Broward County vs Miami-Dade County

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

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

Miami-Dade County has the higher population (2,685,296 vs 1,946,127 in Broward County). Broward County has the higher median household income ($74,534 vs $68,694 in Miami-Dade County). Miami-Dade County has the higher median home value ($425,400 vs $380,400 in Broward County).

Population, income & housing

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
Population	1,946,127	2,685,296
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,534	$68,694
Median home value	$380,400	$425,400
Median gross rent	$1,804	$1,731
Housing units	863,128	1,085,414
Homeownership rate	63.3%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
Population	1,926,205 → 1,946,127 (+1.0%)	2,699,428 → 2,685,296 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$59,547 → $74,534 (+25.2%)	$51,347 → $68,694 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$265,000 → $380,400 (+43.5%)	$289,600 → $425,400 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,392 → $1,804 (+29.6%)	$1,328 → $1,731 (+30.3%)

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

Miami-Dade County

Population

2,699,4282,685,296

Median household income

$51,347$68,694

Median home value

$289,600$425,400

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
Under 5	5.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.2%
75 and over	7.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	12.9%
Black or African American	27.6%	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	68.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
No high school diploma	9.7%	16.9%
High school graduate	26.7%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
Drove alone	71.9%	70.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.9%
Public transit	2.0%	3.3%
Walked	1.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.1%	12.3%
Other means	2.2%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
1-unit, detached	40.3%	39.4%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	28.5%	33.3%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Broward County	Miami-Dade County
Poverty rate	12.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1980	1980