Broward County vs Hillsborough County

A side-by-side comparison of Broward County and Hillsborough County: population, income, housing, and more.

Broward County and Hillsborough County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Broward County has the higher population (1,946,127 vs 1,489,634 in Hillsborough County). Hillsborough County has the higher median household income ($75,011 vs $74,534 in Broward County). Broward County has the higher median home value ($380,400 vs $333,300 in Hillsborough County).

Population, income & housing

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
Population	1,946,127	1,489,634
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,534	$75,011
Median home value	$380,400	$333,300
Median gross rent	$1,804	$1,543
Housing units	863,128	618,220
Homeownership rate	63.3%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
Population	1,926,205 → 1,946,127 (+1.0%)	1,422,278 → 1,489,634 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$59,547 → $74,534 (+25.2%)	$58,884 → $75,011 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$265,000 → $380,400 (+43.5%)	$216,300 → $333,300 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,392 → $1,804 (+29.6%)	$1,142 → $1,543 (+35.1%)

Broward County

Population

1,926,2051,946,127

Median household income

$59,547$74,534

Median home value

$265,000$380,400

Median gross rent

$1,392$1,804

Hillsborough County

Population

1,422,2781,489,634

Median household income

$58,884$75,011

Median home value

$216,300$333,300

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
Under 5	5.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.9%
75 and over	7.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	45.8%
Black or African American	27.6%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.6%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	1.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
No high school diploma	9.7%	10.4%
High school graduate	26.7%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
Drove alone	71.9%	68.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.6%
Public transit	2.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.1%	18.3%
Other means	2.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
1-unit, detached	40.3%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	12.0%
20 or more units	28.5%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Broward County	Hillsborough County
Poverty rate	12.2%	13.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1980	1990