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Broward County, FL

2,037,472 Population
1,202.9 square miles 1,693.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,499 ±$924 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,488 ±$1,335 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.6% ±0.8% (234,156  ±16,136) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.8 minutes ±0.5 (26,622,384  ±650,241) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 28.9 270,952,670 (±0.2 / ±2,105,094)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

756,040 ±6,849 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (2,018,669  ±262) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.6% (21,342  ±2,806) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

869,673 ±175 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$471,900 ±$9,108 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.2% ±0.9% (267,001  ±17,179.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.6% ±1.5% (1,329,760  ±22,081.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.2% ±0.9% (561,038  ±13,453.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

45.8% ±0.9% (884,022  ±16,528.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 32% 7,110,329 (±0.2% / ±53,283.5)
  • about double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

38.4% (782,708  ±19,372) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.5% ±0.3% (56,853  ±4,760) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
56,853 Total veterans ±4,760 51,173 Male ±4,396 5,680 Female ±1,581

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