Planning Services Division
June 2003
Number Twelve
Broward County’s Hispanic Population
Hispanic persons are one of the largest minority groups in Broward County with over 271,000
residents. This population continues to grow faster than any other group.
Historic Population Growth
Broward County’s Hispanic population has grown
dramatically within the last 30 years. In 1970, the
Hispanic population was just over 15,000. By 2000, that
number grew to over 271,000 or 17%, of the County’s
population.
18%
Hispanic Population by Census Tract
16%
250
14%
200
12%
10%
150
8%
100
Percent
Population (in thousands)
300
Distribution of Population
A large majority of the Hispanic population lives in the
west and southwestern portions of the County especially
in Miramar, Pembroke Pines, and Weston. Eastern areas
such as Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Deerfield
Beach have a lower percentage of Hispanic residents.
6%
4%
50
Percent of Total Population
Less than 10%
10% to 19.9%
20% to 29.9%
30% and Over
N
2%
0
0%
1970
1980
1990
Hispanic Population
2000
Percent of Total Population
Hispanic Growth Rate
The growth of the Hispanic population has occurred at a
much faster rate than the County as a whole. Annual
growth rates for the Hispanic population have steadily
increased over thirty years while the growth rate for the
County has declined slightly during the same period.
18%
Annual Growth Rate
15%
12%
9%
6%
3%
0%
1970s
1980s
Decade
Hispanic Population
1990s
Total Population
Comparison to Other Counties, State, and Nation
When compared to other counties in South Florida,
Miami-Dade has a much larger Hispanic population
(1,300,000) than Broward (271,000).
Palm Beach
County’s Hispanic population is just over half of
Broward’s (141,000). In proportion, Broward’s 17%
Hispanic percentage mirrors the State of Florida (17%),
while Palm Beach County closely matches the national
average (12%). More than half of Miami-Dade County
residents are Hispanic (57%).
Age
Hispanics are younger than the rest of the population with
an average age of 32 years versus the County average of
38. 28% of Hispanics are under age 18 and two-thirds are
under age 45. These age groups represent 23% and 59%
of the County population respectively. At the other end
of the spectrum, only 7% of Hispanics are 65 years of age
and older while the County average is more than double
that amount at 15%.
Hispanic Population, 2000
Hispanic
Males
Females
Broward, 2000
4%
2%
0%
Family Size
Hispanic families are larger than the County average.
Only 26% of Hispanic families are two person
households. The County average is 42%. Almost 25% of
Hispanic families have more than five persons living in
the household. The County percentage is 15 %.
Broward
County
Families
Hispanic
Families
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
<5
6%
The three largest Hispanic nationalities in Broward are
Puerto Ricans, Cubans and Mexicans.
Broward’s
Hispanic population is much more diverse than MiamiDade County where more than half of Hispanics are of
Cuban decent.
23%
15%
26%
42%
43%
51%
2 Persons
2%
4%
6%
Ancestry
Broward County’s Hispanic community is quite diverse.
“Other” Hispanics is the largest group which includes
Colombians, Venezuelans, Dominicans as well as other
Caribbean, Central American and South American
countries.
150,000
3 to 4 Persons
5 Persons and Over
Income
Hispanics households have a slightly higher median
income than county residents as a whole. Households
include families, people living alone, roommates, and
those not living with relatives. Non-family households
have fewer children, so Median Household Income
typically exceeds Median Family Income. In Broward
County’s Hispanic community, Median Family Income is
lower than Median Household Income and lower than the
County average. This reflects the difference in character
between Hispanic and non-Hispanic families in Broward.
Hispanics families are typically larger, with more
nonworking members, including children and extended
family adults that do not contribute to the family income.
$60,000
100,000
$40,000
50,000
$20,000
0
1990
2000
Cuban
Puerto Rican
Mexican
Other Hispanic
$0
Median
Household
Income
Median Family
Income
His panic
Broward-by-the-Numbers is a publication from
Office of Urban Planning and Redevelopment
Planning Services Division
115 South Andrews Ave., Room 329K
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
phone: (954) 357-6612
email: [email protected]
www.broward.org/psd.htm
Per Capita
Income
Total Population
Broward County Board of County Commissioners
Josephus Eggelletion, Jr.
Ben Graber
Sue Gunzburger
Kristin D. Jacobs
Ilene Lieberman
Lori Nance Parrish
John E. Rodstrom, Jr.
James A. Scott
Diana Wasserman-Rubin
TECHNICAL APPENDIX
*Source: 2000 US Census unless otherwise noted.
Table 1 - Population
Hispanic
Total
% of Total
Broward
271,652
1,623,018
16.7%
Palm Beach
140,675
1,131,184
12.4%
Miami-Dade
1,291,737
2,253,362
57.3%
Florida
2,682,715
15,982,378
16.8%
35,305,818
281,421,906
12.5%
United States
Table 2 - Population Growth
Hispanic
Population
% of Total
Annual
Total
Annual
Growth
Population
Growth
1970
1
15,411
2.5%
1980
1
40,315
4.0%
16.2%
1,018,257
6.4%
1990
108,439
8.6%
16.9%
1,255,488
2.3%
2000
271,652
16.7%
15.1%
1,623,018
2.9%
620,100
1 Hispanic Population were classified as Persons of Spanish Origin
Source: 1970-2000 US Census
Table 3 - Median Age
Hispanic
Total Pop
Both sexes
31.9
37.8
Male
30.9
36.7
Female
32.9
38.9
Hispanic
Total Pop
% of Total
86,316
654,445
13.2%
268,573
1,603,094
16.8%
3.11
2.54
Table 4 - Household Information
Households
Population in Households
Average household size
Table 5 - Household Size
Hispanic
Number
Total Population
Percent
Number
Percent
Total Households
86,316
100.0%
654,445
100.0%
Family households
66,979
77.6%
411,403
62.9%
2-person household
17,697
20.5%
174,701
26.7%
3-person household
16,764
19.4%
94,711
14.5%
4-person household
17,398
20.2%
81,640
12.5%
5-person household
9,210
10.7%
37,669
5.8%
6-person household
3,614
4.2%
14,012
2.1%
7-or-more person household
2,296
2.7%
8,670
1.3%
19,337
22.4%
243,042
37.1%
Hispanic
Total Pop
66,979
411,403
231,451
1,263,007
3.46
3.07
Nonfamily Households
Table 6 - Family Information
Families
Population in Families
Average family size
Table 7 - Age of Population
Hispanic
Total
Male
Female
Total
Percent
Male
Female
Total
Percent
133,196
138,456
271,652
100.0%
783,232
839,786
1,623,018
100.0%
Under 5 years
10,625
10,135
20,760
7.6%
52,937
50,104
103,041
6.3%
5 to 9 years
11,114
10,463
21,577
7.9%
56,644
53,498
110,142
6.8%
10 to 14 years
10,675
10,317
20,992
7.7%
55,949
53,183
109,132
6.7%
15 to 17 years
6,187
5,765
11,952
4.4%
30,895
29,719
60,614
3.7%
18 and 19 years
3,885
3,537
7,422
2.7%
17,691
16,856
34,547
2.1%
20 years
2,017
1,854
3,871
1.4%
8,096
8,060
16,156
1.0%
21 years
1,987
1,660
3,647
1.3%
7,719
7,815
15,534
1.0%
22 to 24 years
6,256
5,861
12,117
4.5%
24,895
26,249
51,144
3.2%
25 to 29 years
11,532
11,890
23,422
8.6%
51,482
54,334
105,816
6.5%
30 to 34 years
13,464
13,696
27,160
10.0%
61,365
63,683
125,048
7.7%
35 to 39 years
14,298
14,838
29,136
10.7%
71,280
72,197
143,477
8.8%
40 to 44 years
11,402
11,853
23,255
8.6%
67,331
67,739
135,070
8.3%
45 to 49 years
8,417
8,933
17,350
6.4%
56,891
58,692
115,583
7.1%
50 to 54 years
6,042
6,827
12,869
4.7%
48,713
50,790
99,503
6.1%
55 to 59 years
4,301
5,218
9,519
3.5%
36,960
39,588
76,548
4.7%
60 and 61 years
1,489
1,885
3,374
1.2%
12,260
13,234
25,494
1.6%
62 to 64 years
1,966
2,605
4,571
1.7%
16,340
18,720
35,060
2.2%
65 and 66 years
1,223
1,645
2,868
1.1%
10,360
12,369
22,729
1.4%
67 to 69 years
1,614
2,256
3,870
1.4%
15,153
19,152
34,305
2.1%
70 to 74 years
2,183
3,063
5,246
1.9%
25,430
34,177
59,607
3.7%
75 to 79 years
1,408
1,980
3,388
1.2%
22,687
34,065
56,752
3.5%
80 to 84 years
647
1,185
1,832
0.7%
16,977
27,688
44,665
2.8%
85 years and over
464
990
1,454
0.5%
15,177
27,874
43,051
2.7%
75 years and over
2,519
4,155
6,674
2.5%
54,841
89,627
144,468
8.9%
65 years and over
7,539
11,119
18,658
6.9%
105,784
155,325
261,109
16.1%
55 years and over
15,295
20,827
36,122
13.3%
171,344
226,867
398,211
24.5%
Under 40 years
92,040
90,016
182,056
67.0%
438,953
435,698
874,651
53.9%
Under 18 years
38,601
36,680
75,281
27.7%
196,425
186,504
382,929
23.6%
Total
Table 8 - Income in 1999
Hispanic
Total
Population
Median Household Income
$42,225
$41,691
Median Family Income
$44,979
$50,531
Per Capita Income
$17,854
$23,170
Table 9 - Poverty
Hispanic
Total Population
Below
% Below
Above
Below
% Below
Above
35,664
13.2%
233,898
184,589
11.5%
1,419,646
2,936
14.8%
16,899
15,921
15.8%
84,845
669
16.7%
3,338
3,378
16.6%
16,959
6 to 11 years
3,960
15.6%
21,473
20,992
15.9%
110,832
12 to 17 years
4,000
16.8%
19,863
18,524
15.1%
103,898
18 to 64 years
21,605
12.1%
156,752
100,216
10.3%
873,659
65 to 74 years
1,436
12.4%
10,187
10,960
9.4%
105,038
75 years and over
1,058
16.4%
5,386
14,598
10.5%
124,415
Total
Under 5 years
5 years