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Broward County, Florida

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
1,977,129
Households
753,956
Average household size
2.6
Median age
41.3 years
Median household income
$77,633
Housing units
866,019
Population comparison
2020 Census1,944,375
2024 estimate1,977,129
Change+1.7%

People

Who lives here

Population
1,977,129
Median age
41.3 years
Male
970,206
Female
1,006,923
Median age by sex
Male median age
40.4 years
Female median age
42.2 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
54,464Under 552,771
154,2425–17148,860
74,75118–2473,661
127,92825–34128,105
135,25535–44137,236
130,25745–54134,408
134,05555–64136,725
159,25465+195,157
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 554,46452,771
5–17154,242148,860
18–2474,75173,661
25–34127,928128,105
35–44135,255137,236
45–54130,257134,408
55–64134,055136,725
65+159,254195,157
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5–17
Male
5–9
54,875
10–14
62,646
15–17
36,721
Female
5–9
52,963
10–14
59,727
15–17
36,170
18–24
Male
18–19
20,667
20
10,846
21
9,716
22–24
33,522
Female
18–19
19,793
20
10,751
21
9,831
22–24
33,286
25–34
Male
25–29
60,308
30–34
67,620
Female
25–29
60,472
30–34
67,633
35–44
Male
35–39
68,853
40–44
66,402
Female
35–39
67,426
40–44
69,810
45–54
Male
45–49
63,901
50–54
66,356
Female
45–49
66,065
50–54
68,343
55–64
Male
55–59
68,352
60–61
27,861
62–64
37,842
Female
55–59
68,487
60–61
28,565
62–64
39,673
65+
Male
65–66
22,513
67–69
28,750
70–74
42,549
75–79
30,484
80–84
18,020
85+
16,938
Female
65–66
25,532
67–69
33,168
70–74
47,452
75–79
36,981
80–84
23,763
85+
28,261
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
746,69437.8%
Black alone
553,21328.0%
Two or more races
478,00224.2%
Some other race
119,4016.0%
Asian alone
74,0693.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
4,5410.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1,2090.1%
Residents: 1,977,129.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone746,694
Black alone553,213
Two or more races478,002
Some other race119,401
Asian alone74,069
American Indian / Alaska Native4,541
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,209

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
648,085
White, not Hispanic
607,366

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
482,547
Married-couple share
67.7%
Derived from published counts
With children
44.8%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
220,52329.2%
1 person
242,53632.2%
2 people
126,98216.8%
3 people
99,56813.2%
4 people
64,3478.5%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
41,982
6 People
14,351
7 Plus People
8,014
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person220,523
2 people242,536
3 people126,982
4 people99,568
5+ people64,347
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households482,547
Married-couple families326,70467.7% of family households
With children
123,93337.9%
Without children
202,77162.1%
Other families155,84332.3% of family households
Male householder
43,65128%
Female householder
112,19272%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households482,547Not applicable
Married-couple families326,70467.7%
With children123,93337.9%
Without children202,77162.1%
Other families155,84332.3%
Male householder43,65128%
Female householder112,19272%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$77,633
Median family
$92,109
Per capita
$43,052
Household incomeShare of households
115,71715.3%
Under $25k
132,23517.5%
$25–49k
119,34815.8%
$50–74k
96,73612.8%
$75–99k
131,93017.5%
$100–149k
65,6718.7%
$150–199k
92,31912.2%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
42,276
$10,000–$14,999
24,237
$15,000–$19,999
23,481
$20,000–$24,999
25,723
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
24,638
$30,000–$34,999
25,734
$35,000–$39,999
26,147
$40,000–$44,999
27,582
$45,000–$49,999
28,134
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
50,752
$60,000–$74,999
68,596
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
77,087
$125,000–$149,999
54,843
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k115,717
$25–49k132,235
$50–74k119,348
$75–99k96,736
$100–149k131,930
$150–199k65,671
$200k+92,319

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
1,418,380
High school or higher
90.4%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
36.7%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
59,4724.2%
Less than 9th grade
76,1195.4%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
374,91126.4%
High school or equivalent
247,85217.5%
Some college, no degree
139,2419.8%
Associate degree
318,49122.5%
Bachelor’s degree
202,29414.3%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
27,759
Nursery School
722
Kindergarten
340
First Grade
536
Second Grade
1,112
Third Grade
3,355
Fourth Grade
1,674
Fifth Grade
2,923
Sixth Grade
9,413
Seventh Grade
4,111
Eighth Grade
7,527
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
10,874
Tenth Grade
15,069
Eleventh Grade
16,134
Twelfth No Diploma
34,042
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
326,197
Ged Or Alternative Credential
48,714
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
80,212
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
167,640
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
138,539
Professional School Degree
42,732
Doctorate Degree
21,023
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade59,472
Grades 9–12, no diploma76,119
High school or equivalent374,911
Some college, no degree247,852
Associate degree139,241
Bachelor’s degree318,491
Graduate or professional202,294
Marital status by sexMale and Female
19,80873,150
Widowed
86,201125,082
Divorced
15,40822,175
Separated
395,337374,106
Now Married
296,875269,124
Never Married
47,78850,051
Married Spouse Absent
347,549324,055
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed19,80873,150
Divorced86,201125,082
Separated15,40822,175
Now Married395,337374,106
Never Married296,875269,124
Married Spouse Absent47,78850,051
Married Spouse Present347,549324,055

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$414,600
Median gross rent
$1,907
Housing tenure
Owner
479,34363.6%
Renter
274,61336.4%
Occupied homes: 753,956.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner479,343
Renter274,613
Housing occupancy
Occupied
753,95687.1%
Vacant
112,06312.9%
Housing units: 866,019.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied753,956
Vacant112,063

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
280,379
Owners without mortgage
198,964
Vacancy reason
For rent19,488
For sale5,927
Rented, not occupied2,878
Sold, not occupied4,117
Seasonal62,308
Migrant workers61
Other17,284
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent19,488
For sale5,927
Rented, not occupied2,878
Sold, not occupied4,117
Seasonal62,308
Migrant workers61
Other17,284
Structure type
Detached346,757
Attached74,769
2–4 units62,388
5–19 units109,140
20+ units249,452
Mobile or other23,513
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
21,542
Structure 3–4 Units
40,846
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
47,537
Structure 10–19 Units
61,603
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
98,238
Structure 50 Plus Units
151,214
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
22,755
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
758
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached346,757
Attached74,769
2–4 units62,388
5–19 units109,140
20+ units249,452
Mobile or other23,513
Year builtHousing units by period
94,21410.9%
Before 1960
338,58839.1%
1960–79
279,90832.3%
1980–99
142,47416.5%
2000–19
10,8351.3%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
5,925
1940–1949
9,646
1950–1959
78,643
1960–79
1960–1969
115,397
1970–1979
223,191
1980–99
1980–1989
156,517
1990–1999
123,391
2000–19
2000–2009
93,265
2010–2019
49,209
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 196094,214
1960–79338,588
1980–99279,908
2000–19142,474
2020+10,835
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
35,437
1,267
1990s
63,158
2,958
2000s
106,746
13,040
2010s
189,547
134,431
2020–22
73,059
94,512
2023+
11,396
28,405
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 199035,4371,267
1990s63,1582,958
2000s106,74613,040
2010s189,547134,431
2020–2273,05994,512
2023+11,39628,405
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
35,0667.3%
Under $100k
84,55217.6%
$100–249k
186,00438.8%
$250–499k
100,24020.9%
$500–749k
39,4638.2%
$750–999k
18,5003.9%
$1–1.49m
15,5183.2%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
5,745
10000–14999
1,430
15000–19999
1,144
20000–24999
1,801
25000–29999
1,078
30000–34999
1,847
35000–39999
1,060
40000–49999
3,070
50000–59999
2,440
60000–69999
3,321
70000–79999
3,865
80000–89999
4,154
90000–99999
4,111
$100–249k
100000–124999
12,195
125000–149999
9,728
150000–174999
16,492
175000–199999
12,187
200000–249999
33,950
$250–499k
250000–299999
31,199
300000–399999
77,614
400000–499999
77,191
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
6,415
2000000+
9,103
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k35,066
$100–249k84,552
$250–499k186,004
$500–749k100,240
$750–999k39,463
$1–1.49m18,500
$1.5m+15,518
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $5004,584
$500–99912,168
$1,000–1,49953,572
$1,500–1,99976,937
$2,000–2,49962,430
$2,500–2,99930,799
$3,000+25,373
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Under $500
Under 100
209
100–149
173
150–199
165
200–249
594
250–299
851
300–349
804
350–399
685
400–449
708
450–499
395
$500–999
500–549
670
550–599
685
600–649
813
650–699
822
700–749
917
750–799
1,278
800–899
2,669
900–999
4,314
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
19,669
1250–1499
33,903
$3,000+
3000–3499
12,581
3500+
12,792
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $5004,584
$500–99912,168
$1,000–1,49953,572
$1,500–1,99976,937
$2,000–2,49962,430
$2,500–2,99930,799
$3,000+25,373
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
20,087
30,944
1 vehicle
172,922
136,868
2 vehicles
190,273
85,148
3 vehicles
68,042
17,250
4 vehicles
21,067
3,132
5+ vehicles
6,952
1,271
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle20,08730,944
1 vehicle172,922136,868
2 vehicles190,27385,148
3 vehicles68,04217,250
4 vehicles21,0673,132
5+ vehicles6,9521,271

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
990,527
Average commute
29.1 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
690,40569.7%Derived from published counts
Carpool
97,3669.8%Derived from published counts
Public transit
18,1861.8%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
15,5441.6%Derived from published counts
Work from home
145,63214.7%Derived from published counts
Other
23,3942.4%Derived from published counts
Workers: 990,527.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
12,074
Bicycle
3,470
Other
Other Transportation
16,250
Motorcycle
1,321
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
5,823
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone690,405
Carpool97,366
Public transit18,186
Walk or bicycle15,544
Work from home145,632
Other23,394
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
142,73916.9%
Under 15 min
314,81237.3%
15–29 min
222,29726.3%
30–44 min
85,26910.1%
45–59 min
79,7789.4%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
13,000
5–9
46,361
10–14
83,378
15–29 min
15–19
115,344
20–24
138,318
25–29
61,150
30–44 min
30–34
152,657
35–39
30,589
40–44
39,051
60+ min
60–89
56,510
90+
23,268
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min142,739
15–29 min314,812
30–44 min222,297
45–59 min85,269
60+ min79,778

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
1,614,654
Civilian labor force
1,068,318
Employed
1,010,306
Unemployed
58,012
Unemployment rate
5.4%
Poverty universe
1,958,597
Persons below poverty
239,716
Gini index
0.49
White-collar workers
639,144
Blue-collar workers
183,698
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
83,522
103,942
Sales Office Occupations
93,341
142,223
Management Business Science Arts
196,430
207,150
Production Transportation Material Moving
76,748
25,602
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
77,936
3,412
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations83,522103,942
Sales Office Occupations93,341142,223
Management Business Science Arts196,430207,150
Production Transportation Material Moving76,74825,602
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance77,9363,412

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
833,977
Workplace jobs
836,202
Internal commuters
505,096
Inbound commuters
331,106
Outbound commuters
328,881
Net worker inflow
2,225

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
1,719,06287.5%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
244,68012.5%
Residents: 1,963,742.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured1,719,062
Uninsured244,680
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
35,41514.5%
Under 19
82,13233.6%
Age 19–34
118,81048.6%
Age 35–64
8,3233.4%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 1935,415
Age 19–3482,132
Age 35–64118,810
Age 65+8,323

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
1,247,55463.1%
Foreign born
729,57536.9%
Residents: 1,977,129.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born1,247,554
Foreign born729,575

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
446,834
Not a citizen
282,741

Residential mobility

Same house
1,705,401
Within same county
140,291
From another county
50,079
From another state
34,330
From abroad
28,237

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
860,329

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

County demographics

About Broward County, Florida

Broward County, Florida has 1,977,129 residents and a median age of 41.3 years. It ranks No. 17 by population within this indexed county cohort. Population has grown 1.7% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $3,101 below United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
Broward County, Florida1,977,129$77,63341.3 years63.6%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
Florida22,416,077$74,56842.6 years67.6%

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