Fort Lauderdale, FL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	152,397	100.0

Male	79,826	52.4
Female	72,571	47.6

Under 5 years	8,068	5.3
5 to 9 years	8,466	5.6
10 to 14 years	8,202	5.4
15 to 19 years	8,197	5.4
20 to 24 years	8,433	5.5
25 to 34 years	23,036	15.1
35 to 44 years	26,909	17.7
45 to 54 years	22,671	14.9
55 to 59 years	8,524	5.6
60 to 64 years	6,585	4.3
65 to 74 years	11,870	7.8
75 to 84 years	8,279	5.4
85 years and over	3,157	2.1

Median age (years)	39.3	(X)

18 years and over	122,821	80.6
Male	64,650	42.4
Female	58,171	38.2
21 years and over	117,839	77.3
62 years and over	27,037	17.7
65 years and over	23,306	15.3
Male	10,326	6.8
Female	12,980	8.5

RACE
One race	146,618	96.2
White	97,941	64.3
Black or African American	44,010	28.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	344	0.2
Asian	1,565	1.0
Asian Indian	536	0.4
Chinese	274	0.2
Filipino	224	0.1
Japanese	109	0.1
Korean	73	0.0
Vietnamese	100	0.1
Other Asian ¹	249	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	74	0.0
Native Hawaiian	20	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	19	0.0
Samoan	16	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	19	0.0
Some other race	2,684	1.8
Two or more races	5,779	3.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	99,898	65.6
Black or African American	48,033	31.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	807	0.5
Asian	2,140	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	274	0.2
Some other race	7,189	4.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	152,397	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	14,406	9.5
Mexican	1,404	0.9
Puerto Rican	2,801	1.8
Cuban	2,576	1.7
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,625	5.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	137,991	90.5
White alone	87,577	57.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	152,397	100.0
In households	146,838	96.4
Householder	68,468	44.9
Spouse	22,037	14.5
Child	33,129	21.7
Own child under 18 years	24,655	16.2
Other relatives	9,884	6.5
Under 18 years	3,834	2.5
Nonrelatives	13,320	8.7
Unmarried partner	5,498	3.6
In group quarters	5,559	3.6
Institutionalized population	3,979	2.6
Noninstitutionalized population	1,580	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	68,468	100.0
Family households (families)	32,996	48.2
With own children under 18 years	13,421	19.6
Married-couple family	22,037	32.2
With own children under 18 years	7,586	11.1
Female householder, no husband present	7,862	11.5
With own children under 18 years	4,448	6.5
Nonfamily households	35,472	51.8
Householder living alone	27,600	40.3
Householder 65 years and over	8,030	11.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	15,428	22.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,442	25.5

Average household size	2.14	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	80,862	100.0
Occupied housing units	68,468	84.7
Vacant housing units	12,394	15.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	6,900	8.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	68,468	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	37,958	55.4
Renter-occupied housing units	30,510	44.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.18	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.10	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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