Thirty Quick Facts About Broward County
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Updated March 2013
| PLACE: |
| #1 |
Year Incorporated |
1915 |
| #2 |
Total Land Area: |
1,228.0 sq. miles |
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Planning Area: |
431.4 sq. miles |
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Conservation Area: |
796.6 sq. miles |
| #3 |
Commission Districts |
9 |
| #4 |
Municipalities |
31 |
| #5 |
Unincorporated Area |
12.4 sq. miles |
| #6 |
TOTAL County Population (2012) |
1,771,099 |
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Largest Cities (By Population*, 2012): |
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Fort Lauderdale: |
168,615 |
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Pembroke Pines: |
155,239 |
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Hollywood: |
142,374 |
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*Includes inmate population |
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| #7 |
Unincorporated Area Population (2011): |
15,876 |
| #8 |
Projected County Population to 2040: |
 |
| PEOPLE: |
| #9 |
Population in Households: |
1,724,852 |
| #10 |
Number of Households: |
665,037 |
| #11 |
Race and Ethnicity of Broward Residents: |
*Item #11 uses data from the 2007-2011 ACS; the chart on the right uses the Decennial Census data for comparison purposes |
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| #12 |
Broward Residents by Place of Birth: |
 |
| #13 |
Average Household Size |
2.59 |
| #14 |
Number of Families |
417,862 |
| #15 |
Age of Broward Residents: |
 |
| #16 |
Household and Family Types in Broward: |
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| ECONOMY: |
| #17 |
Residents in Labor Force (December 2012) |
993,108 |
| #18 |
Unemployment Rate (December 2012) |
6.7 |
| #19 |
Number of Businesses (Firms) |
55,541 |
| #20 |
Number of Jobs in the County |
593,373 |
| #21 |
Median Household Income |
$51,782 |
| #22 |
Median Family Income |
$62,852 |
| #23 |
Per Capita Income |
$28,720 |
| #24 |
Businesses and Employment Broward by Industry: |
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JOBS:
FIRMS:
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| #25 |
Broward Residents by Occupation |
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(Employed civilian population 16 years and over) |
 |
| #26 |
Educational Attainment |
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(Population 25 years and over) |
 |
| #27 |
Housing Units: |
809,226 |
| #28 |
Seasonal Units: |
66,247 |
| #29 |
Median Sales Price (single family home) |
$230,000 |
| #30 |
Housing Units by Type: |
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| DATA SOURCES: |
| #1 |
Planning and Environmental Regulation Division |
| #2 |
Planning and Environmental Regulation Division |
| #3 |
Planning and Environmental Regulation Division |
| #4 |
Planning and Environmental Regulation Division |
| #5 |
Planning and Environmental Regulation Division |
| #6 |
2012 BEBR (Bureau of Economic and Business Research) |
| #7 |
2012 BEBR (Bureau of Economic and Business Research) |
| #8 |
2000-2010 Census, B2015-2040 BEBR (Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 2012) |
| #9 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #10 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #11 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates & 2010 Census |
| #12 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #13 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #14 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #15 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #16 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #17 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012 (December preliminary) |
| #18 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012 (December preliminary) |
| #19 |
County Business Patterns, 2010 |
| #20 |
County Business Patterns, 2010 |
| #21 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #22 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #23 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #24 |
County Business Patterns, 2010 |
| #25 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #26 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #27 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #28 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #29 |
Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors® (GFLR), December 2013 |
| #30 |
2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |