Deerfield Beach

Population: 86,742
Median household income: $56,976
Median home value: $274,400

Located in Broward County, Florida, Deerfield Beach is a community with a population of 86,742. Its median household income of $56,976 runs below the Broward County figure of $74,534.

Between 2019 and 2023, Deerfield Beach's population grew 8.0% from 80,312 to 86,742, while its median home value rose 62.8% from $168,600 to $274,400.

Households average 2.36 people. The median gross rent is $1,670.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 86,742
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,976
Median home value: $274,400
Median gross rent: $1,670
Housing units: 46,309
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,31286,742

Median household income

$48,124$56,976

Median home value

$168,600$274,400

Median gross rent

$1,326$1,670

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,312	$48,124	$168,600	$1,326
2020	80,822	$47,183	$182,100	$1,394
2021	86,062	$49,650	$204,700	$1,411
2022	86,455	$53,741	$243,900	$1,575
2023	86,742	$56,976	$274,400	$1,670

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,641	5.4%
5 to 17	10,968	12.6%
18 to 24	5,847	6.7%
25 to 34	11,736	13.5%
35 to 44	11,402	13.1%
45 to 54	10,863	12.5%
55 to 64	11,095	12.8%
65 to 74	10,416	12.0%
75 and over	9,774	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,744	40.1%
Black or African American	21,072	24.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.1%
Asian	1,721	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.0%
Some other race	1,848	2.1%
Two or more races	7,325	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,941	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,924	13.7%
High school graduate	19,019	29.1%
Some college or associate's	19,190	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	11,933	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,220	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit3.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,818	70.5%
Carpooled	4,629	11.3%
Public transit	1,328	3.2%
Walked	331	0.8%
Bicycle	54	0.1%
Worked from home	4,767	11.7%
Other means	972	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,635	18.4%
15 to 29 min	14,149	39.2%
30 to 44 min	9,132	25.3%
45 to 59 min	2,948	8.2%
60+ min	3,268	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 16.0% (13,550 of 84,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,597	57.0%
Nonfamily households	15,541	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,138	78.0%
Vacant	10,171	22.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,178	64.1%
Renter-occupied	12,960	35.9%

1-unit, detached26.7%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units34.2%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,367	26.7%
1-unit, attached	4,492	9.7%
2 to 4 units	2,799	6.0%
5 to 19 units	7,801	16.8%
20 or more units	15,854	34.2%
Mobile home & other	2,996	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1216725
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 1.26 sq mi
Center point: 26.3117, -80.1254