Plantation, FL

Census Place

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2024 Population
96,293
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
US Senator
Ashley Moody
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.2
1.47% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.98%
1.06% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$92,541
6.27% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$483,500
8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
51,716
2.31% 1-year growth

About

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.

87.8% of the residents in Plantation, FL are U.S. citizens.

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

In 2024, the median property value in Plantation, FL was $483,500, and the homeownership rate was 64.3%.

Most people in Plantation, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Plantation, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Plantation, FL is home to a population of 96.3k people, from which 87.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 30.7% of Plantation, FL residents were born outside of the country (29.5k people).

In 2024, there were 1.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.7k people) in Plantation, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 16k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.8%
2024 Citizenship
88.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.8% of Plantation, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plantation, FL was 88.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plantation, FL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    35.7k ± 2.13k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    21.2k ± 2.33k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    16k ± 1.55k
30.6%
Hispanic Population
29.4k people

In 2024, there were 1.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.7k people) in Plantation, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 16k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

30.6% of the people in Plantation, FL are hispanic (29.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plantation, 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

30.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
29.5k people
30.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
28.6k people

As of 2024, 30.7% of Plantation, FL residents (29.5k 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 Plantation, FL was 30.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    936 ± 216
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    783 ± 281
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    593 ± 191

Plantation, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Plantation, FL employs 51.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Plantation, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,753 people), Retail Trade (6,048 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,545 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($217,529), Information ($94,091), and Utilities ($85,966).

Employment

Occupations

51.7k
2024 Value
± 2,128
2.31%
1 Year growth
± 5.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plantation, FL grew at a rate of 2.31%, from 50.5k employees to 51.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plantation, FL, are Management Occupations (7,296 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,830 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5,795 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plantation, 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

51.7k
2024 Value
± 2,128
2.31%
1 Year growth
± 5.65%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Plantation, FL grew at a rate of 2.31%, from 50.5k employees to 51.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plantation, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,753 people), Retail Trade (6,048 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,545 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,258
Median earning men ± $3,838
$47,582
Median earning women ± $2,937

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($217,616), Information ($115,945), and Wholesale Trade ($102,827).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,543), Construction ($54,658), and Information ($54,653).

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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 Plantation, 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.

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

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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%), 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.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Barbering
    120 degrees awarded
  2. General Cosmetology
    47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Plantation, FL was Barbering with 120 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.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Florida Barber Academy
    237 degrees awarded
  2. 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.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 97 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Plantation, FL, which is 0.577 times less than the 168 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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Plantation, FL was $483,500 in 2024, which is 1.45 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $447,700 to $483,500, a 8% increase. The homeownership rate in Plantation, FL is 64.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plantation, FL have an average commute time of 27.6 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.

Housing

Property

$483,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,932
$23,869
Median Property Taxes
±$1,201

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 Plantation, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

64.3%
Homeownership
2024
63.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.3% of the housing units in Plantation, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.3%.

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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.
$92,541
Median Household Income
± $5,276
37.1k
Number of Households
± 1,688

In 2024, the median household income of the 37.1k households in Plantation, FL grew to $92,541 from the previous year's value of $87,077.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plantation, 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 (69.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.8%)
  3. Carpooled (8.36%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Plantation, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.36%).

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

27.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plantation, FL have a longer commute time (27.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Plantation, 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 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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.98% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plantation, FL (9.54k out of 95.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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.

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Health

90.5% of the population of Plantation, FL has health coverage, with 46.4% on employee plans, 10.6% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 19.6% on non-group plans, and 0.649% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.47%
Uninsured
46.4%
Employer Coverage
10.6%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
19.6%
Non-Group
0.649%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plantation, FL declined by 7.08% from 10.2% to 9.47%.

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