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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

2023 · 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 Hialeah Gardens 94.8%
2 Hialeah 91.9%
3 Sweetwater 91.0%
4 West Miami 87.1%
5 Westchester 85.0%
6 Doral 83.9%
7 Medley 83.7%
8 Kendale Lakes 83.6%
9 Miami Lakes 83.6%
10 Olympia Heights 83.5%
11 Sunset 80.8%
12 The Hammocks 77.9%
13 Virginia Gardens 73.7%
14 Key Biscayne 72.2%
15 South Miami Heights 70.5%
16 Fellsmere 69.8%
17 Miami Springs 69.6%
18 Miami 69.2%
19 Princeton 68.7%
20 Glenvar Heights 66.5%
21 The Crossings 64.4%
22 Immokalee 62.6%
23 Three Lakes 61.3%
24 Tice 61.0%
25 Homestead 60.9%
…
120 Bell 18.6%
121 South Bay 18.5%
122 Bonita Springs 18.4%
123 Fort Lauderdale 18.0%
124 Westlake 18.0%
125 Riverview 17.1%
126 Port St. Lucie 16.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.