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Broward County

Florida · 2,013,317 residents (2025 est.) · 1,203 sq mi
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With 1,977,129 people, Broward County is a county in Florida. 37% of residents were born outside the United States. Few US counties rank higher on income. The population is up 22% since 2000. Density works out to 1,644 people per square mile. Renters pay $1,907 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,977,129
+22%since 2000
from 1,623,018 in 2000
2,013,317 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,644 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 1,462 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.3
+9%since 2000
from 37.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,203 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M2.0M19902000201020202024Broward County
20242.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(107,235)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(107,838)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(122,373)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.7%(113,351)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(107,952)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(256,033)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(272,491)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(264,665)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.7%(270,780)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(199,964)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(109,248)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(45,199)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,633
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,691 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,052
+86%since 2000
from $23,170 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.3%
+18.4 ptssince 2009
from 32.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.488
+4%since 2010
from 0.469 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$414,600
+121%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $102,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,907
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $757 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.6%
−5.9 ptssince 2000
from 69.5% in 2000
36.4% rent
Vacancy rate
12.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 16.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.60 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.59 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
35.9%
−10.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
61.9%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 56.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
+6%since 2009
from 5.0 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
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic58%(941,674)
Black20%(325,305)
Hispanic / Latino16.7%(271,652)
Asian2.2%(36,049)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic30.7%(607,366)
Black27.4%(541,305)
Hispanic / Latino32.8%(648,085)
Asian3.6%(71,862)
Other5.5%(108,511)
Diversity Score
90
+9%since 2009
from 82 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
40
Unchangedsince 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
South American12.3%(243,274)
Cuban6.3%(124,305)
Colombian5.1%(100,863)
Puerto Rican4.5%(89,821)
Venezuelan3.2%(63,750)
Dominican2.2%(43,072)
Mexican2%(38,754)
Peruvian1.7%(33,234)
Honduran1%(19,933)
Salvadoran0.9%(17,405)
Guatemalan0.9%(16,826)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.8%(16,249)
Ecuadorian0.8%(15,784)
Argentine0.8%(15,572)
Spaniard0.5%(9,202)
Chilean0.3%(5,699)
Panamanian0.2%(4,565)
Uruguayan0.2%(4,328)
Costa Rican0.2%(3,158)
Bolivian0.1%(2,234)
Paraguayan0%(869)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.6%(31,151)
Chinese0.7%(14,541)
Filipino0.4%(7,942)
Vietnamese0.3%(6,795)
Pakistani0.2%(4,573)
Korean0.1%(2,498)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,385)
Japanese0.1%(1,120)
Thai0%(861)
Nepalese0%(406)
Taiwanese0%(400)
Laotian0%(196)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(174)
Malaysian0%(170)
Sri Lankan0%(152)
Burmese0%(117)
Cambodian0%(101)
Uzbek0%(55)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(689)
Chamorro0%(272)
Fijian0%(46)
Tongan0%(38)
Ancestry
West Indian14.3%(282,841)
Haitian6.8%(133,787)
American5.9%(117,476)
Jamaican5.9%(116,742)
Italian5.7%(112,278)
Irish4.8%(95,217)
German4.6%(89,984)
English3.7%(72,959)
Polish1.9%(37,044)
Brazilian1.3%(26,504)
Russian1.3%(26,146)
French1.1%(22,250)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.7%(14,783)
Subsaharan African0.7%(14,425)
Portuguese0.6%(11,899)
Scottish0.6%(11,851)
Ukrainian0.4%(8,297)
Hungarian0.4%(7,879)
Greek0.4%(7,843)
French Canadian0.4%(7,725)
Dutch0.3%(6,850)
Romanian0.3%(6,363)
Canadian0.3%(6,261)
Swedish0.3%(6,151)
British0.3%(6,078)
Guyanese0.3%(5,586)
Lebanese0.3%(5,339)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(5,305)
Norwegian0.2%(4,923)
Israeli0.2%(4,908)
Austrian0.2%(4,049)
Lithuanian0.2%(3,824)
Czech0.2%(3,503)
Welsh0.2%(3,230)
Nigerian0.1%(2,826)
Turkish0.1%(2,636)
Armenian0.1%(2,170)
Danish0.1%(2,072)
Syrian0.1%(2,022)
Swiss0.1%(2,018)
Barbadian0.1%(1,885)
Egyptian0.1%(1,655)
Moroccan0.1%(1,581)
Slovak0.1%(1,369)
Palestinian0.1%(1,294)
Iranian0.1%(1,272)
Australian0.1%(1,266)
Serbian0.1%(1,244)
Croatian0.1%(1,172)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,147)
Belgian0.1%(1,111)
Finnish0%(910)
Iraqi0%(514)
Jordanian0%(425)
Latvian0%(374)
Macedonian0%(364)
Slovene0%(289)
Ethiopian0%(274)
Kenyan0%(271)
Ghanaian0%(176)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.7%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 24.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.4%
+8.5 ptssince 2000
from 82.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.3%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.1 min
+55%since 2000
from 18.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.7%
−10.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.7%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 10.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 67.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.9%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
36.9%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.9%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.5%
−10.1 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+11.2 ptssince 2017
from 80.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
56.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2016
from 60.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
28.5%
+3.7 ptssince 2016
from 24.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.2%(296,875)
Married49.5%(395,337)
Widowed2.5%(19,808)
Divorced10.8%(86,201)
Women 15+
Never married32%(269,124)
Married44.5%(374,106)
Widowed8.7%(73,150)
Divorced14.9%(125,082)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.5%
−10.1 ptssince 2013
from 22.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 45.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 62.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 30.6% 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)25%(15,064)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(13,144)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.2%(18,204)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(3,195)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(979)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 60,372 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 Broward County, Florida?

Broward County, Florida has about 1,977,129 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Broward County, Florida?

The typical household in Broward County, Florida earns about $77,633 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Broward County, Florida expensive?

In Broward County, Florida, the median home is worth about $414,600, and the typical rent is about $1,907 a month.

How educated are people in Broward County, Florida?

About 36.7% of adults age 25 and over in Broward County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Broward County, Florida?

About 12.2% of people in Broward County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Broward County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Broward County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 721,641 residents, a change of about 57 percent over that period.

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