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:17,294

8​​Projected County Population to 2050 (in millions):​projected county population to millions.JPG
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​Population in Households:
​1,958,611
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​Number of Households:
753,956
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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:​2.60
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​Number of Families:​482,547
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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:

1,086,836​​

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​Unemployment Rate:4.6%
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​Number of Businesses (Firms):
68,191
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​Number of Jobs in the County:
780,632
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​Median Household Income:
​$80,734
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​Median Family Income:
​$92,109
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​Per Capita Income:​$43,052
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​Businesses and Employment by Industry: Total Firms by Industry Sector
Total Jobs by Industry Sector
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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:866,019
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​Seasonal Units:62,308
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​Median Sales Price of a Single Family Home:​$614,500
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​Housing Units by Type:














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                ​Housing Units by Type.JPG

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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. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  10. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  11. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  12. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  13. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  14. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  15. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  16. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B11002

  17. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Data by County, Not Seasonally Adjusted, November 2025​

  18. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Data by County, Not Seasonally Adjusted, November 2025​

  19. County Business Patterns, 2023, Table CB2300CBP

  20. County Business Patterns, 2023, Table CB2300CBP​​

  21. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013

  22. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113

  23. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301

  24. County Business Patterns, 2023, Table CB2100CBP

  25. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03

  26. 2020-2024​ American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP02

  27. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25001

  28. 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25004

  29. Florida Realtors® - Monthly Marketing Detail Single-Family Homes Broward County, December 2025​

  30. 2020​​-202​​4 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25024

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