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estimate
Median household income in Fort Lauderdale
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
159 of 386 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Housing
8 figures
Education
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Tourism
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Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
$83,130
+4.0%
since 2023 ± $3,345 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
159 of 386
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+70%
+4.9% a year on average
vs Broward County
+7.1%
Broward County: $77,633 · 2024
Median household income, 2013 – 2024 US Dollar · Fort Lauderdale · Broward County · Florida · United States
+70% since 2014
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Fort Lauderdale
Broward County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Median household income · US Dollar
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Fort Lauderdale · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
$83,130 · 2024
First value
$49,119 · 2013
Highest
$83,130 · 2024
Lowest
$48,898 · 2014
Average change
+4.9% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Fort Lauderdale | ± | Change | Broward County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | $83,130 | $3,345 | +4.0% | $77,633 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| 2023estimate | $79,935 | $3,163 | +6.0% | $74,534 | $71,711 | $78,538 |
| 2022estimate | $75,376 | $3,008 | +13% | $70,331 | $67,917 | $75,149 |
| 2021estimate | $66,994 | $2,213 | +4.2% | $64,522 | $61,777 | $69,021 |
| 2020estimate | $64,313 | $2,227 | +8.2% | $60,922 | $57,703 | — |
| 2019estimate | $59,450 | $1,947 | +7.6% | $59,547 | $55,660 | — |
| 2018estimate | $55,269 | $2,072 | +5.6% | $57,333 | $53,267 | — |
| 2017estimate | $52,315 | $1,643 | +1.3% | $54,895 | $50,883 | — |
| 2016estimate | $51,648 | $1,492 | +1.7% | $52,954 | $48,900 | — |
| 2015estimate | $50,778 | $1,298 | +3.8% | $51,968 | $47,507 | — |
| 2014estimate | $48,898 | $1,712 | −0.4% | $51,574 | $47,212 | — |
| 2013estimate | $49,119 | $1,735 | $51,251 | $46,956 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Median household income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Beach | $250K | |
| 2 | Sea Ranch Lakes | $196K | |
| 3 | Palm Beach | $169K | |
| 4 | Key Biscayne | $167K | |
| 5 | Pinecrest | $164K | |
| 6 | Parkland | $160K | |
| 7 | Indian River Shores | $156K | |
| 8 | Jupiter Island | $152K | |
| 9 | South Beach | $142K | |
| 10 | Southwest Ranches | $134K | |
| 11 | Sewall's Point | $126K | |
| 12 | Miami Shores | $125K | |
| 13 | Nocatee | $125K | |
| 14 | Palmetto Bay | $123K | |
| 15 | Jupiter Farms | $122K | |
| 16 | Tierra Verde | $121K | |
| 17 | Highland Beach | $119K | |
| 18 | Naples | $118K | |
| 19 | Sawgrass | $113K | |
| 20 | Weston | $113K | |
| 21 | Lakewood Ranch | $112K | |
| 22 | Lake Clarke Shores | $110K | |
| 23 | Ocean Ridge | $109K | |
| 24 | Fruit Cove | $109K | |
| 25 | Cooper City | $109K | |
| … | |||
| 157 | South Palm Beach | $64,643 | |
| 158 | North Port | $64,543 | |
| 159 | Carrollwood | $64,363 | |
| 160 | Fort Lauderdale | $64,313 | |
| 161 | Bradenton Beach | $63,839 | |
| 162 | Melbourne Beach | $63,750 | |
| 163 | Oldsmar | $63,088 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020
What it means
The income in the middle: half the households earn more, half earn less.
How it is calculated
Median of total annual household income from the survey, in dollars of the survey's last year.
Economy & jobs
Fort Lauderdale in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$174B
2024 · Broward County
Economic growth
2.5%
2024 · Broward County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.7%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.5%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
64.2%
2024
Labour force
103K
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida