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Broward County, FL

1,962,531 Population
1,202.9 square miles 1,631.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,074 ±$949 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$74,531 ±$1,918 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.7% ±0.9% (247,223  ±18,003) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.5 minutes ±0.6 (25,298,940  ±671,173) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 28.5 254,614,030 (±0.2 / ±2,053,491)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

758,853 ±6,986 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (1,942,897  ±352) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,130,724
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.4% ±0.8% (24,214  ±3,518) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

868,151 ±192 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$439,100 ±$8,235 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.4% ±0.9% (259,667  ±18,194.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.3% ±1.5% (1,275,901  ±20,998.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
36.6% ±0.9% (517,476  ±13,107.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

44.3% ±1.1% (822,232  ±19,715.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 30.8% 6,627,637 (±0.2% / ±46,692.4)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

37.8% (742,629  ±18,257) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.9% ±0.3% (60,032  ±5,020) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
60,032 Total veterans ±5,020 52,729 Male ±5,010 7,303 Female ±1,453

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