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People Statistics · City estimate

Median age in Fort Lauderdale

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 221 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Median age, 2013 – 2024 years · Fort Lauderdale · Broward County · Florida · United States · World
+0.1 since 2014
Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Median age · years
Fort Lauderdale
42.8
Florida
42.6
World
30.4 · 2023

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Fort Lauderdale · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 42.8 · 2024
First value 42.3 · 2013
Highest 43.2 · 2022
Lowest 42.0 · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Lauderdale±Change Broward CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 42.8 0.9 −0.1 41.3 42.6 38.9 —
2023estimate 42.9 0.9 −0.3 41.3 42.6 38.7 30.4
2022estimate 43.2 0.8 +0.3 41.0 42.4 38.5 30.1
2021estimate 42.9 0.9 +0.9 40.7 42.3 38.4 29.8
2020estimate 42.0 1.1 −0.1 40.5 42.2 — 29.6
2019estimate 42.1 0.9 −0.7 40.4 42.0 — 29.3
2018estimate 42.8 0.7 +0.6 40.1 41.9 — 29.0
2017estimate 42.2 0.9 +0.2 40.1 41.8 — 28.8
2016estimate 42.0 0.9 −0.6 40.0 41.6 — 28.5
2015estimate 42.6 0.8 −0.1 40.0 41.4 — 28.3
2014estimate 42.7 0.8 +0.4 39.8 41.2 — 28.1
2013estimate 42.3 0.6 39.8 41.0 — 27.8

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
89 Alva 55.4
18 Anna Maria 67.1
188 Apalachicola 45.2
190 Apollo Beach 45.0
159 Atlantic Beach 47.6
48 Atlantis 60.5
124 Aventura 51.1
296 Bagdad 38.7
118 Bal Harbour 51.6
368 Baldwin 31.6
255 Bay Harbor Islands 41.1
119 Bay Pines 51.6
148 Bayonet Point 48.5
215 Bayshore Gardens 43.5
375 Bell 30.0
361 Belle Glade 32.6
72 Belleair 57.7
65 Belleair Beach 58.3
49 Belleair Bluffs 60.2
224 Bellview 42.8
136 Beverly Hills 50.1
101 Big Pine Key 53.6
288 Biscayne Park 39.6
281 Bloomingdale 40.1
146 Boca Raton 48.5
…
382 Florida City 27.4
207 Florida Ridge 44.0
97 Fort Denaud 54.7
241 Fort Lauderdale 42.1
264 Fort Myers 40.6
16 Fort Myers Beach 67.4
303 Fort Pierce 38.2
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

What it means

The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

How it is calculated

Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.