Fort Lauderdale, Florida demographics

Fort Lauderdale, FL demographics: median age 42.8; 40.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fort Lauderdale city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1224000. The survey estimates a population of 185,604 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fort Lauderdale is 42.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 80,999 households (±1,553). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.8 ±0.9	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 185,604
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	32,181 ±1,837	17.3% ±1.0 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	40,154 ±1,921	21.6% ±1.0 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	76,825 ±2,556	41.4% ±1.4 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	36,444 ±1,698	19.6% ±0.9 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 185,604
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	97,363 ±1,792	52.5% ±1.0 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	88,241 ±1,796	47.5% ±1.0 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 185,604
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	89,899 ±3,257	48.4% ±1.8 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	53,676 ±3,132	28.9% ±1.7 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	354 ±155	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,797 ±644	1.5% ±0.3 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	48 ±49 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,775 ±984	3.7% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	32,055 ±2,497	17.3% ±1.3 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 185,604
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	147,913 ±2,272	79.7% ±1.2 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	37,691 ±2,272	20.3% ±1.2 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 80,999
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	27,777 ±1,299	34.3% ±1.5 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,536 ±546	4.4% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	9,306 ±849	11.5% ±1.0 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	32,259 ±1,778	39.8% ±2.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	8,121 ±722	10.0% ±0.9 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 80,999
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	16,295 ±793	20.1% ±0.9 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	64,704 ±1,918	79.9% ±1.8 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 80,999
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	32,259 ±1,778	39.8% ±2.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	26,596 ±1,316	32.8% ±1.5 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	9,506 ±913	11.7% ±1.1 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	7,460 ±864	9.2% ±1.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,560 ±528	4.4% ±0.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	938 ±405	1.2% ±0.5 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	680 ±208	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 185,604
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	135,485 ±2,189	73.0% ±1.2 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	50,119 ±2,191	27.0% ±1.2 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 175,850
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	122,986 ±2,683	69.9% ±1.5 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	31,185 ±2,298	17.7% ±1.3 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	11,176 ±1,941	6.4% ±1.1 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	830 ±271	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,895 ±672	1.1% ±0.4 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,321 ±627	2.5% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	33 ±40 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	355 ±143	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	311 ±105	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	430 ±337 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	972 ±466	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	397 ±172	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	959 ±326	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 140,207
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	14,454 ±1,275	10.3% ±0.9 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	33,604 ±1,944	24.0% ±1.4 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	23,276 ±1,667	16.6% ±1.2 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	11,706 ±859	8.3% ±0.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	34,432 ±1,549	24.6% ±1.1 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22,735 ±1,492	16.2% ±1.0 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 183,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	155,196 ±2,561	84.4% ±1.4 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	16,949 ±1,943	9.2% ±1.1 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,701 ±1,068	2.6% ±0.6 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	5,274 ±956	2.9% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,718 ±453	0.9% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.6% of Fort Lauderdale residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 91.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.6% ±1.1 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.8% ±0.8 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.3% ±0.5 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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