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Fort Lauderdale, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $485,800 (it was $132,600 in 2000)
Fort Lauderdale:

$485,800
Florida:

$354,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $335,100 - $844,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $884,233
Here:

$884,233
State:

$500,941

Townhouses or other attached units: $841,956
Here:

$841,956
State:

$370,869

In 2-unit structures: $569,559
Here:

$569,559
State:

$423,188

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $688,953
Here:

$688,953
State:

$309,944

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $605,185
Here:

$605,185
State:

$447,145

Mobile homes: $17,152
Here:

$17,152
State:

$113,202

Total population: 176,013 (Urban population: 152,125, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 101,840 (80,089 occupied: 41,178 owner occupied, 38,911 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

33%

Housing density: 3,210 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $756,378.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,658 (lower quartile is $1,164, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,968


Median gross rent in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2022: $1,799

Housing units in Fort Lauderdale with a mortgage: 23,000 (2,168 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,717 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 376

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $132,975

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $78,872

Median monthly housing costs: $1,772

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1968

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 183,156
  • Male householders: 43,190 (16,926 living alone), Female householders: 36,899 (15,080 living alone)
  • 27,642 spouses (25,537 opposite-sex spouses), 6,055 unmarried partners, (4,805 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 41,209 children (39,541 natural, 681 adopted, 987 stepchildren), 3,584 grandchildren, 1,372 brothers or sisters, 2,685 parents, 90 foster children, 4,113 other relatives, 12,566 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,751

Size of family households: 19,030 2-persons, 7,850 3-persons, 6,719 4-persons, 2,049 5-persons, 1,172 6-persons, 1,804 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 32,006 1-person, 7,867 2-persons, 1,186 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 147 5-persons.

16,308 married couples with children.
10,128 single-parent households (2,107 men, 8,021 women).

67.8% of residents of Fort Lauderdale speak English at home.
18.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 47,324 (25.8%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 158no bedroom
  • 3,1161 bedroom
  • 12,9022 bedrooms
  • 18,1763 bedrooms
  • 4,7384 bedrooms
  • 2,0885+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 2,636no bedroom
  • 13,4321 bedroom
  • 15,0552 bedrooms
  • 5,7753 bedrooms
  • 1,7784 bedrooms
  • 2355+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Lauderdale in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Lauderdale in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,740no vehicle
  • 16,4791 vehicle
  • 16,3562 vehicles
  • 4,5823 vehicles
  • 1,3914 vehicles
  • 6305+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Lauderdale in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Lauderdale in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,477no vehicle
  • 22,4821 vehicle
  • 8,8882 vehicles
  • 1,7713 vehicles
  • 2634 vehicles
  • 305+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 1581 room
  • 5202 rooms
  • 4,7943 rooms
  • 7,7214 rooms
  • 7,9105 rooms
  • 8,1116 rooms
  • 5,5947 rooms
  • 2,6878 rooms
  • 3,6839+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 2,3791 room
  • 3,8582 rooms
  • 11,6523 rooms
  • 12,0744 rooms
  • 4,6765 rooms
  • 3,1136 rooms
  • 5997 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 5609+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2022
  • 4,299Less than $10,000
  • 5,508$10,000 to $19,999
  • 6,139$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,821$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5,366$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,744$50,000 to $59,999
  • 6,218$60,000 to $74,999
  • 7,668$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,738$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,737$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,466$150,000 to $199,999
  • 13,385$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Distribution of house value in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2022
  • 176Less than $10,000
  • 146$10,000 to $14,999
  • 158$20,000 to $24,999
  • 346$30,000 to $34,999
  • 142$35,000 to $39,999
  • 270$40,000 to $49,999
  • 183$60,000 to $69,999
  • 301$70,000 to $79,999
  • 73$80,000 to $89,999
  • 169$90,000 to $99,999
  • 692$100,000 to $124,999
  • 944$125,000 to $149,999
  • 548$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,024$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,140$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,860$250,000 to $299,999
  • 6,042$300,000 to $399,999
  • 7,427$400,000 to $499,999
  • 8,008$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3,285$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,697$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 2,212$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 3,335$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2022
  • 795Less than $100
  • 71$100 to $149
  • 47$200 to $249
  • 50$300 to $349
  • 194$350 to $399
  • 99$400 to $449
  • 537$500 to $549
  • 114$550 to $599
  • 308$600 to $649
  • 179$650 to $699
  • 530$700 to $749
  • 255$750 to $799
  • 1,002$800 to $899
  • 781$900 to $999
  • 6,753$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,618$1,250 to $1,499
  • 7,709$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5,753$2,000 to $2,499
  • 2,950$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,706$3,000 to $3,499
  • 3,073$3,500 or more
  • 1,387No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.3%
Number of people working at home: 20,611 (20.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,622
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6,610
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,167
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 12,152
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10,529
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,692
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 12,325
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3,454
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,669
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,374
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,889
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,973
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fort Lauderdale

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 125,846 (72.9%)
  • Carpooled: 15,656 (9.1%)
  • Bus: 4,437 (2.6%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 92 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 2,502 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 763 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 2,815 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 20,611 (11.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 8.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.6%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 6.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.0%Males
  • 3.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 18,2612010 or later
  • 8,8532000 to 2009
  • 7,5021990 to 1999
  • 9,1411980 to 1989
  • 3,8951970 to 1979
  • 5,132Before 1970
Ancestries in Fort Lauderdale, FL

First ancestries reported:

  • Haitian: 10,082 (8.8%)
  • American: 6,134 (5.3%)
  • Italian: 5,756 (5.0%)
  • Irish: 5,435 (4.7%)
  • English: 5,341 (4.6%)
  • Jamaican: 4,175 (3.6%)
  • German: 4,004 (3.5%)
  • Polish: 1,807 (1.6%)
  • British: 1,627 (1.4%)
  • European: 1,196 (1.0%)
  • Russian: 1,133 (1.0%)
  • French: 1,104 (1.0%)
  • Eastern European: 842 (0.7%)
  • Brazilian: 827 (0.7%)
  • Israeli: 810 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 708 (0.6%)
  • Turkish: 606 (0.5%)
  • African: 564 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 551 (0.5%)
  • Portuguese: 525 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 521 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 484 (0.4%)
  • Bahamian: 466 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 458 (0.4%)
  • West Indian: 424 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 404 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 388 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 342 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 321 (0.3%)
  • Slovak: 321 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 290 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 273 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 270 (0.2%)
  • Serbian: 261 (0.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 212 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 198 (0.2%)
  • Australian: 181 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 171 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 162 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 152 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 146 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 137 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 134 (0.1%)
  • Guyanese: 129 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 127 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 121 (0.1%)
  • Moroccan: 113 (0.10%)
  • British West Indian: 107 (0.09%)
  • Dutch West Indian: 98 (0.09%)
  • Armenian: 93 (0.08%)
  • Macedonian: 91 (0.08%)
  • Slavic: 88 (0.08%)
  • Danish: 83 (0.07%)
  • South African: 80 (0.07%)
  • Scandinavian: 67 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 61 (0.05%)
  • Arab: 54 (0.05%)
  • Zimbabwean: 38 (0.03%)
  • Belizean: 25 (0.02%)
  • Cypriot: 22 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 20 (0.02%)
  • Iraqi: 19 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Finnish: 16 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Luxembourger: 14 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 14 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 12 (0.01%)
  • Jordanian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Swiss: 8 (0.01%)
  • Maltese: 8 (0.01%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 8 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 6 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Haiti
Fort Lauderdale:

15.5% (7,892)
Florida:

7.5% (342,375)

Cuba
Fort Lauderdale:

7.7% (3,935)
Florida:

22.0% (1,006,576)

Jamaica
Fort Lauderdale:

7.4% (3,784)
Florida:

5.0% (227,319)

Guatemala
Fort Lauderdale:

6.2% (3,164)
Florida:

2.1% (97,632)

Brazil
Fort Lauderdale:

4.9% (2,496)
Florida:

2.7% (122,906)

Colombia
Fort Lauderdale:

4.5% (2,291)
Florida:

6.5% (298,669)

Venezuela
Fort Lauderdale:

4.4% (2,239)
Florida:

5.7% (262,042)

Honduras
Fort Lauderdale:

3.6% (1,832)
Florida:

2.3% (107,160)

Canada
Fort Lauderdale:

3.5% (1,786)
Florida:

2.4% (109,132)

Mexico
Fort Lauderdale:

3.4% (1,735)
Florida:

5.6% (257,152)

El Salvador
Fort Lauderdale:

3.0% (1,555)
Florida:

1.1% (49,838)

Peru
Fort Lauderdale:

2.3% (1,183)
Florida:

2.1% (96,693)

Argentina
Fort Lauderdale:

2.1% (1,088)
Florida:

1.3% (57,263)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Fort Lauderdale:

2.1% (1,060)
Florida:

0.7% (34,227)

Bahamas
Fort Lauderdale:

2.0% (1,023)
Florida:

0.4% (17,749)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 68,690
  • Other state: 61,883
  • Northeast: 31,452
  • Midwest: 15,360
  • South: 11,642
  • West: 3,429

84.9% of Fort Lauderdale residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28.6% lived in Florida.


Fort Lauderdale:

84.9%
State average:

86.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,016
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 792
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,024
  • 7th and 8th grade: 529
  • 9th grade: 938
  • 10th grade: 867
  • 11th grade: 1,203
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,227
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,563
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,685
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,805
  • Associate degree: 5,890
  • Bachelor's degree: 17,824
  • Master's degree: 7,802
  • Professional school degree: 4,532
  • Doctorate degree: 1,829
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 977
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 848
  • 5th and 6th grade: 744
  • 7th and 8th grade: 351
  • 9th grade: 568
  • 10th grade: 680
  • 11th grade: 903
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 998
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,928
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,416
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,204
  • Associate degree: 5,612
  • Bachelor's degree: 18,091
  • Master's degree: 6,507
  • Professional school degree: 2,114
  • Doctorate degree: 1,570
Educational Attainment for Females
Fort Lauderdale marital status for males
Fort Lauderdale marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 34,155
  • One, attached: 6,593
  • Two: 2,783
  • 3 or 4: 7,303
  • 5 to 9: 5,321
  • 10 to 19: 6,031
  • 20 to 49: 9,481
  • 50 or more: 29,499
  • Mobile homes: 674

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fort Lauderdale
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • 90.0%Electricity
  • 5.2%No fuel used
  • 3.2%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • 90.4%Electricity
  • 6.9%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Utility gas
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,401
Here:

26.9%
Florida:

15.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,601
Here:

19.2%
Florida:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 538
Here:

15.8%
Florida:

23.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability