Broward County, FL Population

Overview

1.93 million

Total Population

40.7

Median age

50.99%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

52.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

597,583

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Broward County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Broward County is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Broward County's population under 18 was 21.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Broward County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Broward County, 17.58% were under the age of 15, 17.81% aged 15 to 29, 47.94% aged 30 to 64, 14.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38,167 more females than males in Broward County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.99% females and 49.01% males in Broward County, FL.
The Broward County, FL gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 68,617.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 69,698.

Broward County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Broward County population: 52.49% are White, 28.54% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.62% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.93% are some other race and 11.11% are multiracial.
Broward County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 597,583 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.34 million (69.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Broward County is White with a population of 1.02 million (52.49% of the total population).

Broward County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,955,475 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Broward County's population increased by 121,260 (7.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Broward County's population increased by 190,423 (10.86%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Broward County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,631,583.