Broward County Profile

County Seat: Ft. Lauderdale Nearest MSA: Ft. Lauderdale MSA Largest Cities: 1 Ft. Lauderdale 2 Pembroke Pines 3 Hollywood Miles* To: Tallahassee ................................... 391 Orlando ................................... 178 Tampa ................................... 192 Jacksonville ................................... 303 Miami ................................... 30 Atlanta ................................... 582 Chicago ................................... 1164 Dallas ................................... 1099 New York ................................... 1067 *Miles are calculated from county seat. Time Zone: Eastern Local Area Code(s): 954 Broward Florida 1980: 1,018,257 9,746,961 1990: 1,255,531 12,938,071 2008: 1,751,234 18,328,340 2015(p): 1,787,200 20,055,900 2030(p): 1,921,200 23,979,000 (p) Denotes Projected Population Average Temperature High Low January: 76 56 July: 90 75 Florida Mean Annual Precipitation ..... 53 Average Annual Rain Days ..... 131 (2008) In-Migration 72,883 Out-Migration 85,869 Net-Migration -12,986 *Estimates based on IRS Statistics of Income data (2008) Labor Force 1,009,527 Labor Force % of County Population 57.6 Number in County Unemployed 54,205 Unemployment Rate 5.4% Monthly labor force data are available from the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. N/D = No Data Broward Florida (2008) Average Annual Employment 735,625 7,945,162 Natural Resources & Mining 0.1% 1.2% Construction 6.7% 6.5% Trade, Transportation and Utilities 23.1% 20.5% Manufacturing 4.0% 4.7% Information 2.6% 2.0% Other Services 3.6% 3.2% Public administration 5.5% 5.9% Unclassified N/D Leisure & Hospitality 11.3% 11.9% Education & Health Services 19.5% 19.4% Professional & Business Services 15.4% 14.4% Financial Activities 8.0% 6.6% Average Annual Wage (2008) All Industries $42,759 Construction $46,862 Education & Health Services $44,408 Financial Activities $54,961 Information $63,961 Leisure & Hospitality $21,437 Manufacturing $50,238 Natural Resources & Mining $26,974 Other Services $29,328 Professional & Business Services $48,316 Public administration $53,993 Trade, Transportation and Utilities $38,506 Unclassified N/D Broward Florida 2005 $37,473 $34,709 2006 $39,511 $37,099 2007 $41,169 $38,417 Major Private Sector Employers Tenet Healthcare Corp. Business Line: Hospitals & Healthcare Services Number of Employees.... 10,156 American Express Business Line: Financial & Travel-related Services Number of Employees... 5,800 The Continental Group Business Line: Property management & maintenance Number of Employees... 3,900 Nova Southeastern University Business Line: School Number of Employees... 3,028 PRC Business Line: Business Services Number of Employees... 2,700 Motorola Business Line: Communications equipment & services Number of Employees... 2,300 JM Family Enterprises Business Line: Diversified Automotive Corporation Number of Employees... 2,000 Interbond Corp. of America dba BrandsMart U.S.A. Business Line: Retail Number of Employees... 1,700 Kaplan Universiry Business Line: Online Education Number of Employees... 1,600 Brown Jordan International Business Line: Furniture Manufacturer Number of Employees... 1,460 Federal Interstates I-75, I-95, I-595 Federal Highways US-1, US-441 State Highways SR-A1A, 7, 82, 84, 810, 811, 814, 816, 817, 818 Railroads FEC, CSX (SEC), Tri-Rail Nearest Airport with Scheduled Commerical Airline Service: Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport # Runways 3 Longest Paved Runway(ft.) 9000 General Aviation Airports Pompano Air Park, N. Perry Airport, Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport Local Deep Water Port Port Everglades Miles to Closest Port 3 COUNTY Countywide Ad Valorem Millage Rates: Government 5.3145 Schools 7.4170 Special 1.0339 Total 13.7654 Ad Valorem Tax Exemption: Yes Retail Sales Tax (Local Option) 0.00 Federal Enterprise Zone No State Enterprise Zone EZ-0601 STATE Corporate Income Tax 5.5% Personal Income Tax 0.0% Retail Sales Tax 6.0% Electric Companies: Florida Power and Light Natural Gas Companies: Peoples Gas Telephone Companies: AT&T Water & Sewer Companies: Municipality Systems Existing Industrial Zoned Land Yes Number of Acres 0 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 0 Industrial Parks Yes Number of Acres 0 Largest Available Contiguous Parcel 0 Foreign Trade Zones Yes Zone Number(s) 25 & 241 Public Schools Teachers Enrollments Elementary: 171 6,332 120,650 Secondary: 96 6,076 138,096 Totals: 267 12,408 258,746 Private Schools Available: Yes POST SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVING THE COUNTY: Colleges/Universities: Kaplan University Florida Atlantic University Nova Southeastern University DeVry University Sistema Universitario Junior/Community Colleges: Broward College Vocational/Technical Schools: Atlantic Technical Center McFatter Technical Center ITT Technical Institute Sheridan Technical Center ATI Career Training Center Other Schools: Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale Florida College of Natural Health Cost of Living Price Level Index, (2007) Florida State Average = 100 Sample Total 111.56 Food 99.03 Housing 123.97 Medical Care 107.54 Personal Goods and Services 102.10 Transportation 102.06 Medical Services: Broward Health Cleveland Clinic HCA Holy Cross Hospital Kindred Hospitals Memorial Healthcare System Tenet South Florida Recreational Opportunities: Anne Kolb Nature Center Broward Center for Performing Arts International Swimming Hall of Fame Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery & Science/AutoNation Imax Theater Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District Sawgrass Mills Mall Historical Points Of Interest: Bonnet House Buehler Planetarium Ft. Lauderdale Historical Museum Graves Museum of Archeology & Natural History Hillsboro Inlet Light Station Pompano Beach Historical Museum Stranahan House (Circa 1901) Cultural Events/Festivals: Florida Renaissance Festival Fort Lauderdale Air & Sea Show Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Hispanic Fest Hollywood Jazz Festival Winterfest Boat Parade