Quick Facts
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​​​​30 Quick Facts
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​Year Incorporated:​1915
2​Area:
​Total Land Area: 1,224.7 sq. miles​
Urban Area: 427.8 sq. miles
Conservation Area: 796.9 sq. miles
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​Commission Districts:​9
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​Municipalities:
​31
5​Unincorporated Area:
​11.3 sq. miles (includes Tribal Land within Urban Area)
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​Total County and Municipal Populations:
                                              ​​1,981,888

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​Largest Cities
Fort Lauderdale                     189,583
Pembroke Pines                    170,892            ​      
Hollywood                            155,038  
7​BMSD Area Population Unicorporated Area Population:17,233​

8​Projected County Population to 2050 (in millions):projected county population to millions.JPG
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​Population in Households:
​1,927,543
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​Number of Households:
749,372
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Race and Ethnicity of Residents:​       ​Race and Ethnicity of Residents.PNG
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​Residents by Place of Birth:      ​AA_residents by place of birth.PNG
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​Average Household Size:​2.57
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​Number of Families:​478,673
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​Residents by Age:           ​rESIDENTS BY AGE.PNG
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​Household and Family Types:Household and Family Types.JPG
17​Residents in Labor Force:1,082,214
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​Unemployment Rate:3.4​%
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​Number of Businesses (Firms):
67,274
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​Number of Jobs in the County:
749,126
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​Median Household Income:
​$74,534
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​Median Family Income:
​$88,689
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​Per Capita Income:​$41,910
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​Businesses and Employment by Industry: Business and employment by Industry.JPG
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​Residents by Occupation:               ​Residents by Occupation.PNG
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​Education Attainment of Residents:               ​AA_Education Attainment of Residents.JPG
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​Housing Units:863,128
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​Seasonal Units:64,841
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​Median Sales Price of a Single Family Home:​$619,500
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​Housing Units by Type:














   

                ​Housing Units by Type.JPG


Data Sour​​​​ces

  1. Broward County Library
  2. Broward County Urban Planning Division
  3. Broward County Board of County Commissioners
  4. Broward County Urban Planning Division
  5. Broward County Urban Planning Division
  6. Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) Florida Estimates of Population 2024
  7. Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) Florida Estimates of Population 2024
  8. Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), Population Projections by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for Florida and Its Counties, 2025-2050, With Estimates for 2023​
  9. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002
  10. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S1101
  11. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03002
  12. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B05002
  13. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S1101
  14. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S1101
  15. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01001
  16. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP02​
  17. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Data by County, Not Seasonally Adjusted, November 2024
  18. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Data by County, Not Seasonally Adjusted, November 2024
  19. County Business Patterns, 2022, Table CB2100CBP
  20. County Business Patterns, 2022, Table CB2100CBP​​
  21. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013
  22. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113
  23. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301
  24. County Business Patterns, 2022, Table CB2100CBP
  25. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03
  26. 2019-2023​ American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP02
  27. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25001
  28. 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25004
  29. Florida Realtors® - Monthly Marketing Detail Single-Family Homes Broward County, November 2024
  30. 2019​​-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25024
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