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Fort Lauderdale, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Fort Lauderdale is a Census city of 185,604 people across 34.58 square miles of land, in Broward County. Median household income is $83,130, 54.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 651 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $368.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Lauderdale
What Fort Lauderdale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area34.58 sq mi
- Water area1.72 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,367
- County holding the largest share of its areaBroward County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fort Lauderdale
- Population185,604
- Median age42.8
- Population under 1832,181
- Share under 1817.3 percent
- Population 65 and over36,444
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent
- Households80,999
- Family households40,619
- Share of households that are families50.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Lauderdale
- Median household income$83,130
- Per capita income$59,629
- Civilian labor force100,919
- Employed95,614
- Unemployed5,305
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over140,207
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Lauderdale
- Housing units101,691
- Occupied units80,999
- Vacant units20,692
- Vacancy rate20.3 percent
- Owner occupied43,841
- Renter occupied37,158
- Ownership rate54.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$486,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,854
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.8 percent
- Single family units39,836
- Share single family39.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more60,780
- Share in buildings of two or more59.8 percent
- Mobile homes1,056 plus or minus 303
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Lauderdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute75,861
- Commuting under 15 minutes18,287
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28,808
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.0 percent
- Drove alone64.4 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent
- Public transport2.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home19.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fort Lauderdale (7(a))
- Approvals651
- Gross approval$368,889,200
- Average approval$566,650
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,500,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported7,214
- Jobs per approval11.1
- Loans with a final outcome118
- Paid in full97
- Charged off21
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans17.8 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.6 percent
- Share to franchises6.5 percent
- Distinct lenders96
- Distinct industries by NAICS221
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Lauderdale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fort Lauderdale (504)
- Approvals211
- Gross approval$171,000,000
- Average approval$810,427
- Median approval$527,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,728
- Loans with a final outcome68
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.5 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Lauderdale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fort Lauderdale
- NFIP communityCity of Fort Lauderdale
- NFIP community number125105
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date07/31/24
The City of Fort Lauderdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 125105 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Broward County, not Fort Lauderdale
Broward County context, not Fort Lauderdale figures
- Establishments in Broward County68,191
- Covered employment, Broward County864,520
- Average annual pay, Broward County$71,492
- Housing units permitted, Broward County1,655
Every figure in this section is published for Broward County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Lauderdale.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Lauderdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?
185,604, in 80,999 households. Fort Lauderdale city covers 34.58 square miles of land, which is 5,367 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Lauderdale in?
Broward County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Lauderdale?
$83,130. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $486,700. Median gross rent is $1,854 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Lauderdale businesses?
651 7(a) approvals totaling $368.9 m since FY2020, across 96 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 211 504 approvals worth $171.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Lauderdale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Lauderdale borrowers get paid back?
Of the 118 loans that have reached a final outcome, 97 were paid in full and 21 charged off, a charge off rate of 17.8 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Fort Lauderdale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Lauderdale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Lauderdale, city of, community 125105, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Lauderdale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Broward County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Lauderdale.
Is zoning published for Fort Lauderdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.