Fort Lauderdale

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  7. Fort Lauderdale Business Information
  8. Fort Lauderdale Public Benefits Information
  9. Fort Lauderdale Criminal Information
  10. Fort Lauderdale Immigration & Civil Rights Information
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Fort Lauderdale Legal Resources Back to top

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Fort Lauderdale Legal Code

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Fort Lauderdale Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 155,538
  • Land Area (2000): 84.752 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 84.718 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 67.2186 (19.6) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 82.6186 (28.1) / 90.1186 (32.3)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 205
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,124
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 61 inches
Fort Lauderdale Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 28,605 2002 33,155 2005 32,353
2000 30,508 2003 32,245 2006 32,363
2001 32,527 2004 32,272 2007 32,003

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Houses (2000): 82,218
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 6,496
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 11,811
Fort Lauderdale Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fort Lauderdale Employment Information Back to top
Fort Lauderdale Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 82,246 76,207 6,040 7.34% 74
1991 84,123 75,765 8,358 9.94% 99
1992 86,610 77,181 9,429 10.89% 109
1993 88,259 80,443 7,816 8.86% 89
1994 90,666 83,190 7,475 8.24% 82
1995 91,552 85,074 6,478 7.08% 71
1996 93,845 87,675 6,171 6.58% 66
1997 95,990 89,938 6,052 6.30% 63
1998 97,436 91,732 5,704 5.85% 59
1999 98,410 93,175 5,235 5.32% 53
2000 81,590 78,232 3,358 4.12% 41
2001 84,287 79,989 4,298 5.10% 51
2002 86,044 80,375 5,669 6.59% 66
2003 86,513 81,253 5,260 6.08% 61
2004 87,922 83,394 4,528 5.15% 51
2005 90,694 87,485 3,208 3.54% 36
2006 102,346 99,271 3,075 3.00% 30
2007 104,739 101,213 3,526 3.37% 34
2008 105,584 100,679 4,904 4.64% 46
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 105,141 101,033 4,108 3.91% 39
Feb 2008 104,386 100,542 3,844 3.68% 37
Mar 2008 104,634 100,564 4,070 3.89% 39
Apr 2008 104,280 100,267 4,013 3.85% 38
May 2008 105,393 100,680 4,713 4.47% 45
Jun 2008 106,198 101,123 5,075 4.78% 48
Jul 2008 107,059 101,200 5,859 5.47% 55
Aug 2008 106,795 100,496 6,299 5.90% 59
Sep 2008 106,367 100,210 6,157 5.79% 58
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Fort Lauderdale Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 4,649 11.07%
2. Construction 4,583 10.91%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,377 8.04%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,401 5.72%
5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,065 4.92%
6. Finance and Insurance 1,871 4.45%
7. Health Care 1,824 4.34%
8. Educational Services 1,495 3.56%
9. Repair and Maintenance 1,282 3.05%
10. Public Administration 1,266 3.01%
11. Other Transportation 1,139 2.71%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 1,099 2.62%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,041 2.48%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 1,033 2.46%
15. Air Transportation 664 1.58%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 663 1.58%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 561 1.34%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 450 1.07%
19. Truck Transportation 442 1.05%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 436 1.04%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 4,181 13.01%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 3,970 12.36%
3. Educational Services 3,133 9.75%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,223 6.92%
5. Finance and Insurance 1,769 5.51%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,688 5.25%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,450 4.51%
8. Public Administration 1,194 3.72%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 882 2.75%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 839 2.61%
11. Social Assistance 787 2.45%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 635 1.98%
13. Department and Other General Stores 587 1.83%
14. Private Household Services 560 1.74%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 533 1.66%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 531 1.65%
17. Construction 507 1.58%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 470 1.46%
19. Air Transportation 422 1.31%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 374 1.16%

Fort Lauderdale Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 2,621 6.24%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,377 5.66%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,082 4.96%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 1,884 4.49%
5. Top Executives 1,743 4.15%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 1,565 3.73%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,262 3.00%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,259 3.00%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 1,115 2.65%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 1,070 2.55%
11. Other Construction Trades 1,026 2.44%
12. Lawyers 933 2.22%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 922 2.20%
14. Other Food Preparation and Servers 846 2.01%
15. Construction Laborers 841 2.00%
16. Business Operations Specialists 789 1.88%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 778 1.85%
18. Other Production Occupations 735 1.75%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 713 1.70%
20. Other Protective Service Workers 690 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 1,809 5.63%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,729 5.38%
3. Secretaries and Admins 1,637 5.10%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,572 4.89%
5. Other Management Occupations 1,317 4.10%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 1,186 3.69%
7. Cashiers 1,174 3.65%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 1,125 3.50%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 1,098 3.42%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,042 3.24%
11. Registered Nurses 977 3.04%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 877 2.73%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 853 2.65%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 703 2.19%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 679 2.11%
16. Business Operations Specialists 676 2.10%
17. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 660 2.05%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 624 1.94%
19. Customer Service Representatives 624 1.94%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 514 1.60%

Fort Lauderdale Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 70,504 54.75%
15-35 hours 12,348 9.59%
1-14 hours 3,242 2.52%
No regular hours 42,680 33.14%

Fort Lauderdale Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,479 2.12%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,243 1.78%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,839 2.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM 4,517 6.48%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 5,796 8.31%
7 AM-7:29 AM 9,437 13.53%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 10,767 15.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM 10,273 14.73%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 5,551 7.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 5,936 8.51%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2,784 3.99%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,128 1.62%
Noon-3:59 PM 4,375 6.27%
4 PM-11:59 PM 4,632 6.64%

Fort Lauderdale Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2,181 3.13%
5-9 7,826 11.22%
10-14 10,538 15.11%
15-19 12,619 18.09%
20-24 10,651 15.27%
25-29 3,680 5.28%
30-34 10,396 14.90%
35-39 1,389 1.99%
40-44 1,959 2.81%
45-59 4,038 5.79%
60-89 2,982 4.27%
At least 90 1,498 2.15%

Fort Lauderdale Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 1,051 1.51% 46,444 66.58%
30-44 952 1.36% 12,792 18.34%
45-59 358 0.51% 3,680 5.28%
At least 60 1,149 1.65% 3,331 4.78%

Fort Lauderdale Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 760 1.05%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 8,164 11.27%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 54,611 75.36%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 96 0.13%
Color 4 Box Other 900 1.24%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 3,510 4.84%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,716 2.37%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 2,714 3.74%

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Fort Lauderdale Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 69,748 (149,636 people)
Families (2000): 34,131 (101,095 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 10,246
People at same address in 1995: 70,280
Fort Lauderdale Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 8,165 11.70%
$10,000-$14,999 4,878 6.99%
$15,000-$19,999 5,111 7.32%
$20,000-$24,999 4,883 7.00%
$25,000-$29,999 4,723 6.77%
$30,000-$34,999 4,271 6.12%
$35,000-$39,999 3,915 5.61%
$40,000-$44,999 4,036 5.78%
$45,000-$49,999 2,783 3.99%
$50,000-$59,999 5,800 8.31%
$60,000-$74,999 5,728 8.21%
$75,000-$99,999 5,360 7.68%
$100,000-$124,999 3,170 4.54%
$125,000-$149,999 1,758 2.52%
$150,000-$199,999 2,113 3.03%
$200,000 or more 3,094 4.43%

Fort Lauderdale Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 27,855 39.93%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 16,313 23.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 6,985 10.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 7,327 10.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 723 1.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 5,302 7.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 197 0.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 2,784 3.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 76 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,197 1.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 27 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 972 1.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 7 0.01%

Fort Lauderdale Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 54,195 30.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 23,881 13.60%
Public Assistance 1,746 0.99%
Retirement 8,710 4.96%
Self Employment 7,369 4.20%
Social Security 18,608 10.59%
Supplemental Security 2,806 1.60%
Wage / Salary 51,877 29.53%
Other 6,456 3.68%

Fort Lauderdale Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 15,116 64.46%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 8,333 35.54%

Fort Lauderdale Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 8,748 12.75%
Color 1 Box Married 29,260 42.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 28,705 41.83%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,912 2.79%

Fort Lauderdale Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 9,428 15.28%
Color 1 Box Married 27,579 44.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 17,090 27.70%
Color 3 Box Widowed 7,610 12.33%

Fort Lauderdale Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fort Lauderdale Education Information Back to top
Fort Lauderdale Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 8,844 7.05%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 19,077 15.21%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 31,420 25.05%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 25,804 20.57%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 7,789 6.21%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 20,519 16.36%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 11,985 9.55%

Fort Lauderdale Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 1,031 0.66% 1,303 0.84% 2,334 1.50%
Kindergarten 1,511 0.97% 441 0.28% 1,952 1.25%
Grades 1-4 5,895 3.79% 1,208 0.78% 7,103 4.57%
Grades 5-8 5,770 3.71% 1,152 0.74% 6,922 4.45%
Grades 9-12 6,340 4.08% 1,161 0.75% 7,501 4.82%
Undergrad college 3,961 2.55% 1,842 1.18% 5,803 3.73%
Graduate or professional school 777 0.50% 929 0.60% 1,706 1.10%
Total 25,285 16.26% 8,036 5.17% 33,321 21.42%

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Fort Lauderdale Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $6,371,782,000
Retail sales (2002): $3,216,734,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $759,654,000
Fort Lauderdale Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fort Lauderdale Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fort Lauderdale Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 124,210 82.49%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 26,359 17.51%

Fort Lauderdale Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $1,489 $1,191 $10 $634 $0 $695 $2,828 $1,581 $9,845 $0
1952 $1,627 $1,401 $0 $901 $0 $1,439 $3,967 $1,903 $11,092 $0
1953 $1,652 $1,566 $0 $977 $0 $1,473 $4,102 $1,993 $11,452 $0
1954 $2,276 $1,735 $252 $901 $0 $2,183 $5,612 $2,510 $11,572 $3,316
1955 $2,311 $1,963 $42 $1,274 $14 $1,059 $4,700 $2,255 $12,394 $4,243
1956 $2,488 $2,125 $59 $1,744 $13 $1,628 $5,932 $2,520 $11,876 $4,219
1957 $2,740 $2,508 $58 $1,515 $16 $1,887 $6,216 $3,258 $22,649 $15,097
1958 $3,249 $2,888 $124 $1,918 $23 $1,902 $7,216 $3,786 $22,540 $12,220
1959 $3,426 $2,910 $141 $2,137 $25 $1,917 $7,646 $4,431 $22,082 $8,389
1960 $3,698 $3,177 $2 $2,127 $19 $2,428 $8,274 $5,201 $22,220 $7,582
1961 $3,877 $3,415 $14 $2,596 $20 $1,933 $8,440 $5,803 $21,349 $6,197
1962 $4,105 $3,663 $22 $2,875 $21 $2,354 $9,377 $6,315 $25,450 $8,627
1963 $4,235 $4,081 $108 $3,045 $20 $3,261 $10,669 $6,845 $40,650 $24,792
1964 $4,235 $4,081 $108 $3,045 $20 $3,261 $10,669 $6,845 $40,650 $0
1965 $5,277 $4,971 $537 $3,131 $20 $3,709 $12,674 $7,264 $30,279 $0
1966 $5,564 $5,322 $127 $3,262 $20 $3,537 $12,510 $8,074 $37,682 $0
1967 $5,989 $5,486 $343 $3,122 $0 $3,872 $13,326 $8,702 $36,681 $13,721
1968 $7,066 $5,911 $98 $3,867 $0 $3,375 $14,406 $10,127 $39,002 $0
1969 $7,345 $6,515 $0 $3,954 $0 $5,072 $16,371 $11,650 $55,244 $0
1970 $7,487 $7,764 $82 $4,089 $0 $7,531 $19,189 $13,910 $53,819 $25,782
1971 $8,162 $8,664 $217 $5,290 $0 $9,570 $23,239 $16,669 $54,350 $21,157
1972 $9,537 $9,098 $277 $5,641 $0 $8,870 $24,325 $18,751 $77,515 $13,602
1973 $11,269 $9,026 $3,182 $5,548 $0 $11,152 $31,151 $21,149 $67,879 $30,652
1974 $13,257 $7,860 $7,777 $6,614 $0 $14,184 $41,832 $20,399 $84,619 $52,747
1975 $14,777 $9,457 $8,614 $7,367 $0 $18,056 $48,814 $29,383 $94,537 $75,429
1976 $15,368 $9,212 $10,464 $7,075 $0 $17,266 $50,173 $29,435 $92,115 $80,492
1977 $15,986 $10,794 $17,448 $7,087 $6,675 $17,745 $64,941 $34,918 $89,675 $90,915
1978 $16,360 $11,134 $21,868 $8,347 $6,189 $17,896 $70,660 $35,451 $90,299 $86,579
1979 $16,743 $13,692 $20,578 $9,840 $4,641 $20,537 $72,339 $36,627 $89,490 $91,653
1980 $16,839 $14,899 $16,302 $10,803 $5,394 $21,647 $70,985 $40,544 $110,555 $131,306
1981 $18,744 $19,115 $18,046 $10,009 $10,142 $34,925 $91,866 $44,790 $126,585 $180,096
1982 $22,277 $20,056 $21,265 $10,895 $8,090 $36,075 $98,602 $48,957 $117,920 $170,610
1983 $22,649 $22,784 $17,345 $14,835 $11,079 $40,382 $106,290 $55,578 $117,875 $181,786
1984 $23,078 $23,719 $34,743 $15,433 $12,495 $43,495 $129,244 $60,891 $120,960 $192,044
1985 $23,837 $29,124 $29,140 $28,387 $11,383 $31,583 $124,330 $62,624 $116,390 $198,279
1986 $25,416 $31,937 $21,786 $28,845 $15,131 $31,834 $123,012 $68,534 $113,076 $214,637
1987 $27,265 $34,152 $20,005 $36,137 $23,440 $35,459 $142,306 $75,701 $145,470 $248,565
1988 $29,847 $35,987 $21,660 $33,493 $25,287 $38,591 $148,878 $80,126 $139,870 $318,258
1989 $35,549 $37,834 $19,185 $34,911 $10,432 $47,362 $147,439 $84,086 $132,315 $338,767
1990 $38,073 $38,246 $22,556 $37,339 $35,159 $54,310 $187,437 $90,598 $129,050 $369,979
1991 $41,515 $38,161 $39,096 $37,165 $24,437 $64,057 $206,270 $98,143 $112,399 $372,130
1992 $44,418 $36,979 $37,377 $39,592 $53,282 $60,009 $234,678 $100,855 $110,999 $381,498
1993 $44,222 $34,886 $37,395 $41,195 $31,194 $56,788 $210,794 $84,959 $142,228 $382,821
1994 $47,337 $36,423 $23,292 $44,311 $26,698 $52,897 $194,535 $89,207 $137,373 $403,023
1995 $47,744 $37,936 $18,912 $45,537 $19,828 $60,444 $192,465 $85,363 $126,918 $452,310
1996 $51,102 $37,837 $19,238 $46,065 $41,704 $65,682 $223,791 $85,363 $115,771 $505,739
1997 $52,852 $41,086 $24,402 $49,471 $64,754 $65,534 $257,013 $85,363 $110,434 $528,016
1998 $53,016 $44,225 $24,759 $54,416 $62,207 $73,550 $267,948 $130,047 $101,723 $591,213
1999 $56,540 $44,655 $27,530 $56,060 $19,672 $73,647 $233,449 $101,311 $123,587 $593,429
2000 $60,150 $47,689 $26,941 $60,792 $77,980 $77,085 $302,948 $103,548 $109,440 $786,490
2001 $62,551 $49,592 $28,109 $61,935 $60,768 $80,606 $293,969 $108,725 $80,688 $814,130
2002 $70,125 $50,405 $29,520 $58,701 $0 $43,682 $202,028 $116,331 $112,397 $857,572
2003 $73,911 $55,921 $32,535 $65,118 $18,949 $71,234 $261,747 $131,903 $94,235 $816,381
2004 $81,122 $58,146 $41,364 $69,817 $93,480 $72,361 $358,144 $139,777 $172,422 $874,171
2005 $89,592 $57,731 $75,541 $70,754 $74,099 $106,293 $416,279 $131,536 $179,800 $962,119
2006 $111,862 $63,111 $79,291 $77,194 $70,162 $113,189 $451,698 $199,846 $187,176 $1,074,188


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $0 $118 $42 $812 $782 $707 $4,582
$496 $11 $276 $815 $0 $523
1952 $0 $163 $84 $998 $662 $480 $5,043
$583 $6 $264 $1,230 $0 $573
1953 $0 $164 $23 $1,142 $676 $523 $6,801
$631 $10 $278 $2,531 $0 $823
1954 $0 $215 $22 $1,764 $875 $682 $7,497
$758 $10 $288 $1,977 $0 $906
1955 $0 $255 $125 $42 $1,047 $668 $6,310
$747 $9 $268 $1,403 $2 $1,744
1956 $0 $269 $18 $36 $1,499 $1,176 $7,497
$903 $0 $285 $1,626 $4 $1,681
1957 $0 $294 $4 $31 $1,744 $1,386 $9,488
$1,161 $0 $243 $2,240 $2 $2,383
1958 $0 $376 $3 $44 $3,046 $1,185 $13,855
$1,651 $0 $415 $5,433 $4 $1,698
1959 $0 $481 $0 $35 $2,775 $1,674 $13,595
$2,054 $0 $452 $3,085 $4 $3,035
1960 $0 $452 $0 $34 $1,907 $1,734 $11,750
$1,868 $0 $440 $2,130 $16 $3,169
1961 $0 $612 $0 $54 $1,152 $1,413 $12,072
$2,283 $0 $447 $2,292 $0 $3,819
1962 $0 $571 $128 $56 $1,888 $2,515 $15,105
$2,611 $5 $418 $2,330 $23 $4,560
1963 $0 $764 $0 $69 $1,736 $1,270 $15,696
$2,606 $0 $620 $3,020 $25 $5,586
1964 $0 $764 $151 $69 $1,736 $1,270 $15,696
$2,606 $0 $620 $3,020 $25 $5,435
1965 $6 $733 $182 $56 $2,037 $1,465 $17,420
$2,921 $0 $543 $4,203 $25 $5,249
1966 $0 $722 $198 $63 $1,656 $2,441 $20,392
$3,182 $0 $879 $3,847 $25 $7,379
1967 $0 $847 $321 $70 $3,162 $2,101 $21,571
$4,260 $0 $768 $3,299 $0 $6,743
1968 $0 $982 $1,155 $0 $1,063 $2,158 $20,428
$4,312 $0 $783 $3,386 $0 $6,589
1969 $0 $1,145 $2,094 $81 $1,406 $2,323 $24,485
$4,739 $0 $969 $3,224 $0 $8,504
1970 $0 $1,340 $1,126 $0 $3,726 $2,487 $28,523
$5,672 $0 $1,282 $4,047 $0 $8,843
1971 $0 $1,671 $928 $0 $4,509 $3,759 $34,542
$8,161 $0 $1,221 $3,896 $0 $10,397
1972 $0 $1,924 $585 $0 $4,053 $2,855 $39,914
$8,619 $0 $1,231 $4,559 $0 $16,088
1973 $0 $1,866 $852 $0 $3,212 $1,959 $39,334
$8,956 $0 $2,335 $4,424 $0 $15,730
1974 $0 $2,098 $31 $0 $2,030 $1,937 $39,590
$10,677 $0 $2,013 $4,475 $0 $16,329
1975 $0 $3,548 $13 $0 $3,749 $2,467 $59,121
$12,470 $0 $2,893 $7,260 $0 $26,721
1976 $0 $3,381 $0 $0 $3,121 $2,353 $58,384
$14,027 $27 $2,570 $11,078 $0 $21,827
1977 $0 $3,487 $2 $0 $3,729 $3,535 $73,057
$17,695 $0 $2,920 $11,093 $1,975 $28,621
1978 $0 $3,155 $0 $0 $3,448 $3,722 $70,754
$18,977 $0 $2,929 $7,502 $2,463 $28,558
1979 $0 $2,802 $0 $0 $4,349 $4,228 $77,279
$20,421 $0 $2,921 $7,446 $3,083 $32,029
1980 $0 $4,650 $1,247 $0 $7,491 $7,097 $81,403
$21,452 $31 $2,831 $14,733 $3,736 $18,135
1981 $0 $4,529 $0 $0 $11,815 $9,020 $101,133
$24,236 $0 $2,632 $28,168 $6,403 $14,330
1982 $0 $5,617 $0 $0 $15,504 $10,521 $120,727
$27,415 $0 $3,822 $31,600 $4,774 $21,474
1983 $0 $6,545 $0 $0 $11,130 $10,926 $118,212
$33,593 $0 $3,656 $24,899 $4,882 $22,581
1984 $0 $6,814 $0 $0 $8,168 $11,404 $143,174
$33,960 $0 $6,475 $45,500 $5,881 $24,972
1985 $0 $7,011 $0 $0 $9,611 $13,037 $139,375
$35,385 $0 $6,879 $45,268 $7,280 $14,904
1986 $0 $9,445 $0 $0 $8,427 $12,420 $144,987
$39,677 $0 $6,137 $42,869 $7,448 $18,564
1987 $0 $8,355 $0 $0 $8,315 $16,076 $152,155
$45,251 $0 $6,270 $39,724 $8,921 $19,243
1988 $0 $8,772 $0 $0 $8,597 $16,823 $157,257
$46,071 $0 $4,298 $43,444 $9,458 $19,794
1989 $0 $9,513 $0 $0 $10,312 $17,834 $165,765
$48,636 $0 $7,658 $38,151 $10,438 $23,223
1990 $0 $10,334 $0 $0 $11,916 $29,868 $185,532
$51,592 $0 $7,092 $36,516 $10,985 $27,229
1991 $0 $10,942 $0 $0 $16,701 $54,710 $227,004
$56,477 $0 $5,980 $38,221 $14,711 $29,262
1992 $0 $11,453 $0 $0 $22,076 $56,421 $247,353
$58,494 $0 $5,915 $41,059 $12,945 $38,990
1993 $0 $12,361 $0 $0 $16,481 $40,932 $245,050
$63,413 $0 $5,343 $44,755 $14,948 $46,817
1994 $0 $13,132 $0 $0 $14,549 $24,238 $233,953
$63,510 $0 $5,804 $43,759 $15,391 $53,570
1995 $0 $12,713 $0 $0 $12,112 $21,832 $231,353
$69,099 $0 $4,921 $40,471 $19,808 $50,397
1996 $0 $12,634 $0 $0 $12,364 $19,432 $235,436
$70,013 $0 $5,029 $41,892 $22,939 $51,133
1997 $0 $13,074 $0 $0 $15,644 $19,844 $245,433
$74,527 $0 $5,916 $41,953 $23,460 $51,015
1998 $0 $13,222 $0 $0 $13,614 $25,041 $262,321
$80,259 $0 $6,131 $44,818 $25,637 $53,599
1999 $0 $14,346 $350 $0 $16,365 $26,225 $260,986
$78,443 $0 $6,132 $42,709 $24,942 $51,474
2000 $0 $21,231 $0 $0 $14,897 $28,997 $281,872
$94,721 $0 $6,152 $41,844 $29,115 $44,915
2001 $0 $22,596 $0 $0 $15,774 $31,346 $298,947
$100,616 $0 $5,941 $45,281 $30,043 $47,350
2002 $0 $17,588 $0 $0 $20,035 $32,060 $328,969
$100,393 $0 $7,067 $60,053 $37,625 $54,148
2003 $0 $18,100 $0 $0 $21,033 $27,659 $364,020
$109,015 $0 $7,480 $74,144 $40,570 $66,019
2004 $0 $19,440 $0 $0 $19,691 $31,530 $424,825
$118,169 $0 $6,086 $101,565 $42,038 $86,306
2005 $0 $18,366 $0 $0 $22,717 $25,498 $413,620
$119,099 $0 $3,306 $85,316 $49,764 $89,554
2006 $0 $35,288 $877 $84 $21,649 $39,862 $431,694
$129,307 $0 $3,560 $60,333 $61,652 $79,082

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 3,123
Fort Lauderdale Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 6.432 0.559 0.105 2.482 9.579 0.175 9.998 21.325 11.117 42.615
2000 5.441 0.557 0.098 2.458 8.555 0.098 8.260 19.438 8.785 36.581
2001 5.472 0.707 0.031 2.459 8.670 0.092 6.456 15.864 8.639 31.051
2002 4.223 0.452 0.030 2.081 6.786 0.211 4.253 13.301 5.881 23.647
2003 4.528 0.589 0.155 2.202 7.474 0.124 4.373 14.824 5.675 24.872
2004 8.026 0.279 0.062 3.192 11.558 0.217 8.552 22.992 6.197 37.742
2005 8.685 0.525 0.124 3.493 12.827 0.216 12.333 23.893 6.676 42.902
2006 8.157 0.371 0.124 3.893 12.545 0.247 11.186 25.770 7.014 43.970
2007 8.374 0.594 0.125 4.968 14.061 0.312 11.811 30.747 5.968 48.527

Fort Lauderdale Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 11 53
2005 11 53
2006 17 55
2007 15 57

Fort Lauderdale Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 1,493
2000 1,377
2001 1,292
2002 1,009

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Fort Lauderdale Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 16,886 10.86%
10-19 Years 16,694 10.73%
20-29 Years 19,467 12.52%
30-39 Years 26,333 16.93%
40-49 Years 25,865 16.63%
50-59 Years 19,855 12.77%
60-69 Years 12,808 8.23%
70-79 Years 10,984 7.06%
80-89 Years 5,518 3.55%
90+ Years 1,128 0.73%

Fort Lauderdale Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 81,399 52.33%
Color 1 Box Female 74,139 47.67%

Fort Lauderdale Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 89,993 57.86%
Color 1 Box African-American 43,760 28.13%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 14,725 9.47%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 4,877 3.14%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,576 1.01%
Color 6 Box Other Race 309 0.20%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 238 0.15%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 60 0.04%

Fort Lauderdale Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 16,226 13.69%
2. Irish 16,054 13.54%
3. English 12,804 10.80%
4. Italian 11,813 9.96%
5. Haitian 10,869 9.17%
6. United States Or American 9,110 7.68%
7. Polish 4,436 3.74%
8. French Non-Basque 4,290 3.62%
9. Jamaican 2,769 2.34%
10. Scottish 2,736 2.31%

Fort Lauderdale Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 110,838 75.29%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 13,937 9.47%
3. French Creole 10,775 7.32%
4. French 3,074 2.09%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 1,471 1.00%
6. Italian 1,252 0.85%
7. German 1,157 0.79%
8. Scandinavian 462 0.31%
9. Other Indo European 445 0.30%
10. Greek 406 0.28%

Fort Lauderdale Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 121,835 78.47%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 12,700 8.18%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 20,730 13.35%

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