| | People QuickFacts | Fort Lauderdale | Florida |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 170,747 | 19,317,568 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 165,504 | 18,802,690 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 165,521 | 18,801,310 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 17.6% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.3% | 17.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 47.2% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 62.6% | 75.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 31.0% | 16.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 13.7% | 22.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 52.5% | 57.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.0% | 83.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.7% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 25.7% | 27.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 84.5% | 85.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 32.7% | 26.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 11,347 | 1,637,466 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 24.5 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 93,159 | 8,989,580 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 57.0% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 57.6% | 29.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $291,600 | $188,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 71,491 | 7,140,096 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.27 | 2.56 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $36,220 | $26,733 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $50,648 | $47,827 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.8% | 14.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Fort Lauderdale | Florida |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 30,171 | 2,009,589 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.8% | 9.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.7% | 22.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.2% | 28.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,068,759 | 104,832,907 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,213,907 | 221,641,518 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,715,661 | 262,341,127 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $25,869 | $14,353 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,356,246 | 41,922,059 |