Thirty Quick Facts About Broward County
Updated January 2012
| PLACE: |
| #1 |
Year Incorporated |
1915 |
| #2 |
Total Land Area: |
1,230.9 sq. miles |
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Planning Area: |
431.4 sq. miles |
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Conservation Area: |
799.5 sq. miles |
| #3 |
Commission Districts |
9 |
| #4 |
Municipalities |
31 |
| #5 |
Unincorporated Area |
12.6 sq. miles |
| #6 |
TOTAL County Population (2011) |
1,753,162 |
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Largest Cities (By Population*): |
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Fort Lauderdale: |
166,205 |
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Pembroke Pines: |
154,889 |
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Hollywood: |
140,930 |
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*Includes inmate population |
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| #7 |
Unincorporated Area Population: |
16,186 |
| #8 |
Projected County Population to 2040: |
 |
| PEOPLE: |
| #9 |
Population in Households: |
1,731,174 |
| #10 |
Number of Households: |
686,047 |
| #11 |
Race and Ethnicity of Broward Residents: |
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| #12 |
Broward Residents by Place of Birth: |
 |
| #13 |
Average Household Size |
2.52 |
| #14 |
Number of Families |
434,488 |
| #15 |
Age of Broward Residents: |
 |
| #16 |
Household and Family Types in Broward: |
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| ECONOMY: |
| #17 |
Residents in Labor Force (December 2011) |
978,951 |
| #18 |
Annual Unemployment Rate (December 2011) |
8.6 |
| #19 |
Number of Businesses (Firms) |
55,289 |
| #20 |
Number of Jobs in the County |
610,674 |
| #21 |
Median Household Income |
$51,694 |
| #22 |
Median Family Income |
$62,619 |
| #23 |
Per Capita Income |
$28,631 |
| #24 |
Businesses and Employment Broward by Industry: |
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JOBS:
FIRMS:
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| #25 |
Broward Residents by Occupation |
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(Employed civilian population 16 years and over) |
 |
| #26 |
Educational Attainment |
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(Population 25 years and over) |
 |
| #27 |
Housing Units: |
810,388 |
| #28 |
Seasonal Units: |
64,428 |
| #29 |
Median Sales Price (single family home) |
$189,600 |
| #30 |
Housing Units by Type: |
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| SOURCES: |
| #1 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #2 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #3 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #4 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #5 |
Planning and Redevelopment Division |
| #6 |
2011 BEBR (Bureau of Economic and Business Research) |
| #7 |
2011 BEBR (Bureau of Economic and Business Research) |
| #8 |
2000-2010 Census, 2015-2040 BEBR (Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 2011) |
| #9 |
2010 Census |
| #10 |
2010 Census |
| #11 |
2010 Census |
| #12 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #13 |
2010 Census |
| #14 |
2010 Census |
| #15 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #16 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #17 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011 (December preliminary) |
| #18 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011 (December preliminary) |
| #19 |
County Business Patterns, 2009 |
| #20 |
County Business Patterns, 2009 |
| #21 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #22 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #23 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #24 |
County Business Patterns, 2009 |
| #25 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #26 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #27 |
2010 Census |
| #28 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
| #29 |
Florida Realtors®, December 2011 |
| #30 |
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |