Tamarac, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 59,340 (All urban)

Tamarac, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 29,732 (27,420 occupied: 21,946 owner occupied, 5,474 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	30%

Housing density: 2610 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $293,801.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,026 (lower quartile is $913, upper quartile is $1,228)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,080

Median gross rent in Tamarac, FL in 2007: $1,143

Housing units in Tamarac with a mortgage: 8,124 (600 second mortgage, 661 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,840

Tamarac,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $252,770 (it was $85,900 in 2000)

Tamarac:	$252,770
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,795 - $304,816

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $289,274
Here: $289,274
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $266,052
Here: $266,052
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $162,602
Here: $162,602
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,663
Here: $214,663
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $194,805
Here: $194,805
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $72,650
Here: $72,650
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 55,443

In family households: 41,729 (11,543 male householders, 4,459 female householders)
12,565 spouses, 9,717 children (8,915 natural, 181 adopted, 621 stepchildren), 452 grandchildren, 638 brothers or sisters, 709 parents, 719 other relatives, 927 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,714 (3,739 male householders (2,828 living alone)), 7,995 female householders (7,156 living alone)), 1,980 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 638 (309 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,231 2-persons, 3,016 3-persons, 1,677 4-persons, 827 5-persons, 219 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,984 1-person, 1,559 2-persons, 144 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 9 6-persons.

4,505 married couples with children.
2,194 single-parent households (522 men, 1,672 women).

77.2% of residents of Tamarac speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,935 (21.3%)
(49.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.8
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tamarac, Florida:
	1 room: 89 2 rooms: 780 3 rooms: 1,440 4 rooms: 6,221 5 rooms: 7,190 6 rooms: 4,051 7 rooms: 1,584 8 rooms: 444 9 or more rooms: 147

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tamarac, Florida:
	1 room: 102 2 rooms: 681 3 rooms: 1,398 4 rooms: 1,885 5 rooms: 996 6 rooms: 267 7 rooms: 125 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 254
1995 to 1998: 2,106
1990 to 1994: 2,568
1980 to 1989: 9,159
1970 to 1979: 12,147
1960 to 1969: 2,885
1950 to 1959: 396
1940 to 1949: 129
1939 or earlier: 88

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tamarac:
	no bedroom: 194 1 bedroom: 1,737 2 bedrooms: 15,467 3 bedrooms: 3,688 4 bedrooms: 793 5 or more bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tamarac:
	no bedroom: 156 1 bedroom: 1,887 2 bedrooms: 2,989 3 bedrooms: 420 4 bedrooms: 22 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Tamarac in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,298 1 vehicle: 12,012 2 vehicles: 6,603 3 vehicles: 904 4 vehicles: 118 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Tamarac in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 667 1 vehicle: 2,817 2 vehicles: 1,663 3 vehicles: 253 4 vehicles: 65 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Tamarac, FL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 78
$50,000 to $59,999: 133
$60,000 to $69,999: 234
$70,000 to $79,999: 356
$80,000 to $89,999: 418
$90,000 to $99,999: 392
$100,000 to $124,999: 1029
$125,000 to $149,999: 1213
$150,000 to $174,999: 1435
$175,000 to $199,999: 1748
$200,000 to $249,999: 4370
$250,000 to $299,999: 4701
$300,000 to $399,999: 4198
$400,000 to $499,999: 1806
$500,000 to $749,999: 1012
$750,000 to $999,999: 159
$1,000,000 or more: 127

Tamarac rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Tamarac:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 23
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 27
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 28
$600 to $649: 43
$650 to $699: 76
$700 to $749: 144
$750 to $799: 226
$800 to $899: 683
$900 to $999: 1,065
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,022
$1,250 to $1,499: 589
$1,500 to $1,999: 149
$2,000 or more: 240
No cash rent: 366

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,472 1990 to 1994: 1,766 1985 to 1989: 1,694 1980 to 1984: 1,393 1975 to 1979: 808 1970 to 1974: 706 1970 to 1974: 782 1965 to 1969: 2,314

Tamarac, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.0%
Number of people working at home: 428 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 254
5 to 9 minutes: 1384
10 to 14 minutes: 2650
15 to 19 minutes: 2860
20 to 24 minutes: 3434
25 to 29 minutes: 1531
30 to 34 minutes: 4663
35 to 39 minutes: 658
40 to 44 minutes: 990
45 to 59 minutes: 1788
60 to 89 minutes: 966
90 or more minutes: 414

Tamarac mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,327 (83%)
Carpooled: 2,418 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 273 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 26 (0%)
Railroad: 38 (0%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 49 (0%)
Bicycle: 76 (0%)
Walked: 225 (1%)
Other means: 130 (1%)
Worked at home: 428 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2631
$10,000 to $14,999: 2689
$15,000 to $19,999: 2496
$20,000 to $24,999: 2159
$25,000 to $29,999: 2177
$30,000 to $34,999: 1953
$35,000 to $39,999: 1860
$40,000 to $44,999: 1626
$45,000 to $49,999: 1521
$50,000 to $59,999: 2417
$60,000 to $74,999: 2415
$75,000 to $99,999: 2115
$100,000 to $124,999: 816
$125,000 to $149,999: 322
$150,000 to $199,999: 259
$200,000 or more: 280

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 15867

Italian: 5509

United States or American: 5079

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3649

Irish: 3110

German: 3046

Russian: 2980

Jamaican: 2320

Polish: 2028

English: 1764

Haitian: 809

French (except Basque): 775

Hungarian: 554

Austrian: 551

Romanian: 374

Dutch: 349

Scottish: 311

European: 305

Subsaharan African:: 282

African: 282

Canadian: 266

French Canadian: 261

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 214

Ukrainian: 210

Scotch-Irish: 192

Swedish: 190

Eastern European: 168

Greek: 165

Norwegian: 148

Slovak: 147

Arab:: 146

Brazilian: 142

British: 130

Lithuanian: 127

West Indian: 125

Portuguese: 107

Swiss: 105

Yugoslavian: 96

Israeli: 90

Danish: 83

Iranian: 76

British West Indian: 64

Belizean: 59

Turkish: 55

Lebanese: 53

Belgian: 50

Czech: 45

Egyptian: 43

Bahamian: 42

Czechoslovakian: 41

Latvian: 39

Welsh: 31

Guyanese: 31

Basque: 25

Slovene: 24

Serbian: 22

Finnish: 22

Australian: 21

Moroccan: 19

Palestinian: 19

Barbadian: 16

Pennsylvania German: 14

Other Arab: 12

Macedonian: 11

Slavic: 10

Croatian: 9

Armenian: 7

Albanian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica (18%)
Colombia (13%)
Cuba (5%)
Haiti (5%)
Poland (5%)
Canada (4%)
Peru (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8343
Northeast: 26312
Midwest: 4572
South: 2830
West: 707

53% of Tamarac residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 190
Nursery to 4th grade: 112
5th and 6th grade: 163
7th and 8th grade: 474
9th grade: 423
10th grade: 484
11th grade: 584
12th grade, no diploma: 979
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,279
Less than 1 year of college: 1,400
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,457
Associate degree: 1,267
Bachelor's degree: 2,637
Master's degree: 736
Professional school degree: 414
Doctorate degree: 207

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 253
Nursery to 4th grade: 70
5th and 6th grade: 245
7th and 8th grade: 590
9th grade: 521
10th grade: 571
11th grade: 541
12th grade, no diploma: 1,312
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,709
Less than 1 year of college: 1,772
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,647
Associate degree: 1,658
Bachelor's degree: 2,533
Master's degree: 860
Professional school degree: 306
Doctorate degree: 177

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,196
Black householders: $45,360
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $62,397
Asian householders: $55,005
Some other race householders: $54,680
Two or more races householders: $48,141
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,123

Tamarac household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Tamarac household income for Black householders

Tamarac household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Tamarac household income for Asian householders

Tamarac household income for Some other race householders

Tamarac household income for Two or more races householders

Tamarac household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Tamarac marital status for males

Tamarac marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $281,607
Black or African American householders: $262,186
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $259,537
Asian householders: $334,868
Some other race householders: $261,009
Two or more races householders: $284,844
Hispanic or Latino householders: $280,724

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,940
One, attached: 3,671
Two: 124
3 or 4: 500
5 to 9: 1,643
10 to 19: 1,983
20 to 49: 6,752
50 or more: 3,054
Mobile homes: 65

Median worth of mobile homes: $139,726

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Tamarac:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (97%) Utility gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (97%) Utility gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 113

Here:	3.6%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 83

Here:	5.0%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 493

Here:	23.9%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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