Broward County, FL

Broward County, FL      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 1018200 1255488 23%
% White 88% 82% -6%
% Black 11% 15% 4%
% Hispanic 4% 8% 4%
% Under 18 21% 20% -1%
% Over 65 22% 21% -1%
% Under 6 6% 7% 2%
% Foreign Born 14% 16% 1%
     
Education(% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 14% 7% -7%
% 9-11 years 15% 16% 0%
% Completed H.S. 37% 32% -6%
% Some College 18% 20% 2%
% Bachelors or Graduate Degree 15% 19% 4%
Persons over 25 702820 898829 28%
H.S. Dropout Rate 16% 14% -2%
     
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 436227 599119 37%
% Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service 26% 24% -2%
% Professional & Technical 14% 16% 2%
% Managers & Administrators 13% 14% 1%
% Sales Workers 14% 16% 1%
% Clerical 17% 17% 0%
% Craft Workers 14% 12% -2%
% Operators 8% 6% -2%
% Nonfarm Laborers 3% 3% 0%
% Service Workers 15% 15% 0%
% Farm Workers 2% 2% 0%
% Males Working less than 26 weeks 40% 35% -4%
Males over 16 388999 482700 24%
     
Poverty and Welfare      
% Persons in Impoverished Families 9% 10% 1%
% Whites in Poverty 6% 7% 1%
% Blacks in Poverty 30% 27% -3%
% Hispanics in Poverty 12% 14% 2%
% Families Receiving Welfare or PA 4% 4% 0%
     
Income      
Aggregate Income $7,016,908,560 $15,742,319,631 124%
Number of Families 293808 337284 15%
Average Family Income $23,883 $46,674 95%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $5,492,801,090 $14,431,360,140 163%
Wage & Salary Households 279762 374482 34%
Average Wage & Salary Income $19,634 $38,537 96%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $1,283,919,355 $1,158,100,290 -10%
Self-Employed Households 39306 58345 48%
Average Self-Employed Income $32,665 $19,849 -39%
Aggregate Earned Income $6,065,310,870 $15,589,460,430 157%
Earned Income Households 292562 387786 33%
Average Earned Income $20,732 $40,201 94%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,637 $4,211 60%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 44885 27394 -39%
Income of $5,000-9,999 71488 43418 -39%
Income of $10,000-14,999 71146 46305 -35%
Income of $15,000-24,999 111804 98108 -12%
Income of $25,000-49,999 96583 178302 85%
Income over $50,000 22558 134333 496%