PLACE: BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA

#1

Year Incorporated

1915

#2

Total Land Area:

1,220 sq. miles

Planning Area:

423 sq. miles

Conservation Area:

797 sq. miles

#3

Commission Districts

9

#4

Municipalities

31

#5

Unincorporated Area

11 sq. miles

#6

Largest Cities (By Population):

Fort Lauderdale:

180,400

Pembroke Pines:

151,747

Hollywood:

143,172

#7

Unincorporated Area Population:

14,316

#8

Projected County Population 2000 to 2030:

PEOPLE:

#9

Population in Households:

1,745,296

#10

Number of Households:

661,119

#11

Race and Ethnicity of Broward Residents:

#12

Broward Residents by Place of Birth:

#13

Average Household Size

2.64

#14

Number of Families

412,084

#15

Age of Broward Residents:

#16

Household and Family Types in Broward:

ECONOMY:

#17

Residents in Labor Force (annual 2006)

994,495

#18

Annual Unemployment Rate

3.6

#19

Number of Businesses (Firms)

58.607

#20

Number of Jobs in the County

665,570

#21

Median Household Income

$52,670

#22

Median Family Income

$64,344

#23

Per Capita Income

$28,241

#24

Businesses and Employment Broward by Industry:

#25

Broward Residents by Occupation

(Employed civilian population 16 years and over)

#26

Educational Attainment

(Population 25 years and over)

#27

Housing Units:

803,097

#28

Seasonal Units:

64,009

#29

Median Sales Price (single family home)

$252,500

#30

Housing Units by Type: