Fort Lauderdale, Florida Economy Profile

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida Economy

sixty-one point three three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Among them 26.5% are females aged 16 and over. Seventy-five point one eight percent of Fort Lauderdale, Florida workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 4.92% use public transportation (including taxicab). Three point seven seven percent of Fort Lauderdale, Florida residents work at home.

The total population of Fort Lauderdale, Florida is 152,397 people. The median household income in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is thirty-seven thousand, eight hundred and eighty-seven dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 33.38% of all occupations. 9.09% of Fort Lauderdale, Florida population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 27.36% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 9.84% of occupations.

14.15% of families in Fort Lauderdale, Florida have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Fort Lauderdale, Florida median household income is thirty-seven thousand, eight hundred and eighty-seven dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $34,478, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $27,230.

	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
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	70,732		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	53,176	75.18%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	7,975	11.27%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	3,480	4.92%	4.73%
Walked	1,707	2.41%	2.93%
Other means	1,726	2.44%	1.19%
Worked at home	2,668	3.77%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	24.0	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	72,444		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	24,185	33.38%	33.65%
Service occupations	14,537	20.07%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	19,823	27.36%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	183	0.25%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	6,584	9.09%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	7,132	9.84%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	273	0.38%	1.87%
Construction	4,936	6.81%	6.78%
Manufacturing	4,399	6.07%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	2,776	3.83%	3.6%
Retail trade	9,047	12.49%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,879	5.35%	5.2%
Information	2,422	3.34%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	7,056	9.74%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	9,471	13.07%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	11,269	15.56%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	10,099	13.94%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	4,444	6.13%	4.87%
Public administration	2,373	3.28%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	60,756	83.87%	78.47%
Government workers	6,907	9.53%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	4,526	6.25%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	255	0.35%	0.31%

	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
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
Families	33,244		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,854	8.59%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,835	5.52%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,089	12.3%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,175	12.56%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,703	14.15%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	6,052	18.2%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,951	8.88%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,998	9.02%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,354	4.07%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	2,233	6.72%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	46,175		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	27,798		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	34,478		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	27,230		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	4,601		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	3,630	78.9%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,741	37.84%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,557		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,264	88.54%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,137	44.47%	42.27%
Individuals	26,158		33,899,812
18 years and over	17,746	67.84%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,521	9.64%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	8,177	31.26%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	5,852	22.37%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	9,898	37.84%	31.63%

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