Fort Lauderdale, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
185,604
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.8
0.233% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
15%
1.43% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$83,130
4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$486,700
6.83% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
95,614
0.0691% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fort Lauderdale, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.2% of the residents in Fort Lauderdale, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fort Lauderdale, FL are Broward College (10,384 degrees awarded in 2023), Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (5,905 degrees), and Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (36 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Fort Lauderdale, FL was $486,700, and the homeownership rate was 54.1%.

Most people in Fort Lauderdale, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Lauderdale, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fort Lauderdale, FL is home to a population of 186k people, from which 87.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 26.9% of Fort Lauderdale, FL residents were born outside of the country (49.9k people).

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (82.5k people) in Fort Lauderdale, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 53.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.2%
2024 Citizenship
87.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.2% of Fort Lauderdale, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Lauderdale, FL was 87.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Lauderdale, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    82.5k ± 3.27k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    53.2k ± 3.12k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    21k ± 2.08k
20.3%
Hispanic Population
37.7k people

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (82.5k people) in Fort Lauderdale, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 53.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.3% of the people in Fort Lauderdale, FL are hispanic (37.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Lauderdale, FL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.
Most Common Origin
  1. Cuba
    1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
  2. Haiti
    353,350 ± 14,476 people
  3. Colombia
    307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

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Foreign-Born Population

26.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
49.9k people
26.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
48.7k people

As of 2024, 26.9% of Fort Lauderdale, FL residents (49.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Lauderdale, FL was 26.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,359 ± 454
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,518 ± 299
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    484 ± 159

Fort Lauderdale, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fort Lauderdale, FL employs 95.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Lauderdale, FL were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (11,288 people), Retail Trade (10,457 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,625 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($164,420), Finance & Insurance ($95,515), and Information ($90,561).

Employment

Occupations

95.6k
2024 Value
± 2,909
0.0691%
1 Year growth
± 4.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Lauderdale, FL grew at a rate of 0.0691%, from 95.5k employees to 95.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Lauderdale, FL, are Management Occupations (12,825 people), Sales & Related Occupations (12,061 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,830 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

95.6k
2024 Value
± 2,909
0.0691%
1 Year growth
± 4.35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Lauderdale, FL grew at a rate of 0.0691%, from 95.5k employees to 95.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Lauderdale, FL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (11,288 people), Retail Trade (10,457 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9,625 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Lauderdale, FL, though some of these residents may live in Fort Lauderdale, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,845
Median earning men ± $2,629
$45,145
Median earning women ± $1,818

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,266), Information ($90,929), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,762).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,165), Wholesale Trade ($77,557), and Information ($72,366).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Fort Lauderdale, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
Ashley Moody
Senator from Florida2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Fort Lauderdale, FL awarded 16,360 degrees. The student population of Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 17,620 male students and 32,318 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fort Lauderdale, FL are Hispanic or Latino (5,652 and 37.1%), Black or African American (3,686 and 24.2%), White (3,304 and 21.7%), and Unknown (1,261 and 8.28%).

The largest universities in Fort Lauderdale, FL by number of degrees awarded are Broward College (10,384 and 63.5%), Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (5,905 and 36.1%), and Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (36 and 0.22%).

The most popular majors in Fort Lauderdale, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (3,662 and 22.4%), General Business Administration & Management (2,252 and 13.8%), and Registered Nursing (1,519 and 9.28%).

The median tuition costs in Fort Lauderdale, FL are $20,468 for private four year colleges, and $1,968 and $7,402 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 97.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 60.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 49,938 (35.3% men and 64.7% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 49,938 students enrolled in Fort Lauderdale, FL, 35.3% men and 64.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 16,042 records, of which 62.6% were women and 37.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    920 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Insurance Coding Specialist
    427 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    3,662 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fort Lauderdale, FL was Registered Nursing with 920 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Fort Lauderdale, FL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Broward College
    10,384 degrees awarded
  2. Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
    5,905 degrees awarded
  3. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine
    36 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Broward College with 10,384 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,271 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fort Lauderdale, FL, which is 0.622 times less than the 10,089 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 5,652 degrees mean that there were 1.53 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,686 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,693) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,280) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,004) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Lauderdale, FL was $486,700 in 2024, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $455,600 to $486,700, a 6.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Fort Lauderdale, FL is 54.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Lauderdale, FL have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Lauderdale, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$486,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,334
$43,841
Median Property Taxes
±$1,810

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fort Lauderdale, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fort Lauderdale, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

54.1%
Homeownership
2024
61.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.1% of the housing units in Fort Lauderdale, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$83,130
Median Household Income
± $3,345
81k
Number of Households
± 2,658

In 2024, the median household income of the 81k households in Fort Lauderdale, FL grew to $83,130 from the previous year's value of $79,935.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Lauderdale, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Lauderdale, FL is from Florida.
0.473
2023 Wage GINI in Florida
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (64.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (19%)
  3. Carpooled (7.51%)

In 2024, 64.4% of workers in Fort Lauderdale, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19%) and those who carpooled to work (7.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Lauderdale, FL have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.2% of the workforce in Fort Lauderdale, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Lauderdale, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Lauderdale, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Lauderdale, FL (27.5k out of 183k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Lauderdale, FL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

86.4% of the population of Fort Lauderdale, FL has health coverage, with 38.4% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 0.746% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.3% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.2% were men and 47.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.6%
Uninsured
38.4%
Employer Coverage
16.4%
Medicaid
14.6%
Medicare
16.3%
Non-Group
0.746%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Lauderdale, FL declined by 3.12% from 14.1% to 13.6%.

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