Fort Lauderdale City, Florida Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Fort Lauderdale Population: 152397 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 79826 52.38% Female 72571 47.62%       Under 5 years 8068 5.29% 5 to 9 years 8466 5.56% 10 to 14 years 8202 5.38% 15 to 19 years 8197 5.38% 20 to 24 years 8433 5.53% 25 to 34 years 23036 15.12% 35 to 44 years 26909 17.66% 45 to 54 years 22671 14.88% 55 to 59 years 8524 5.59% 60 to 64 years 6585 4.32% 65 to 74 years 11870 7.79% 75 to 84 years 8279 5.43% 85 years and over 3157 2.07%       Median age (years) 39.3       18 years and over 122821 80.59% Male 64650 42.42% Female 58171 38.17% 21 years and over 117839 77.32% 62 years and over 27037 17.74% 65 years and over 23306 15.29% Male 10326 6.78% Female 12980 8.52%       Race     One race % White 97941 64.27% Black or African American 44010 28.88% American Indian and Alaska Native 344 0.23% Asian 1565 1.03% Asian indian 536 0.35% Chinese 274 0.18% Filipino 224 0.15% Japanese 109 0.07% Korean 73 0.05% Vietnamese 100 0.07% Other Asian 249 0.16% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.05% Native Hawaiian 20 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 19 0.01% Samoan 16 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 19 0.01% Some other race 2684 1.76% Two or more races 5779 3.79%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 152397 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 14406 9.45% Mexican 1404 0.92% Puerto Rican 2801 1.84% Cuban 2576 1.69% Other Hispanic or Latino 7625 5% Not Hispanic or Latino 137991 90.55% White alone 87577 57.47%       Relationship     Total Population 152397 100.00% In households 146838 96.35% Householder 68468 44.93% Spouse 22037 14.46% Child 33129 21.74% Own child under 18 years 24655 16.18% Other relatives 9884 6.49% Under 18 years 3834 2.52% Nonrelatives 13320 8.74% Unmarried partner 5498 3.61% In group quarters 5559 3.65% Institutionalized population 3979 2.61% Non-Institutionalized population 1580 1.04%       Households by Type     Total Households 68468 100.0 % Family households (families) 32996 48.19% With own children under 18 years 13421 19.6% Married-couple family 22037 32.19% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 7862 11.48% With own children under 18 years 4448 6.5% Non Family households 35472 51.81% Householder living alone 27600 40.31% Householder 65 years and over 8030 11.73%       Households with individuals under 18 years 15428 22.53% Households with individuals 65 years and over 17442 25.47%       Average Household size 2.14 Average family size 2.97       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 80862 100.00% Occupied housing units 68468 84.67% Vacant housing units 12394 15.33% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6900 8.53% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 68468 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 37958 55.44% Renter-occupied housing units. 30510 44.56%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.18 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.1

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