Language Spoken At Home in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 158,178 | 100% |
English only | 117,083 | 74.0% |
Language other than English | 41,095 | 26.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,583 | 11.1% |
Spanish | 20,534 | 13.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,228 | 5.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 17,985 | 11.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,470 | 4.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,483 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 656 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 1,093 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 229 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 167,370 | 100% |
American | 12,402 | 7.4% |
Arab | 1,113 | 0.7% |
Czech | 586 | 0.4% |
Danish | 231 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,350 | 0.8% |
English | 10,499 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 3,649 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 751 | 0.4% |
German | 16,974 | 10.1% |
Greek | 1,132 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 1,272 | 0.8% |
Irish | 16,999 | 10.2% |
Italian | 12,966 | 7.7% |
Lithuanian | 282 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 711 | 0.4% |
Polish | 4,536 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 658 | 0.4% |
Russian | 3,049 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,268 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 2,579 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 408 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,144 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 1,534 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 509 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 490 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 409 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 15,704 | 9.4% |
Households By Type in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 71,474 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 33,717 | 47.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,039 | 18.2% |
Married-couple family | 22,059 | 30.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,387 | 10.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,267 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,353 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,391 | 11.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,299 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 37,757 | 52.8% |
Householder living alone | 29,452 | 41.2% |
65 years and over | 8,365 | 11.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 15,230 | 21.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 19,106 | 26.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 163,375 | 100% |
Householder | 71,474 | 43.7% |
Spouse | 22,012 | 13.5% |
Child | 40,343 | 24.7% |
Other relatives | 13,359 | 8.2% |
Nonrelatives | 16,187 | 9.9% |
Unmarried partner | 6,311 | 3.9% |
Marital Status in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 76,683 | 100% |
Never married | 35,442 | 46.2% |
Now married, except separated | 25,805 | 33.7% |
Separated | 1,861 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 2,173 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 11,402 | 14.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 65,411 | 100% |
Never married | 21,790 | 33.3% |
Now married, except separated | 24,008 | 36.7% |
Separated | 2,387 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 6,176 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 11,050 | 16.9% |
Fertility in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,293 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,095 | 47.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,553 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,454 | 40.9% |
Less than 1 year | 375 | 10.6% |
1 or 2 years | 362 | 10.2% |
3 or 4 years | 192 | 5.4% |
5 or more years | 525 | 14.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,454 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,028 | 70.7% |
Who are married | 941 | 64.7% |
School Enrollment in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 35,179 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,599 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten | 2,232 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,720 | 36.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,154 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 10,474 | 29.8% |
Educational Attainment in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 123,282 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 7,979 | 6.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,548 | 8.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 30,529 | 24.8% |
Some college, no degree | 24,682 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 9,146 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 25,011 | 20.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 15,387 | 12.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.8% |
Veteran Status in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 136,620 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,449 | 8.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 165,003 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,372 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 30,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,099 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 109,368 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,898 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 25,215 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,375 | 33.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 165,302 | 100% |
Same house | 130,601 | 79.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 33,024 | 20.0% |
Same county | 24,700 | 14.9% |
Different county | 8,324 | 5.0% |
Same state | 4,647 | 2.8% |
Different state | 3,677 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 1,677 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 167,370 | 100% |
Native | 130,716 | 78.1% |
Born in United States | 126,739 | 75.7% |
State of residence | 58,667 | 35.1% |
Different state | 68,072 | 40.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,977 | 2.4% |
Foreign born | 36,654 | 21.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 36,654 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16,414 | 44.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 20,240 | 55.2% |
Year of Entry in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 40,631 | 100% |
Native | 3,977 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 201 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,776 | 94.9% |
Foreign born | 36,654 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 828 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 35,826 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fort Lauderdale City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 36,654 | 100% |
Europe | 5,461 | 14.9% |
Asia | 2,668 | 7.3% |
Africa | 870 | 2.4% |
Oceania | 157 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 25,991 | 70.9% |
Northern America | 1,507 | 4.1% |