Florida · Place GEOID 1257425

Plantation city

ACS 5-year 2024 estimates · population 96,293 · 40,014 housing units

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Median household income
$92,541
State $75,325
Median home value
$483,500
State $365,373
Median gross rent
$2,240
State $1,665
Homeownership rate
64.3%
State 67.6%
Renter cost-burden rate
64.9%
≥30% of income
Owner cost-burden rate
33.3%
≥30% of income
Homeowner vacancy
1.3%
Of owner-occupied + for-sale units
Rental vacancy
8.6%
Of renter-occupied + for-rent units
Overall vacancy
7.2%
All housing units
Price-to-income ratio
5.22
Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

Plantation cityFlorida
Population 96,293 22,416,077
Population density (per sq. mi.) 4,427.06
Median household income $92,541 $75,325
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)
Households 37,137
Average household size 2.58 people
Owner-occupied 64.3% 67.6%
Renter-occupied 35.7% 32.4%
Race 42.6% White · 22.9% Black 0.0% White · 0.0% Black
Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Plantation city compared with Florida.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

45.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 34.1%).
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners Share Median income Attainable monthly housing cost Attainable home
0 earners 11.0% $44,758 $1,119 $135,585
1 earner 31.3% $75,231 $1,881 $249,016
2 earners 44.5% $131,108 $3,278 $457,009
3+ earners 13.2% $161,373 $4,034 $569,666
Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

37,137

Average size: 2.58 people

Households with children

9,820

26.4% of households

Per-capita income

$50,897

Poverty rate: 9.4%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

64.3% owner-occupied vs. state average 67.6%.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 55.6% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 19.7%.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

40.2% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,984.00 yrs.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $483,500.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $2,240.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 2,877 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 10.9% · For rent 44.0% · Seasonal 13.7% · Other 20.1%.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

66.2% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 33.8% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

1.0%

393 units of 40,014 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

1.4%

578 units of 40,014 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$74,033
100% MHI$92,541
120% MHI$111,049

Place-level median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Plantation city should be able to afford a home up to roughly (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

HUD AMI data not available for this place's parent county.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

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Renter cost burden

64.9% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (36.7% spend ≥50%).
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

33.3% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.
Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.
Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates pulled directly from the Census Data API at the place geography level. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

HUD Area Median Income figures are inherited from the parent county (HUD publishes Income Limits at county/MSA level). BLS industry (QCEW) and occupation wage (OEWS) sections from the county profiles are not shown on place pages because those datasets are not published at sub-county geography — see the parent county profile for that context.

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Place GEOID: 1257425 · Parent county FIPS: —.