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People Statistics · City estimate

Speak Spanish at home in Fort Lauderdale

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 124 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026
People · Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 17.7% −0.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 124 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Broward County −10.8 pp Broward County: 28.5% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Fort Lauderdale · Broward County · Florida · United States
Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Fort Lauderdale
17.7%
Broward County
28.5%
Florida
22.6%
United States
13.6%

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

The series at a glance Fort Lauderdale · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 17.7% · 2024
First value 15.2% · 2016
Highest 18.0% · 2023
Lowest 15.2% · 2016
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearFort LauderdaleChange Broward CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 17.7% −0.2 pp 28.5% 22.6% 13.6%
2023estimate 18.0% +0.5 pp 27.9% 22.2% 13.4%
2022estimate 17.5% −0.1 pp 27.6% 22.2% 13.3%
2021estimate 17.5% +0.6 pp 27.3% 22.1% 13.3%
2020estimate 17.0% +0.5 pp 26.8% 21.8% —
2019estimate 16.4% −0.1 pp 26.6% 21.8% —
2018estimate 16.5% +0.6 pp 26.0% 21.6% —
2017estimate 15.9% +0.7 pp 25.3% 21.3% —
2016estimate 15.2% 24.8% 20.9% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritorySpeak Spanish at home
315 Alva 2.2%
365 Anna Maria 0.5%
346 Apalachicola 1.4%
181 Apollo Beach 7.8%
216 Atlantic Beach 5.2%
158 Atlantis 9.9%
57 Aventura 37.0%
312 Bagdad 2.3%
48 Bal Harbour 40.3%
321 Baldwin 2.1%
56 Bay Harbor Islands 38.2%
337 Bay Pines 1.7%
179 Bayonet Point 7.8%
127 Bayshore Gardens 14.5%
208 Bell 5.4%
69 Belle Glade 29.6%
333 Belleair 1.9%
349 Belleair Beach 1.4%
344 Belleair Bluffs 1.5%
347 Bellview 1.4%
256 Beverly Hills 4.1%
160 Big Pine Key 9.6%
42 Biscayne Park 42.6%
148 Bloomingdale 11.0%
147 Boca Raton 11.1%
…
49 Florida City 39.7%
139 Florida Ridge 12.3%
108 Fort Denaud 18.9%
122 Fort Lauderdale 15.2%
111 Fort Myers 18.2%
309 Fort Myers Beach 2.3%
102 Fort Pierce 20.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.