Fort Lauderdale is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 183,146 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Fort Lauderdale is the tenth largest community in Florida. Housing costs in Fort Lauderdale are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fort Lauderdale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Lauderdale is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Lauderdale who work in management occupations (13.08%), sales jobs (13.05%), and office and administrative support (9.65%). Also of interest is that Fort Lauderdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Fort Lauderdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.95% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Fort Lauderdale is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. The education level of Fort Lauderdale ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Fort Lauderdale, 40.30% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Fort Lauderdale in 2022 was $55,060, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $220,240 for a family of four. However, Fort Lauderdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fort Lauderdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fort Lauderdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Lauderdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Lauderdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Lauderdale include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Haitian. Fort Lauderdale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.29%. The most common language spoken in Fort Lauderdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
