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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Fort Lauderdale NEIGHBORHOODS Lauderdale-by-the-Sea / Sea Ranch Lakes, Sunrise, City Center, Weston, Lazy Lake, Lauderdale Lakes, Southwest Ranches, Washington Park, Riverland, Pompano Park
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Fort Lauderdale, FL Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania, Davie, Hollywood, Oakland Park, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Tamarac
POPULATION
152,125
| FORT LAUDERDALE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 152,125 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 80,780 |
| FORT LAUDERDALE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 46.95% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 37.78% |
| % VACANT | 15.27% |
| TYPE OF FORT LAUDERDALE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 34.25% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.73% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 15.77% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 44.14% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.63% |
| OTHER | 0.48% |
| SIZE OF FORT LAUDERDALE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 5.79% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 27.94% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 41.04% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 19.29% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 4.68% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.26% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 2.67% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 33.82% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 60.29% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.22% |
| FORT LAUDERDALE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $338,500 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,281 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$128,000 | 6.71% |
| $128,001-$255,000 | 30.73% |
| $255,001-$511,000 | 32.22% |
| $511,001-$766,000 | 12.58% |
| $766,001-$1,021,000 | 6.25% |
| $1,021,001-$1,276,000 | 3.20% |
| $1,276,001-$1,915,000 | 3.76% |
| $1,915,001-$2,553,000 | 1.93% |
| > $2,553,000 | 2.62% |
| PEOPLE OF Fort Lauderdale | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.13% |
| 5 TO 17 | 14.11% |
| 18 TO 24 | 7.60% |
| 25 TO 34 | 14.96% |
| 35 TO 54 | 33.08% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.76% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 15.37% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 78.99% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 27.91% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $37,887 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $27,798 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 17.74% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (12.49%), Accomodation (11.75%), Healthcare (9.27%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (7.43%), Construction (6.81%), Education (6.29%), Other (6.13%), Manufacturing (6.07%), Administration (5.54%), Finance (4.90%), Transportation (4.85%), Real Estate (4.84%), Wholesale (3.83%), Information Technology (3.34%), Public Service (3.28%), Arts (2.19%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.83% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 64.93% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 27.92% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.19% |
| ASIAN | 1.16% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.02% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.66% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.12% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 9.13% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (25.99%), Unclassified (14.40%), German (7.07%), Haitian (7.06%), Irish (7.03%), Italian (6.57%), United States or American (5.85%), English (5.72%), Polish (2.00%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 21.65% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (71.28%) , Spanish (8.89%) , French Creole (7.08%) , French (2.01%) |
Fort Lauderdale is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 152,125 people and 48 constituent neighborhoods, Fort Lauderdale is the seventh largest community in Florida.
Fort Lauderdale is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Lauderdale is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Lauderdale who work in sales jobs (14.79%), office and administrative support jobs (12.57%), and management occupations (11.18%).
The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Fort Lauderdale are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Fort Lauderdale has quite a few people who use public transportation to get to work each day, primarily riding the bus.
In terms of college education, Fort Lauderdale is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 27.91% of adults in Fort Lauderdale have a college degree.
The per capita income in Fort Lauderdale in 2000 was $27,798, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,192 for a family of four.
Fort Lauderdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Lauderdale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Lauderdale is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Lauderdale include German, Haitian, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
Fort Lauderdale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.65%.
The languages spoken by people in Fort Lauderdale are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Fort Lauderdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, French Creole, and French.
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