Broward County vs. Palm Beach County
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Broward County (FL) Palm Beach County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,951,260 1,485,941
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11.6% 12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,748,146 1,320,135
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,748,066 1,320,134
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.2% 19.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.6% 23.9%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 51.5%
White alone, percent 63.2% 74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 30.1% 19.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 3.9% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 30.4% 22.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 35.6% 54.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 76,823 83,423
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 33.7% 25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 826,899 689,908
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 62.1% 68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $243,100 $264,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,793 $1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $610 $667
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,332 $1,320
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 47.8% 40.6%
Building permits, 2018 3,332 4,518
Households, 2014-2018 682,088 548,216
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.77 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.3% 84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 40.7% 31.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.6% 90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.7% 83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.8% 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.9% 35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.7% 6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 16.9% 17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.7% 59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.9% 54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,129,202 3,467,277
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 12,193,730 9,756,686
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 6,010,559 3,550,407
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 33,606,619 12,157,346
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 32,042,879 19,700,117
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $17,653 $14,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.4 25.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $57,333 $59,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,464 $37,998
Persons in poverty, percent 12.6% 12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 61,032 48,689
Total employment, 2017 705,667 526,681
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 33,532,703 25,402,516
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.8% 2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 277,588 186,154
All firms, 2012 259,431 175,919
Men-owned firms, 2012 132,599 91,726
Women-owned firms, 2012 101,837 66,645
Minority-owned firms, 2012 134,232 60,090
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 117,938 110,623
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 19,885 14,515
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 232,477 154,506
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.4% 8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 3.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.1% 14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8% 27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,444.9 670.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,209.79 1,969.76
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Broward county (FL) and Palm Beach county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.