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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Total Population185,60422,416,076334,922,499
Median Household Income$83,130$74,568$80,734
Median Age42.842.638.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher40.8%34.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$486,700$359,000$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,854$1,669$1,413
Poverty Rate15.0%12.6%12.5%
Unemployment Rate5.3%4.8%5.2%
Foreign Born27.0%21.9%14.1%
Homeownership Rate54.1%67.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time26.128.026.4
Worked from Home19.0%15.7%15.1%
Married-Couple Households34.3%46.7%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Age in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Median Age42.842.638.9
Under 18 %17.3%19.5%22.0%
Age 18-24 %7.1%8.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %14.5%12.7%13.7%
Age 35-44 %13.8%12.7%13.2%
Age 45-64 %27.6%25.7%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %19.6%21.3%17.2%

Households and families in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Households80,9998,752,810129,227,496
Average Household Size2.22.52.5
Family Households50.1%64.6%64.2%
Households with Children20.1%26.5%29.5%
Single-Parent Families15.9%17.9%17.3%
People Living Alone39.8%28.3%28.7%
Never Married39.5%31.7%34.4%

Income and poverty in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Per Capita Income$59,629$42,609$44,673
Households Under $25,00015.0%15.0%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99915.2%16.8%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99917.5%17.2%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More15.8%11.0%13.4%
Poverty Rate15.0%12.6%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty32.2%30.2%28.2%
SNAP Households14.3%12.6%n/a

Housing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Housing Units101,69110,256,470143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes34.0%54.7%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units49.1%24.5%19.1%
Vacancy Rate20.3%14.7%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,973.01,988.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied45.9%32.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income34.6%35.2%30.6%
Median Property Tax$4,516$2,730n/a

Education in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Less than High School10.3%10.1%10.4%
High School Graduate24.0%27.2%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree25.0%28.6%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree24.6%21.3%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree16.2%12.9%14.1%

Work and commuting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Labour Force Participation64.2%59.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work64.4%70.2%68.8%
Public Transit2.4%1.2%3.2%
Walked to Work2.4%1.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes24.1%20.2%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour7.9%8.7%8.6%
Households Without a Car8.2%6.0%n/a

Origins and language in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

StatisticFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited States
Born in State of Residence36.4%35.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens14.2%12.6%7.4%
Non-Citizens12.8%9.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home69.9%69.4%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home17.7%22.6%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency24.7%21.6%16.7%

Cities near Fort Lauderdale

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.