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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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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

2017 · 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
1 Sweetwater 94.7%
2 Hialeah 94.0%
3 Hialeah Gardens 93.5%
4 Medley 88.5%
5 Kendale Lakes 87.4%
6 Westchester 87.3%
7 Olympia Heights 86.6%
8 West Miami 86.4%
9 Doral 85.1%
10 Virginia Gardens 84.0%
11 Miami Lakes 81.2%
12 Fellsmere 81.2%
13 Sunset 80.4%
14 The Hammocks 78.9%
15 Miami Springs 76.6%
16 Miami 70.0%
17 South Miami Heights 69.8%
18 Wimauma 68.9%
19 Glenvar Heights 68.5%
20 Key Biscayne 67.0%
21 Three Lakes 65.3%
22 Immokalee 64.2%
23 Dover 64.0%
24 The Crossings 63.9%
25 Kendall 63.1%
…
119 Pompano Beach 17.4%
120 Sea Ranch Lakes 17.3%
121 Big Pine Key 17.0%
122 Fort Lauderdale 15.9%
123 Key West 15.8%
124 Sarasota 15.7%
125 The Acreage 15.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.