Fort Lauderdale.
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Florida·Broward County
53 tracts·177K people·$487K median·5,127/mi²
White 44 · Black 29 · Hispanic 20 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 40 · Married couple 34 · Other 26
Professional 34 · Health 17 · Retail 15 · Public admin 13 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 8 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 15 · Transit 3 · Walk 2 · Bike 1
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The median home value in Fort Lauderdale is $486,700 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Fort Lauderdale has 185,604 residents across 48 census tracts and 33 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.8; the population is 44.4% White, 28.7% Black, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.0% (Census ACS).
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (85%), FLORANADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (80%) and VIRGINIA SHUMAN YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (79%) lead the elementary schools; SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL (54%), NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (43%) and WILLIAM DANDY MIDDLE SCHOOL (33%) lead the middle schools; FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL (62%), STRANAHAN HIGH SCHOOL (40%) and DILLARD 6-12 (33%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,854/month, 17% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fort Lauderdale is $83,130 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fort Lauderdale, median rent is $1,854/month and the median home value is $486,700 (Census ACS).
Fort Lauderdale reported 6.3 violent crimes and 41.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 62°F; there are 155 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 63 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fort Lauderdale are inland flooding (48), landslide (34) and lightning (31), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fort Lauderdale, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).