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Broward County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Broward County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Broward County is a large South Florida county with a population of 2,037,472, a 36.9% foreign-born share, and a labor force participation rate of 64.4%, supporting a workforce where 35.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $77,633 against a median home value of $380,400 and median gross rent of $1,804 per month, reflecting relatively high housing costs relative to median worker earnings of $41,515. The county posted modest 5-year population growth of 1.9%, carries a 5.6% unemployment rate and 12.2% poverty rate, and records a GDP per capita of $68,526.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,037,472

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$77,633

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.9% since 2018

Broward County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone746,694 (37.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone553,213 (28.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race400,642 (20.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone119,401 (6.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races77,360 (3.9%)
  • Asian Alone74,069 (3.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish513,574
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)129,788
  3. 3.Other Indo-European64,182
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19,049
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island10,073

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

36.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

60,372

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$68,526

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,910

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance207,347
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services155,237
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)121,744
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services103,632
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing80,985

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations403,580
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations235,564
  3. 3.Service Occupations187,464
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations102,350
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations81,348

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.35×)30,868
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.22×)149,953
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.19×)79,206
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.17×)101,990
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.17×)67,781

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$380,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,804/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999100,240 (20.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99977,614 (16.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99977,191 (16.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99939,463 (8.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99933,950 (7.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99931,199 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone690,405 (69.7%)
  • Worked At Home145,632 (14.7%)
  • Carpooled97,366 (9.8%)
  • Public Transit18,186 (1.8%)
  • Other16,250 (1.6%)
  • Walked12,074 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.