Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,576 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,335 (0.8%)
Area name: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Broward County is $752 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $911 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1205 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fort Lauderdale
, Hollywood
, Pembroke Pines
, Coral Springs
, Sunrise
, Plantation
, Pompano Beach
, Davie
, Miramar
, Deerfield Beach
.
2005 air pollution in Broward County:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.063 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 19 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
59 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Collier County
, Hendry County
, Miami-Dade County
, Palm Beach County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Pumping
Station Number 8
(A).
Lakes and swamps: Gator
Lake
(A),
Everglades, The
(B)
Parks in Broward County include: Everglades
Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area Number 2B
(1),
Everglades Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area Number 2A
(2),
Everglades Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area 3A
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 88,536
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 410,387 (45% naturalized citizens)
| Broward
County: |
25.3% | | Whole
state: |
16.7% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 96,962
- 1990
to 1994: 70,898
- 1985
to 1989: 58,225
- 1980
to 1984: 52,990
- 1975
to 1979: 30,286
- 1970
to 1974: 25,018
- 1970
to 1974: 25,364
- 1965
to 1969: 50,644
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Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 303,357
- One,
attached: 57,407
- Two:
20,225
- 3
or 4: 33,347
- 5
to 9: 41,120
- 10
to 19: 53,717
- 20
or more: 203,940
- Mobile
homes: 26,834
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 1,096
Housing units in Broward County with a mortgage: 243,814 (28,412 second mortgage, 23,117 home equity loan, 795 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54,911 Agriculture
in Broward County
Average size of farms: 48 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100455
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $10170.17
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.40%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $91156
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30471
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 61.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.97
Vegetables: 823 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 669 acresBroward
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 87 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/1/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males in 2005: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (7%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females in 2005:
|
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005:
|
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (3%)
- Top
executives (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Jamaica
(15%)
- Haiti
(12%)
- Cuba
(8%)
- Colombia
(8%)
- Canada
(5%)
- Brazil
(4%)
- Peru
(3%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Broward County:
|
- Italian
(9%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- German
(7%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Jamaican
(5%)
- English
(4%)
- Haitian
(4%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 595,165 (80%)
- Carpooled:
89,375 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 14,435 (2%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 84 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 356 (0%)
- Railroad:
1,108 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
73 (0%)
- Taxi:
992 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
1,205 (0%)
- Bicycle:
3,406 (0%)
- Walked:
9,680 (1%)
- Other
means: 6,155 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 21,509 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Broward County, Florida
- 5644
people in nursing homes
- 5131
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4874
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 906
people in state prisons
- 524
people in other group homes
- 471
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 309
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 279
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 274
people in halfway houses
- 253
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 250
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 181
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 139
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 122
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 83
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 79
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 67
people in religious group quarters
- 61
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 54
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 51
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 49
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 47
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 39
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 29
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 24
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 18
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 10
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4
people in military barracks, etc.
- 3
people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 3
people in military ships
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,276.
6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,725 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.87% | | Florida
average: | 8.71% |
0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($811 average AGI)
| Broward
County: |
0.16% | | Florida
average: | 0.22% |
3.60% relocated from other counties in Florida ($21,688 average AGI)
3.11% relocated from other states ($24,226 average AGI)
| Broward
County: |
3.11% | | Florida
average: | 4.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Miami-Dade County, FL
|
2.04% ($40,863 average AGI) |
| from
Palm Beach County, FL
|
0.73% ($43,692) |
| from
Queens County, NY
|
0.14% ($37,456) |
| from
Orange County, FL
|
0.13% ($34,050) |
| from
Kings County, NY
|
0.11% ($35,557) |
| from
Hillsborough County, FL
|
0.08% ($39,699) |
| from
Nassau County, NY
|
0.07% ($56,806) |
7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,952 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.59% | | Florida
average: | 7.73% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($554 average AGI)
| Broward
County: |
0.09% | | Florida
average: | 0.12% |
4.54% relocated to other counties in Florida ($25,921 average AGI)
2.96% relocated to other states ($19,478 average AGI)
| Broward
County: |
2.96% | | Florida
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Miami-Dade County, FL
|
1.32% ($36,908 average AGI) |
| to
Palm Beach County, FL
|
1.08% ($51,198) |
| to
St. Lucie County, FL
|
0.24% ($40,883) |
| to
Orange County, FL
|
0.20% ($34,607) |
| to
Hillsborough County, FL
|
0.14% ($43,950) |
| to
Lee County, FL
|
0.14% ($41,000) |
| to
Brevard County, FL
|
0.11% ($43,051) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2
Births
per 1000 population in Broward County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Broward County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Broward County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 244,892 (217,263 aged, 27,629 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 1,603,058
- In
family households: 1,305,241 (292,445 male householders, 121,513 female householders)
310,117
spouses, 444,752 children (412,075 natural, 10,775 adopted, 21,902 stepchildren), 26,378 grandchildren, 19,227 brothers or sisters, 19,669 parents, 34,375 other relatives, 36,765 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 297,817 (109,502 male householders (80,435 living alone)), 131,327 female householders (113,161 living alone)), 56,988 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 19,960 (12,981 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 174,211 2-persons, 95,435 3-persons, 82,416 4-persons, 38,870 5-persons, 14,444 6-persons, 8,582 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 193,596 1-person, 41,192 2-persons, 4,403 3-persons, 1,143 4-persons, 293 5-persons, 147 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.
240,332 married couples with children.
100,923 single-parent households (20,481 men, 80,442 women).
71.2% of residents of Broward County speak English at home.
16.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
10.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $8,767,967,000 ($4996 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $469,063,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,580,118,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,224,584,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,723,000
Federal grants: $913,174,000
Federal procurement contracts: $489,453,000 ($330,511,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $549,916,000 ($34,472,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $11,222,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $717,230,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,970,130,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 120,738
| Here: |
68 per 1000 residents | | State: |
63 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 82,427
| Here: |
46 per 1000 residents | | State: | 49
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +82,027
| Here: |
+46 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+30 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +36,632
| Here: |
+21 per 1000 residents | | State: | +59
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Broward County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 258.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 19,130
- 1995
to 1998: 60,852
- 1990
to 1994: 64,154
- 1980
to 1989: 157,319
- 1970
to 1979: 220,745
- 1960
to 1969: 127,699
- 1950
to 1959: 70,767
- 1940
to 1949: 12,615
- 1939
or earlier: 7,762
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Broward County, Florida: |
- 1
room: 2,617
- 2
rooms: 17,506
- 3
rooms: 49,041
- 4
rooms: 84,787
- 5
rooms: 96,267
- 6
rooms: 80,688
- 7
rooms: 59,380
- 8
rooms: 40,019
- 9
or more rooms: 24,320
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Broward County, Florida: |
- 1
room: 14,009
- 2
rooms: 33,355
- 3
rooms: 47,310
- 4
rooms: 56,661
- 5
rooms: 30,548
- 6
rooms: 11,099
- 7
rooms: 4,348
- 8
rooms: 1,729
- 9
or more rooms: 761
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Broward County:
|
- no
bedroom: 6,919
- 1
bedroom: 47,286
- 2
bedrooms: 168,802
- 3
bedrooms: 149,600
- 4
bedrooms: 67,238
- 5
or more bedrooms: 14,780
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Broward County:
|
- no
bedroom: 17,027
- 1
bedroom: 73,797
- 2
bedrooms: 82,120
- 3
bedrooms: 22,668
- 4
bedrooms: 3,709
- 5
or more bedrooms: 499
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Broward County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 29,991
- 1
vehicle: 181,501
- 2
vehicles: 184,943
- 3
vehicles: 45,796
- 4
vehicles: 9,890
- 5
or more vehicles: 2,504
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Broward County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 31,200
- 1
vehicle: 104,658
- 2
vehicles: 54,142
- 3
vehicles: 7,972
- 4
vehicles: 1,276
- 5
or more vehicles: 572
|
50% of Broward County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Florida.
| Broward
County: |
50.2% | | State
average: | 51.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 453300
- Northeast:
435064
- Midwest:
134129
- South:
121404
- West:
27940
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $130,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(93%)
- Utility
gas (3%)
- No
fuel used (3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(93%)
- No
fuel used (4%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21,954
| Here: |
12.3% | | Florida: |
11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10,767
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 17,803
| Here: |
25.4% | | Florida: |
21.0% |
Broward
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $129,855,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $838,907,000
- Charges
- All Other: $178,461,000
Solid Waste Management: $102,046,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $84,328,000
Sewerage: $45,459,000
Parks & Recreation: $21,264,000
Regular Highways: $4,664,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,522,000
- Construction
- Air Transportation: $83,542,000
Parks & Recreation: $81,239,000
Water Utilities: $42,893,000
Regular Highways: $39,900,000
General: $34,738,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $22,015,000
Sewerage: $20,353,000
Libraries: $9,340,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,049,000
Solid Waste Management: $331,000
Fire Protection: $65,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $243,811,000
Corrections - Other: $174,553,000
Transit Utilities: $99,679,000
Health Services - Other: $99,628,000
Solid Waste Management: $89,133,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,017,000
Financial Administration: $64,515,000
General - Other: $56,731,000
Air Transportation: $56,442,000
Parks & Recreation: $52,352,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $49,512,000
Libraries: $39,490,000
Welfare - Other: $38,721,000
Regular Highways: $26,991,000
Sewerage: $25,309,000
Water Utilities: $22,444,000
General Public Buildings: $21,160,000
Fire Protection: $20,840,000
Housing & Community Development: $19,352,000
Natural Resources - Other: $18,928,000
Central Staff Services: $15,498,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $12,504,000
Welfare Institutions: $564,000
- Equipment
Only - Police Protection: $14,521,000
Transit Utilities: $13,709,000
Air Transportation: $4,557,000
Regular Highways: $4,547,000
Sewerage: $2,120,000
Water Utilities: $1,696,000
General - Other: $1,516,000
Correction - Other: $1,381,000
Natural Resources - Other: $909,000
Judicial and Legal: $396,000
Financial Administration: $142,000
Housing & Community Development: $12,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,957,000
Transit Utilities: $20,432,000
Air Transportation: $20,212,000
Housing & Community Development: $7,313,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $151,356,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Air Transportation: $16,859,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $4,305,000
General: $3,974,000
Corrections: $3,951,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,309,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Health: $12,908,000
Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $11,988,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $52,860,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,083,894,000
Water Utilities: $169,562,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,852,205,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue - Full Faith & Credit - Other NEC: $66,375,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $204,000,000
Other NEC: $87,360,000
- Long
Term Debt Offsets - Nonguaranteed: $1,134,543,000
Full Faith & Credit: $26,723,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $522,540,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,297,384,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,042,574,000
Water Utilities: $221,767,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $55,110,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $151,795,000
Other, NEC: $130,906,000
Industrial Revenue: $41,319,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $92,726,000
General Revenue, NEC: $33,404,000
Fines & Forfeits: $17,529,000
Special Assessments: $16,533,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $68,352,000
Police Protection: $14,521,000
Transit Utilities: $13,709,000
Regular Highways: $4,547,000
Sewerage: $2,120,000
Water Utilities: $1,696,000
General - Other: $1,516,000
Corrections - Other: $1,381,000
Natural Resource - Other: $909,000
Judicial: $396,000
Financial Administration: $142,000
Housing & Community Development: $12,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $600,180,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $31,865,000
Transit Utilities: $16,280,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,161,266,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $93,577,000
Highways: $34,396,000
All Other: $32,345,000
Transit Utilities: $19,724,000
Health & Hospitals: $10,054,000
- Tax
- Property: $662,195,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $63,155,000
Other Selective Sales: $28,946,000
NEC: $21,648,000
Public Utilities: $21,298,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $542,712,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,964,000
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