Humidity & wind
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Population
188,677
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$486,700
Owner-occupied units
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Florida · 26.141° N, 80.147° W · 35 sq mi
Fort Lauderdale is a city in Florida, with a population of 188,677 and about 5,456 residents per square mile. The median household earns $83,130 a year, and the median home is worth $486,700.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
35 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,456
People per square mile
Rank by population
#145
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#399
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$83,130
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,854
Per month
Homeownership
54.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.1 min
One way
People
Median age
42.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
40.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
27%
Households
80,999
2.25 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 19.7%
Education & health care 15.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.3%
Retail trade 10.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Florida
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Orange Blossom
State capital
Tallahassee
Nickname
The Sunshine State
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Cities near Fort Lauderdale
- Lauderhill, FL5 mi · 75,668
- Pompano Beach, FL7 mi · 117,211
- Plantation, FL7 mi · 99,183
- Sunrise, FL7 mi · 98,846
- Hollywood, FL8 mi · 157,019
- Tamarac, FL8 mi · 74,134
- Margate, FL8 mi · 60,070
- Davie, FL9 mi · 110,851
Cities about the same size
- Clarksville, TN188,829
- Akron, OH189,691
- Glendale, CA187,160
- Ontario, CA187,013
- Tempe, AZ190,571
- Paradise, NV185,913
- Huntington Beach, CA191,451
- Elk Grove, CA185,007
More in Florida
- Jacksonville1,017,689
- Miami489,812
- Tampa413,554
- Orlando333,888
- Port St. Lucie268,062
- St. Petersburg264,033
- Cape Coral236,264
- Hialeah230,968
Wealthiest person in Florida
Name
Jeff Bezos
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$206B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Miami
Source of wealth
Amazon
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Florida · private sector
Employer
Publix Super Markets
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Florida
Company
TD Synnex
Revenue
$58.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Clearwater
Ticker
SNX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.