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estimate
Speak Spanish at home in Fort Lauderdale
2016 – 2024 · 9 data points
124 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
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
0%
10%
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30%
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2024
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
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
| Year | Fort Lauderdale | Change | Broward County | Florida | United 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
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Speak Spanish at home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 338 | Alva | 2.2% | |
| 374 | Anna Maria | 0.0% | |
| 345 | Apalachicola | 1.9% | |
| 144 | Apollo Beach | 12.8% | |
| 288 | Atlantic Beach | 3.8% | |
| 178 | Atlantis | 9.7% | |
| 75 | Ave Maria | 32.9% | |
| 45 | Aventura | 47.4% | |
| 373 | Bagdad | 0.0% | |
| 71 | Bal Harbour | 33.6% | |
| 286 | Baldwin | 4.0% | |
| 35 | Bay Harbor Islands | 54.4% | |
| 370 | Bay Pines | 0.4% | |
| 181 | Bayonet Point | 9.3% | |
| 114 | Bayshore Gardens | 19.3% | |
| 143 | Bell | 12.8% | |
| 94 | Belle Glade | 26.0% | |
| 194 | Belleair | 8.3% | |
| 298 | Belleair Beach | 3.6% | |
| 262 | Belleair Bluffs | 4.9% | |
| 329 | Bellview | 2.5% | |
| 219 | Beverly Hills | 6.9% | |
| 187 | Big Pine Key | 8.9% | |
| 57 | Biscayne Park | 41.4% | |
| 170 | Bloomingdale | 10.7% | |
| … | |||
| 49 | Florida City | 46.4% | |
| 156 | Florida Ridge | 12.0% | |
| 195 | Fort Denaud | 8.1% | |
| 122 | Fort Lauderdale | 17.5% | |
| 113 | Fort Myers | 19.6% | |
| 321 | Fort Myers Beach | 2.7% | |
| 131 | Fort Pierce | 15.3% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022
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.
People
Fort Lauderdale in numbers
Population
189K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
2,107
2025
Median age
42.8
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
17.3%
2024
Residents 65 and over
19.6%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States