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Pompano Beach

Florida · 117,211 residents (2025 est.) · 24.1 sq mi
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With 114,147 people, Pompano Beach is a city in Florida. 34% of locals were born outside the United States. 35,956 more people live here than in 2000. There are 4,743 people per square mile. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
114,147
+46%since 2000
from 78,191 in 2000
117,211 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,743 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 4,263 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.3
−2%since 2000
from 42.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
24.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
68K81K93K106K118K19902000201020202024Pompano Beach
2024114K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(6,791)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(5,632)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(5,947)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.8%(5,521)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(5,784)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.3%(17,476)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(15,309)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(13,883)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(15,825)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(11,526)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.3%(7,169)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(3,284)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,195
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,073 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,363
+64%since 2000
from $23,938 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.7%
+21.0 ptssince 2009
from 23.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 17.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.474
−3%since 2010
from 0.491 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade12.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$349,300
+102%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $94,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,724
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $707 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.5%
−7.4 ptssince 2000
from 62.8% in 2000
44.5% rent
Vacancy rate
22.8%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.35 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.32 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
35.4%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 58.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.2
−2%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
59
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic60.8%(47,549)
Black25%(19,520)
Hispanic / Latino9.9%(7,770)
Asian0.8%(621)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic37.6%(42,906)
Black28.9%(32,964)
Hispanic / Latino24.9%(28,402)
Asian1.9%(2,190)
Other6.7%(7,685)
Diversity Score
89
+16%since 2009
from 76 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.2%(7,073)
South American5.8%(6,622)
Puerto Rican3.5%(3,946)
Cuban2.6%(3,002)
Colombian2.3%(2,608)
Venezuelan2.1%(2,450)
Dominican1.7%(1,895)
Guatemalan1.6%(1,817)
Salvadoran0.9%(1,038)
Honduran0.9%(1,013)
Spaniard0.6%(677)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.4%(484)
Ecuadorian0.4%(456)
Argentine0.4%(427)
Peruvian0.4%(405)
Chilean0.2%(184)
Panamanian0.2%(172)
Uruguayan0.1%(65)
Bolivian0%(27)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(961)
Filipino0.4%(443)
Chinese0.4%(412)
Vietnamese0.1%(112)
Thai0.1%(101)
Japanese0.1%(98)
Pakistani0.1%(64)
Laotian0%(49)
Korean0%(43)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0%(3)
Ancestry
West Indian13.4%(15,272)
Haitian10.5%(12,011)
Italian7.5%(8,551)
Irish6.3%(7,170)
German6.2%(7,065)
English5.3%(6,054)
American4.4%(5,031)
Brazilian3.2%(3,691)
Polish2.3%(2,570)
Jamaican2%(2,291)
French1%(1,134)
Scottish0.9%(1,044)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese0.8%(957)
Russian0.7%(846)
Arab0.6%(659)
Swedish0.6%(654)
Dutch0.6%(647)
British0.5%(590)
Canadian0.5%(573)
Guyanese0.5%(529)
Hungarian0.4%(506)
Norwegian0.4%(459)
Greek0.4%(437)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(406)
Czech0.3%(341)
Romanian0.3%(287)
Austrian0.2%(271)
Ukrainian0.2%(268)
Lebanese0.2%(254)
Welsh0.2%(254)
Barbadian0.2%(241)
Lithuanian0.2%(210)
Egyptian0.2%(190)
Bulgarian0.2%(179)
Ethiopian0.1%(164)
Slovak0.1%(150)
Swiss0.1%(142)
Croatian0.1%(137)
Syrian0.1%(123)
Armenian0.1%(118)
Nigerian0.1%(104)
Turkish0.1%(98)
Serbian0.1%(91)
Danish0.1%(80)
Finnish0.1%(72)
Iranian0.1%(70)
Israeli0%(56)
Belgian0%(27)
Slovene0%(25)
Latvian0%(11)
Iraqi0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.8%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 21.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.7%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 77.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.7%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.1 min
+70%since 2000
from 16.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.1%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 75.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.0%
+6.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.0%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 12.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2011
from 59.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 74.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
8.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.3%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 26.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
53.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Female
46.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Foreign born
34.0%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2012
from 14.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
19.7%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 28.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+16.1 ptssince 2017
from 75.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+6.0 ptssince 2020
from 90.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 81.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
58.6%
−4.7 ptssince 2016
from 63.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.9%
+3.4 ptssince 2016
from 17.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.1%(22,102)
Married41.2%(21,133)
Widowed2.8%(1,450)
Divorced12.9%(6,615)
Women 15+
Never married32.3%(14,350)
Married43.3%(19,240)
Widowed9.4%(4,168)
Divorced15.1%(6,719)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
19.7%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 28.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
36.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 34.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 17.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 19.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
54.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 52.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 36.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.4%(665)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17%(738)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.1%(1,562)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.7%(463)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(44)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,331 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Pompano Beach, Florida?

Pompano Beach, Florida has about 114,147 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Pompano Beach, Florida?

The typical household in Pompano Beach, Florida earns about $67,195 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pompano Beach, Florida expensive?

In Pompano Beach, Florida, the median home is worth about $349,300, and the typical rent is about $1,724 a month.

How educated are people in Pompano Beach, Florida?

About 30.8% of adults age 25 and over in Pompano Beach, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pompano Beach, Florida?

About 15.2% of people in Pompano Beach, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pompano Beach, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Pompano Beach, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 41,736 residents, a change of about 58 percent over that period.

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