County profile
Broward County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#25 of 3,127 US counties by GDP63rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$173.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
780,632
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
68,191
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$69.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,013,317
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$77.6k±$979
Bachelor's degree+
36.7%±0.5%
Poverty rate
12.2%±0.4%
Business applications
72,422 · 2025
Retail establishments
7,236
35.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1AutoNation, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$27.6B74B2Chewy, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$12.6B58C3HEICO CorporationIndustrials$4.5B84B+4Element Solutions IncBasic Materials$2.6B78B+5Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.Healthcare$1.9B76B+6Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$1.6B82B+7National Beverage Corp.Consumer Defensive$1.2B78B+8VSE CorporationIndustrials$1.1B69B9Alliance Entertainment Holding Corp.Technology$1.1B54D10Willis Lease Finance CorporationIndustrials$730.2M72B11BBX Capital, Inc.Industrials$298.0M——12Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$205.2M63C13SKYX Platforms Corp.Industrials$92.0M34D14Healthy Choice Wellness Corp.Consumer Defensive$78.2M35D15SS Innovations International, Inc.Healthcare$42.5M53D16Big Tree Group, Inc.Healthcare$39.7M——17LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$30.4M——18Synovics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$26.0M——19EDD Helms Group, Inc.Industrials$21.6M——20Online Vacation Center Holdings Corp.Consumer Cyclical$19.5M59C21CYIOS CorporationHealthcare$11.9M49D22Cardiff Lexington CorporationFinancial Services$11.5M33D23Probility Media CorporationConsumer Defensive$8.9M——24NextPlay Technologies, Inc.Technology$8.2M——25Brownie's Marine Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$7.5M43DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation18%
Admin & support14%
Professional services12%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,013,317
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $74.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−94,062
International migration+148,645
Natural change+16,110
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$116.9B2019
$117.2B2020
$132.7B2021
$150.3B2022
$164.6B2023
$173.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$414.6k±$3.3k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$16/mo
Vacancy rate
12.9%±0.3%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$715.1M
2,690 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 100Hurricane 100Heat wave 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4692016
5062017
5452018
5702019
5962020
6782021
8312022
9192023
9732024
9772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -34% since 20214,0692021
2,3262022
3,0472023
1,6552024
2,6902025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.7 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
29.5 km
FEC
Nearest port
3.1 km
Port Everglades, FL
Nearest commercial airport
32.0 km
FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):22,943,522 short tons/yr · Port Everglades, FL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR112 filings from 33 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$69.2k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Broward?
Broward's economy produced $173.7B in 2024, growing 5.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.