Fort Lauderdale, Florida Neighborhood Info

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida QuickFacts

	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
Total population	152,397	281,421,906
State	Florida
City	fort lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Population

	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
Male	79,826	52.38%	49.06%
Female	72,571	47.62%	50.94%
Median age (years)	39.3		35.3

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	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
18 years and over	122,821	80.59%	74.31%
21 years and over	117,839	77.32%	69.97%
62 years and over	27,037	17.74%	14.66%
65 years and over	23,306	15.29%	12.43%

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	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
White	97,941	64.27%	75.14%
Black or African American	44,010	28.88%	12.32%
Asian	1,565	1.03%	3.64%
Some other race	3,102	2.04%	5.46%
Two or more races	5,779	3.79%	2.43%

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Housing

	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
Total households	68,468		105,480,101
Family households (families)	32,996	48.19%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	35,472	51.81%	31.94%

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	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
Total housing units	80,780		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	12,394	15.34%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	68,468	84.76%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	37,958	46.99%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	30,510	37.77%	30.77%

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	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	649	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,812	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,967	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,896	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	3,308	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,707	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	1,767	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	765	0.57%
Median (dollars)	150,100	119,600

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	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	17,251	25.2%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	21,909	32.0%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	9,847	14.38%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	9,802	14.32%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	5,834	8.52%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,805	5.56%	9.65%

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Education

	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	32,744		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,274	6.94%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,922	5.87%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,781	42.09%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,419	22.66%	21.38%
College or graduate school	7,348	22.44%	22.81%

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Economy

	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
Population 16 years and over	126,162		217,168,077
In labor force	77,371	61.33%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	77,331	61.3%	63.39%
- - Employed	72,444	57.42%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,887	3.87%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	40	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	48,791	38.67%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	59,741	47.35%	51.66%
In labor force	33,431	26.5%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	33,431	26.5%	29.65%
- - Employed	31,362	24.86%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	8,472	6.72%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,912		12,787,501

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	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	68,510		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	8,096	11.82%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,826	7.04%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,872	14.41%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,918	13.02%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,605	15.48%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,198	16.35%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,177	7.56%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,723	6.89%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,071	3.02%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	3,024	4.41%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	37,887		41,994

	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	%, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States
With earnings	53,113	42.1%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	58,162		56,604
With Social Security income	18,324	14.52%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,356		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,778	2.2%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,498		6,320
With public assistance income	1,704	1.35%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,265		3,032
With retirement income	8,503	6.74%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,301		17,376

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