Plantation, FL

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2023 Population

94,002

0.936% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ARick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AAshley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.8

1.24% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

50,546

2.73% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Plantation, 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.

The largest universities in Plantation, FL are Florida Barber Academy (237 degrees awarded in 2023) and Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale (28 degrees).

Most people in Plantation, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Plantation, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Plantation, FL employs 50.5k people. The largest industries in Plantation, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,398 people), Retail Trade (5,670 people), and Educational Services (4,937 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

50.5k

2023 Value

± 2,054

2.73%

1 Year growth

± 5.62%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plantation, FL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plantation, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

50.5k

2023 Value

± 2,054

2.73%

1 Year growth

± 5.62%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plantation, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,398 people), Retail Trade (5,670 people), and Educational Services (4,937 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plantation, FL, though some of these residents may live in Plantation, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($210,383), Information ($112,652), and Wholesale Trade ($100,851).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($64,653), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,154), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,010).

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.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

N/ARick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

N/AAshley Moody

Senator from Florida

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Plantation, FL awarded 265 degrees. The student population of Plantation, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 74 male students and 203 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Plantation, FL are Black or African American (158 and 59.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (77 and 29.2%), White (20 and 7.58%), and Asian (5 and 1.89%).

The largest universities in Plantation, FL by number of degrees awarded are Florida Barber Academy (237 and 89.4%) and Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale (28 and 10.6%).

The most popular majors in Plantation, FL are Barbering (120 and 45.3%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (59 and 22.3%), and General Cosmetology (47 and 17.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 277 students enrolled in Plantation, FL, 26.7% men and 73.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 174 records, of which 72.4% were women and 27.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Barbering
120 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Plantation, FL was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Plantation, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Florida Barber Academy
237 degrees awarded
Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale
28 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Florida Barber Academy with 237 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Plantation, FL, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 158 degrees mean that there were 2.05 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 77 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Plantation, FL have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plantation, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Plantation, FL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in Plantation, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plantation, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.9%)
Worked At Home (16.1%)
Carpooled (8.98%)

In 2023, 70.9% of workers in Plantation, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.98%).

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.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plantation, FL have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.18% of the workforce in Plantation, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Plantation, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plantation, FL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Plantation, FL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Broward County, FL see 1342 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.74% decrease from the previous year (1352 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 441 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,342 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Broward County, FL

Primary care physicians in Broward County, FL see an average of 1,342 patients per year. This represents a 0.74% decrease from the previous year (1,352 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Broward County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Plantation, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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