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IDENTIFICATION:
COUNTY NUMBER:
6
COUNTY NAME:
Broward
COUNTY SEAT:
Fort
Lauderdale
NEAREST METROPOLITAN AREA: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano
Beach
POPULATION:
COUNTY POPULATION:
1980:
1,018,257
1990:
1,255,488
1994:
1,340,220
POPULATION PROJECTIONS:
2000:
1,463,687
2005:
1,554,919
2010:
1,642,700
COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE:
NATURAL CHANGE:
15,432
NET MIGRATION:
69,257
TOTAL:
84,689
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN:
0-17:
281,056
18-44:
514,878
45-64:
272,276
65+ :
272,010
COUNTY AREA:
1,209
POPULATION DENSITY: 1,108.50
POP SURROUNDING COUNTIES: 3,136,861
LARGEST INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES:
NAME
POPULATION
1. Ft Lauderdale
149,232
2. Hollywood
124,316
3. Coral Springs
90,586
4. Pembroke Pines
81,374
5. Pompano Beach
73,722
EMPLOYMENT:
LABOR FORCE:
COUNTY CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE:
713,544
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
6.50
LABOR FORCE OF SURROUNDING COUNTIES
1,591,201
COUNTY NONFARM EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY:
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES:
6890
MINING:
474
TRADE:
174003
TRANSPROTATION PUBLIC UTILITIES:
29689
MANUFACTURING:
42612
CONSTRUCTION:
41375
FIN, INS, REAL ESTATE:
62508
SERVICES:
234019
GOVERNMENT:
78095
TOTAL:
669665
SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS:
INCOME:
PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME:
23,840
MEDIAN EFFECTIVE BUYING INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD: 0
TAXABLE SALES:
17,185,339,000
BUILDING PERMITS:
1,886,468,000
GOVERNMENT:
TYPE:
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSION/MANAGER X
ZONING REGULATIONS yes
PLANNING COMMISSION yes
COUNTY TAXES:
AD VALOREM MILLAGE RATE:
GOVERNMENT:
8.0316
SPECIAL DISTRICT: 0.6460
SCHOOLS:
10.0259
TOTAL:
18.7035
ARE LOCAL OPTION AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE?
yes
UTILITY SERVICE TAX? no
RATE 0.00%
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX: 0.0000
LOCAL OPTION GASOLINE TAX $0.1000 PER GALLON
FINANCIAL:
NUMBER OF BANKS:
DOMESTIC:
282
FOREIGN:
0
S&L ASSOCIATIONS:
126
BANKS FINANCIAL STANDING (THOUSANDS):
DOMESTIC (TOTAL DEPOSITS):
13,195,571
FOREIGN (TOTAL ASSETS):
0
S&L ASSOC (TOTAL SAVINGS):
8,840,812
DOES LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS? yes
IS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AVAILABLE?
yes
UTILITIES:
ELECTRICITY:
POWER SUPPLIERS: Florida Power & Light
WATER:
SUPPLIERS: Individual Municipalities
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: South Florida
MAJOR WATER SOURCE: RIVER
LAKE WELLS X
IS WATER AVAILABLE FOR NEW INDUSTRY? yes
SANITATION:
STORM SEWER yes SANITARY SEWER yes
SEWAGE TREATMENT TYPE: PRIMARY X SECONDARY
TERTIARY SEPTIC X
IS SEWERAGE AVAILABLE FOR NEW INDUSTRY?
yes
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL: SANITARY LANDFILL X
OTHER
NATURAL GAS:
DISTRIBUTOR Peoples Gas
IS GAS AVAILABLE FOR NEW INDUSTRY? yes
OTHER FUEL SOURCES:
NUMBER OF DISTRIBUTORS SERVING COUNTY?
FUEL OIL 4
COAL
0
LP GAS
20
INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES:
CLOSEST:
COMPUTER SERVICES yes
ENGINEERING yes
PLATING
yes
MACHINE SHOP yes
CAR & TRUCK RENTAL yes
SECURITY SERVICES yes
JOB PRINTING yes
BONDED WAREHOUSING yes
FREIGHT FORWARDER yes
INDUSTRIAL PARKS:
NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS DEVELOPED: 175
INDUSTRIAL PARK ACREAGE:
4,000
ACREAGE ZONED FOR MANUFACTURING: 2,500
COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE yes CLOSEST
WORLD TRADE COUNCIL yes
ENTERPRISE ZONE yes
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS:
LARGEST EMPLOYERS/PRODUCT OR SERVICE/TOTAL EMPLOYEES:
1. COMPANY: Publix
PRODUCTS:
Grocery
EMPLOYEES: 7,000
2. COMPANY: Winn-Dixie
PRODUCTS:
Grocery
EMPLOYEES: 5,500
3. COMPANY: Eckerd Drug
Company
PRODUCTS:
Retail Drugs
EMPLOYEES: 4,800
4. COMPANY: American
Express
PRODUCTS:
Financial Services
EMPLOYEES: 4,000
5. COMPANY: United
Parcel Service
PRODUCTS:
Package Delivery
EMPLOYEES: 3,000
6. COMPANY: Waste
Management
PRODUCTS:
Sanitation Disposal
EMPLOYEES: 3,000
7. COMPANY: Motorola,
Inc.
PRODUCTS:
Portable Radios
EMPLOYEES: 2,200
8. COMPANY: Sun
Sentinel
PRODUCTS:
Newspaper Publishing
EMPLOYEES: 1,700
9. COMPANY: Racal
Datacom
PRODUCTS:
Electronics/Communication
EMPLOYEES: 1,650
10. COMPANY: Kemper Services
PRODUCTS:
Health Services
EMPLOYEES: 1,270
TRANSPORTATION:
INTERSTATES/TURNPIKES:
1. I-595, I-75
2. I-95, Florida Tu
MAJOR HIGHWAYS:
1. 441, US1
2. A1A
RAILROADS:
1. CSX, Tri-Rail
2. FL East Coast
MAJOR COMMERCIAL AIRPORT SERVING COUNTY:
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl
DISTANCE TO COUNTY SEAT:
2
miles
AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAILY FLIGHTS:
453
NO. OF AIRLINES SERVING AIRPORT:
50
LENGTH OF LONGEST RUNWAY:
9,000
AIRPORT SERVICES OFFERED:
CHARTER:
yes
PRIVATE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE:
yes
CUSTOMS PORT OF ENTRY:
yes
IMMIGRATION:
yes
AIR CARGO:
yes
INTERNATIONAL AIR:
yes
LOCAL COMMERCIAL/EXECUTIVE AIRPORTS:
1. Ft. Lauderdale Executive
RUNWAY LENGTH:
6,000
RUNWAY SURFACE:
Asphalt
LIGHTED RUNWAY:
yes
AIRCRAFT TIEDOWN:
yes
2. Pompano Beach Municipal
RUNWAY LENGTH:
4,400
RUNWAY SURFACE:
Asphalt
LIGHTED RUNWAY:
yes
AIRCRAFT TIEDOWN:
yes
NEAREST PORT WITH DOCKING FACILITIES:
1. Port Everglades
DISTANCE:
2 miles
DEPTH:
42'
WAREHOUSING: yes
STEVEDORING: yes
2. Port of Miami
DISTANCE:
25 miles
DEPTH:
42'
WAREHOUSING: yes
STEVEDORING: yes
COMMUNICATIONS:
NEWSPAPERS:
LARGEST LOCAL News Sun
Sentinel
CIRCULATION:
380,000
LARGEST REGIONAL Miami Herald
CIRCULATION:
526,342
RADIO:
NUMBER OF RADIO STATIONS RECEIVED: AM
14 FM 23
TELEVISION:
CABLE AVAILABLE
yes
NUMBER OF NON-CABLE CHANNELS RECEIVED
17
TELEPHONE:
TELEPHONE SERVICE COMPANY Southern Bell
MAIL/PARCEL:
NEAREST REGIONAL MAIL HANDLING FACILITY:Miami
PARCEL SERVICE yes
AIR/OVERNIGHT PARCEL SERVICE yes
K-12 EDUCATION:
PUBLIC:
SCHOOLS:
188
TEACHERS:
9,748
ENROLLMENT:
186,141
PRIVATE:
SCHOOLS:
122
TEACHERS:
1,500
ENROLLMENT:
24,885
MATH:
78.00
COMMUNICATIONS:
86.00
THERE ARE 7,240 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
WITH 74.53 CONTINUING EDUCATION
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION:
COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES:
1. Florida Atlantic University
2. Florida International Univ.
3. Fort Lauderdale Art Institute
4. Nova Southeastern University
5. University of Miami
JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGES (WITHIN 50 MILE RADIUS):
1. Broward Community College
2. Miami-Dade Community College
3. Palm Beach Community College
VO-TECH SCHOOLS (WITHIN 50 MILE RADIUS):
1. Atlantic Vo-Tech
2. McFatter Vo-Tech
3. Sheridan Vo-Tech
CURRICULUM OFFERED:
DATA PROCESSING
yes
WELDING & CUTTING
yes
ELECTRICAL WIRING
yes
AVIATION/AVIONICS
yes
DRAFTING
yes
SHEET METAL
yes
MACHINE SHOP
yes
ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY yes
LASER ELECTRO OPTICS yes
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY yes
ROBOTICS/COMPUTER-AIDED MANUFACTURING yes
MEDICAL:
HOSPITALS:
29
NUMBER OF BEDS:
6,725
NURSING HOMES:
35
NUMBER OF BEDS:
4,164
PHYSICIANS:
3,163
DENTISTS:
914
FACILITIES:
MOTELS:
444
TOTAL ROOMS AVAILABLE:
13,536
HOTELS:
93
TOTAL ROOMS AVAILABLE:
13,825
CIVIC AUDITORIUMS:
16
TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY:
71,500
REGIONAL MALLS:
11
SHOPPING CENTERS:
100
LIBRARIES:
25
CHURCHES:
PROTESTANT: 209
JEWISH: 23
CATHOLIC: 52
OTHER: 85
RECREATION:
TENNIS COURTS:
yes
BEACHES:
yes
GOLF COURSES:
yes
CITY/STATE PARKS: yes
BOATING:
yes
PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS: yes
MOVIE THEATERS: yes
COUNTRY CLUBS:
yes
SYMPHONY:
yes
MUSEUMS:
yes
ZOO:
yes
PARIMUTUEL WAGERING: yes
PRIMARY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTACT:
AGENCY Broward Economic Development Council, Inc.
ADDRESS 200 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1850
CITY Fort Lauderdale ST FL
ZIP 33301
PHONE (954) 524-3113