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Thirty Quick Facts About Broward County
| 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 |
11 sq. miles |
| #6 |
Largest Cities (By Population): |
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Fort Lauderdale: |
179,971 |
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Pembroke Pines: |
152,888 |
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Hollywood: |
142,943 |
| #7 |
Unincorporated Area Population: |
13,949 |
| #8 |
Projected County Population 2000 to 2030: |
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| PEOPLE: |
| #9 |
Population in Households: |
1,787,636 |
| #10 |
Number of Households: |
682,105 |
| #11 |
Race and Ethnicity of Broward Residents: |
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| #12 |
Broward Residents by Place of Birth: |
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| #13 |
Average Household Size |
2.59 |
| #14 |
Number of Families |
428,534 |
| #15 |
Age of Broward Residents: |
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| #16 |
Household and Family Types in Broward: |
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| ECONOMY: |
| #17 |
Residents in Labor Force (annual 2006) |
974,486 |
| #18 |
Annual Unemployment Rate |
3.1 |
| #19 |
Number of Businesses (Firms) |
57,622 |
| #20 |
Number of Jobs in the County |
646,067 |
| #21 |
Median Household Income |
$50,499 |
| #22 |
Median Family Income |
$60,965 |
| #23 |
Per Capita Income |
$27,474 |
| #24 |
Businesses and Employment Broward by Industry: |
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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) |
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| #27 |
Housing Units: |
796,535 |
| #28 |
Seasonal Units: |
58,225 |
| #29 |
Median Sales Price (single family home) |
$354,000 |
| #30 |
Housing Units by Type: |
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| SOURCES: |
| #1 |
Planning Services Division |
| #2 |
Planning Services Division - GIS, 2007 |
| #3 |
Planning Services Division |
| #4 |
Planning Services Division |
| #5 |
Planning Services Division |
| #6 |
University of Florida, BEBR, April 2007 Estimates |
| #7 |
Planning Services Division (BCPFM) |
| #8 |
Broward County Population Forecasting Model |
| #9 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #10 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #11 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #12 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #13 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #14 |
American Community Survey, 2005 |
| #15 |
American Community Survey, 2005 |
| #16 |
American Community Survey, 2005 |
| #17 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006 |
| #18 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006 |
| #19 |
County Business Patterns, 2005 |
| #20 |
County Business Patterns, 2005 |
| #21 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #22 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #23 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #24 |
County Business Patterns, 2005 |
| #25 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #26 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #27 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #28 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
| #29 |
Florida Association Realtors, Jan. 2007 |
| #30 |
American Community Survey, 2006 |
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