Planning Services Division

Thirty Quick Facts About Broward County

PLACE:
#1 Year Incorporated 1915
#2 Total Land Area: 1,220 sq. miles
  Planning Area: 423 sq. miles
  Conservation Area: 797 sq. miles
#3 Commission Districts 9
#4 Municipalities 31
#5 Unincorporated Area 11 sq. miles
#6 Largest Cities (By Population):
  Fort Lauderdale: 180,400
  Pembroke Pines: 151,747
  Hollywood: 143,172
#7 Unincorporated Area Population: 14,316
#8 Projected County Population 2000 to 2030:
Projected County Population from 2000-2030
PEOPLE:
#9 Population in Households: 1,745,296
#10 Number of Households: 661,119
#11 Race and Ethnicity of Broward Residents:
Race and Ethnicity chart of Broward residents
#12 Broward Residents by Place of Birth:
Ages of Broward Residents
#13 Average Household Size 2.64
#14 Number of Families 412,084
#15 Age of Broward Residents:
Ages of Broward Residents
#16 Household and Family Types in Broward:
Household and Family Types in Broward
ECONOMY:
#17 Residents in Labor Force (annual 2006) 994,495
#18 Annual Unemployment Rate 3.6
#19 Number of Businesses (Firms) 58.607
#20 Number of Jobs in the County 665,570
#21 Median Household Income $52,670
#22 Median Family Income $64,344
#23 Per Capita Income $28,241
#24 Businesses and Employment Broward by Industry:
Businesses and Employment in Broward by Industry
#25 Broward Residents by Occupation
  (Employed civilian population 16 years and over)
Broward Residents by Occupation
#26 Educational Attainment
  (Population 25 years and over)
Educational attainment chart
#27 Housing Units: 803,097
#28 Seasonal Units: 64,009
#29 Median Sales Price (single family home) $252,500
#30 Housing Units by Type:
Housing Units by Type
SOURCES:
#1 Planning and Redevelopment Division
#2 Planning and Redevelopment Division - GIS, 2008
#3 Planning and Redevelopment Division
#4 Planning and Redevelopment Division
#5 Planning and Redevelopment Division
#6 University of Florida, BEBR, April 2008 Estimates
#7 Planning and Redevelopment Division (BCPFM)
#8 Broward County Population Forecasting Model (2008)
#9 American Community Survey, 2007
#10 American Community Survey, 2007
#11 American Community Survey, 2007
#12 American Community Survey, 2007
#13 American Community Survey, 2007
#14 American Community Survey, 2007
#15 American Community Survey, 2007
#16 American Community Survey, 2007
#17 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007
#18 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007
#19 County Business Patterns, 2006
#20 County Business Patterns, 2006
#21 American Community Survey, 2007
#22 American Community Survey, 2007
#23 American Community Survey, 2007
#24 County Business Patterns, 2006
#25 American Community Survey, 2007
#26 American Community Survey, 2007
#27 American Community Survey, 2007
#28 American Community Survey, 2007
#29 Florida Association Realtors, Oct. 2008
#30 American Community Survey, 2007