Thirty Quick Facts About Broward County
Updated May 2011
| PLACE: |
| #1 |
Year Incorporated |
1915 |
| #2 |
Total Land Area: |
1,220 sq. miles |
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Planning Area: |
423 sq. miles |
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Conservation Area: |
797 sq. miles |
| #3 |
Commission Districts |
9 |
| #4 |
Municipalities |
31 |
| #5 |
Unincorporated Area |
13 sq. miles |
| #6 |
Largest Cities (By Population*): |
| |
Fort Lauderdale: |
165,521 |
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Pembroke Pines: |
154,750 |
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Hollywood: |
140,768 |
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*Includes inmate population |
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| #7 |
Unincorporated Area Population: |
16,357 |
| #8 |
Projected County Population 2000 to 2030: |
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| PEOPLE: |
| #9 |
Population in Households: |
1,738,251 |
| #10 |
Number of Households: |
670,472 |
| #11 |
Race and Ethnicity of Broward Residents: |
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| #12 |
Broward Residents by Place of Birth: |
 |
| #13 |
Average Household Size |
2.59 |
| #14 |
Number of Families |
419,536 |
| #15 |
Age of Broward Residents: |
 |
| #16 |
Household and Family Types in Broward: |
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| ECONOMY: |
| #17 |
Residents in Labor Force (annual 2010) |
985,251 |
| #18 |
Annual Unemployment Rate (annual 2007) |
10.1 |
| #19 |
Number of Businesses (Firms) |
56,937 |
| #20 |
Number of Jobs in the County |
662,694 |
| #21 |
Median Household Income |
$51,731 |
| #22 |
Median Family Income |
$62,518 |
| #23 |
Per Capita Income |
$28,465 |
| #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) |
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| #26 |
Educational Attainment |
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(Population 25 years and over) |
 |
| #27 |
Housing Units: |
810,388 |
| #28 |
Seasonal Units: |
62,605 |
| #29 |
Median Sales Price (single family home) |
$126,300 |
| #30 |
Housing Units by Type: |
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| SOURCES: |
| #1 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #2 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #3 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #4 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #5 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #6 |
2010 Census |
| #7 |
2010 Census |
| #8 |
Broward County Population Forecasting Model (2009) |
| #9 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #10 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #11 |
2010 Census |
| #12 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #13 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #14 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #15 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #16 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #17 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010 |
| #18 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010 |
| #19 |
County Business Patterns, 2008 |
| #20 |
County Business Patterns, 2008 |
| #21 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #22 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #23 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #24 |
County Business Patterns, 2008 |
| #25 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #26 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #27 |
2010 Census |
| #28 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #29 |
Florida Realtors®, March 2011 |
| #30 |
2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |