The Town Files

Broward County, Florida

1,977,129 people. The median home is worth $414,600 (typical Florida town: $331,600) and the median household earns $77,633.

Towns in Broward County

Towns in Broward County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Fort Lauderdale182,760$486,700$83,13042.8
Pembroke Pines171,178$439,500$85,10444.3
Hollywood153,067$410,600$67,20340.9
Miramar134,721$462,700$89,12539.3
Coral Springs134,394$545,400$93,60237.5
Pompano Beach112,046$349,300$67,19541.3
Davie105,691$462,900$87,25037.9
Sunrise97,335$354,500$77,65241.7
Plantation91,750$483,500$92,54140.2
Deerfield Beach86,859$309,600$59,73043.9
Lauderhill74,482$272,900$51,16538.4
Tamarac71,897$288,600$61,71847.0
Weston68,107$695,600$139,82542.3
Margate58,712$316,200$62,45045.0
Coconut Creek57,833$309,600$75,01441.5
North Lauderdale44,794$307,100$63,32637.5
Oakland Park44,229$385,000$72,70838.1
Hallandale Beach41,217$279,100$52,34046.7
Lauderdale Lakes35,954$214,100$50,00636.6
Parkland34,670$983,000$198,66937.9
Cooper City34,401$620,900$132,31940.6
Dania Beach31,723$319,800$52,74841.8
West Park15,130$340,600$65,95237.6
Wilton Manors11,426$589,200$85,39255.1
Lighthouse Point10,486$688,400$92,13556.3
Broadview Park7,670$365,000$73,78640.4
Southwest Ranches7,607$906,500$161,05145.3
Pembroke Park6,260$105,300$52,92839.4
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea6,198$680,900$81,65562.7
Roosevelt Gardens2,749$309,600$49,82136.1

People and housing

Broward CountyTypical Florida town
Median home value$414,600$331,600
Median rent$1,907$1,569
Median household income$77,633$71,140
Median age41.342.8
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%28.8%
Below the poverty line12.2%11.3%

Jobs and pay

864,520 jobs in 2024, average pay $71,492 a year.

Largest industries in Broward CountyRetail105,078 jobs · $46,484Health care & social assistan…94,848 jobs · $66,707Hotels & restaurants84,415 jobs · $33,741Administrative & support78,285 jobs · $57,201Professional & technical serv…64,859 jobs · $108,708Construction53,750 jobs · $75,530
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Broward County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,278 storm events in Broward County from 1996 to 2026, with 91 deaths.

Storm events in Broward County by type since 1996Hail183Flood79Drought85Tornado72Lightning133Waterspout46Flash Flood35Rip Current64Funnel Cloud96Coastal Flood44
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Broward County has been included in 43 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
October 11, 2024HurricaneDR-4834: Hurricane Milton
October 7, 2024HurricaneEM-3622: Hurricane Milton
April 27, 2023FloodDR-4709: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
December 13, 2022HurricaneDR-4680: Hurricane Nicole
November 8, 2022Tropical StormEM-3587: Tropical Storm Nicole
September 29, 2022HurricaneDR-4673: Hurricane Ian
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).