
45,129
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
30,458
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
71,718
10.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
70,270
10.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
97,897
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
121,540
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
78,745
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
87,570
12.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
35,300
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
42,847
6.3%
6.4
Median household income
54,212
57,617
Per capita income
30,297
31,128
Broward County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,718
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
110,788
11.6%
9.8
Construction
64,240
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
199,432
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
79,353
8.3%
6.6
Information
21,017
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
47,141
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
53,147
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
129,086
13.5%
11.4
Public administration
37,198
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
124,432
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
52,910
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
34,202
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
79,134
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
340,994
35.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
86,926
9.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
257,657
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
190,953
20.0%
18.1%
Broward County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
936,690
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
745,332
79.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
88,563
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
27,564
2.9%
5.1
Walked
12,764
1.4%
2.7
Other means
19,419
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
43,048
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.7
26.6
Broward County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
46,951
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
278,119
40.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
255,948
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
100,456
14.7%
21.0
Broward County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
681,474
82.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
415,408
61.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
266,066
39.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
141,506
17.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Broward County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
822,980
1 room
17,613
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
21,311
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
116,492
14.2%
9.1
4 rooms
233,353
28.4%
16.5
5 rooms
158,390
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
122,601
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
67,805
8.2%
12.0
8 rooms
43,670
5.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
41,745
5.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Broward County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
822,980
1-unit, detached
341,124
41.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
67,848
8.2%
5.9
2-units
21,134
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
37,432
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
45,378
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
60,607
7.4%
4.4
20 or more units
224,240
27.2%
9.0
Mobile home
24,775
3.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
442
0.1%
0.1
Broward County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7,551
0.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8,536
1.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
73,741
9.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
121,997
14.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
210,664
25.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
157,465
19.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
135,224
16.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
87,626
10.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
13,220
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
6,956
0.8%
1.4%
Broward County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
15,657
2.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,667
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
633,709
93.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
416
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
41
0.0%
0.1
Wood
108
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
143
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
402
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
28,331
4.2%
1.1
Broward County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
258,115
47295100.0
Less than $500
2,374
0.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
23,408
9.1%
7.0%
$500 to $999
31,403
12.2%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
33,359
12.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
38,921
15.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
60,274
23.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
68,376
26.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
85,992
33.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
36,624
14.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
29,173
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20,430
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
83,266
32.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
2,630
0.0%
0.0%
Broward County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
259,614
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
6,478
2.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
6,871
2.6%
1.9%
Less than $500
7,804
3.0%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
17,310
6.7%
4.4%
$500 to $999
55,176
21.3%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
57,419
22.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
108,556
41.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
6,452
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,296
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14,771
5.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
22,920
9.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
32,877
13.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
28,167
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
22,958
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
131,470
51.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
12,903
0.0%
0.0%
Broward County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
415,408
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
21,045
5.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
40,942
9.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
46,838
11.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
54,883
13.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
88,818
21.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
105,518
25.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
45,315
10.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12,049
2.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
246,100
205,000