Broward County vs. Collier County

	Broward County (FL)	Collier County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,951,260	378,488
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.6%	17.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,748,146	321,521
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,748,066	321,520
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	32.2%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.7%
White alone, percent	63.2%	89.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.1%	7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	30.4%	28.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	35.6%	62.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	76,823	27,717
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	33.7%	25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	826,899	218,281
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.1%	72.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$243,100	$340,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,793	$1,787
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$610	$725
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,332	$1,228
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	47.8%	48.6%
Building permits, 2018	3,332	4,386
Households, 2014-2018	682,088	140,942
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.77	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.3%	83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.7%	33.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.6%	92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.7%	83.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.8%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.9%	36.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.7%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.9%	22.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.7%	52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	47.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,129,202	1,406,488
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,193,730	2,089,392
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,010,559	607,484
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,606,619	2,306,517
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,042,879	5,304,147
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,653	$15,956
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.4	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,333	$65,675
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,464	$43,256
Persons in poverty, percent	12.6%	10.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	61,032	12,074
Total employment, 2017	705,667	131,871
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	33,532,703	5,643,329
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.8%	5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	277,588	41,681
All firms, 2012	259,431	40,670
Men-owned firms, 2012	132,599	22,178
Women-owned firms, 2012	101,837	13,667
Minority-owned firms, 2012	134,232	10,945
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	117,938	28,411
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	19,885	4,236
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	232,477	34,539
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.4%	3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.1%	15.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,444.9	160.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,209.79	1,998.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Broward county (FL) and Collier county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.