Fort Lauderdale is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Fort Lauderdale, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Fort Lauderdale have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners: 54 of every 100 households in Fort Lauderdale
17 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 20 across FL. In all, about 188,677 people live in Fort Lauderdale (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 41 in every 100 adults 25 and older. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +10%.
Median age 42.8 (FL 42.6).
About 110 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Among residents 65 to 74, 55% are men (FL 46%). Median age: women 42.4, men 43.3.
Counted by household. Plus 12.5% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 4.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Fort Lauderdale says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
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What Fort Lauderdale’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Fort Lauderdale or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Fort Lauderdale in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.