Cities / Florida / Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

185,604 people

Right Now

Weather

90°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, high 93°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Broward County)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 21.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

FLL

3 mi — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

Population & People

Population

185,604

Median age

42.8

Median household income

$83,130

Poverty rate

15.0%

Unemployment rate

5.3%

Bachelor's degree+

40.8%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

20.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$486,700

Median gross rent

$1,854/mo

Homeownership rate

54.13%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,333

HUD Fair Market Rent (Broward County, 19 mi from Fort Lauderdale), 2026. Efficiency $1737, 1BR $1900, 2BR $2333, 3BR $3216, 4BR $3810. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

FLL

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

3 mi away

MIA

Miami International Airport

24 mi away

DJT

President Donald J. Trump International Airport

39 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).