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Broward County Facts

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

We look forward to hearing from you.

E-mail: CHRISTA S. TIESSEN

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