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33308

Fort Lauderdale, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,935
Median household income
$93,879
People below poverty
7.4%
Median home value
$564,900

Income

The median income of households in 33308 was $93,879. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.1
$35,000 to $49,999 8.6
$50,000 to $74,999 15.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16.8
$150,000 to $199,999 11.3
$200,000 or more 20

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 89737
Female 64694

An estimated 65.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,549. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65.6
Social Security 41.5
Retirement income 29.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.8

In 2020-2024, 3.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 15.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 15.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33308 in 2020-2024, 94.7% had health insurance coverage and 5.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.8% and public coverage was 38.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.2%.


In 2020-2024, 33308 had a total population of 27,935 - 13,436 (48.1%) females and 14,499 (51.9%) males. The median age was 56.6 years. An estimated 11.5% of the population was under 18 years, 23% was 19 to 44 years, 30.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 34.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33308 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 544 511
5 to 9 508 383
10 to 14 470 400
15 to 19 356 237
20 to 24 414 450
25 to 29 959 504
30 to 34 455 686
35 to 39 563 894
40 to 44 799 706
45 to 49 826 797
50 to 54 995 841
55 to 59 1335 1057
60 to 64 1403 1255
65 to 69 1393 1156
70 to 74 1257 1221
75 to 79 875 894
80 to 84 746 614
85 and over 601 830

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.1% were White; 3% were Black or African American; 6.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.4% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 16.6% of the people in 33308 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72% of the people in 33308 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,212 households in 33308. The average household size was 1.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.4% of the households in 33308 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.8% of all households, while 27% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 23.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 46.4% of all households.

In 33308, 12% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 45.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.6% of males and 46.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.2 22.3
Now married, except separated 51.6 46.5
Separated 0.6 0.6
Widowed 4.1 13.6
Divorced 12.5 17

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33308, 125 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 76.5% of the people living in 33308 were U.S. natives. 24.7% of the 33308 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 23.5% of 33308 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 68.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33308 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 33308.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 53.9
Asia 8.6
Europe 25.1
Africa 4
Northern America 8
Oceania 0.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33308 in 2020-2024, 25.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.9% of people at least five years old; 6.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.9
Other Indo-European languages 9.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.2
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 33308 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.8
Different house, same county 6.5
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 3.9
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 58.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33308 was 3,502 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 325 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,156. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,021.

Educational Attainment of People in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.6
High school diploma or equivalency 13.5
Some college, no degree 16.2
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 34
Graduate or professional degree 24.8

Disability

In 33308, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.4% of people under 18 years old, to 6.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 22.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33308, 53.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,281 84
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,017 7.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,077 8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33308 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6
Manufacturing 5.5
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 9.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 15.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.9
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33308 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,247 54
Service occupations 1,200 8.9
Sales and office occupations 3,456 25.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 655 4.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 867 6.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.6% of 33308 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 2.2
Other means 3.6
Worked from home 24.9

In 2020-2024, 33308 had a total of 23,402 housing units. Of these housing units, 26.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 73.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 26.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 73.6
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33308 was 4.2 rooms, and of these housing units 28.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33308 had 15,212 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 8,190 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.4% while renters occupied 26.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.91 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.58.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.4% and another 7.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33308:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33308 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 3.4
Electricity 90.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 5.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33308 was $564,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 44.9 % had a mortgage. 55.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,029 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,305.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33308 was $1,851. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.