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Renting an Apartment in Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the
Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The Nearby Hillsboro Inlet
forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of 2006, the U.S. Census
Bureau estimated the city's population was 104,355. It is part of the South
Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people. Pompano Beach is
currently in the middle of a redevelopment process of its neglected beachfront
which promises to reinvent the city. The city has also been listed as one of the
top real estate markets being featured in CNN, Money and the Wall Street Journal
as one of the country's top vacation home markets.
History and current events
Pompano Beach was settled about 1900, and incorporated as a town in 1908. Its
name is derived from the Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), a fish found
off the Atlantic coast. Pompano Beach experienced significant growth during the
Florida land boom of the 1920s. In 1950, the population of the city reached
5,682. Like most of southeast Florida, Pompano Beach experienced great growth in
the late 20th century as many people moved there from northern parts of the
United States. A substantial seasonal population also spends its winters in the
area. In 2004, John Rayson was elected as the first official mayor of Pompano.
In recent years, an effort to rejuvenate rundown areas, an example of urban
blight, near the city's beach has gained momentum and is undergoing a
multibillion dollar building boom.
Geography
Pompano Beach is in northeast Broward County along the Atlantic Ocean. It
includes about three (3) miles of beachfront that extends from the intersection
of Florida State Road A1A and Terra Mar Drive to the Hillsboro Inlet. The city
is bounded by the following municipalities:
On its northeast:
* Hillsboro Beach
* Lighthouse Point
On its north:
* Deerfield Beach
On its west:
* Coconut Creek
On its southwest:
* Margate
* North Lauderdale
On its south:
* Fort Lauderdale
On its southeast:
* Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 78,191 people, 35,197 households, and
18,443 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,804.4/mi˛
(1,469.1/km˛). There were 44,496 housing units at an average density of
2,165.0/mi˛ (836.0/km˛). The racial makeup of the city was 60.80% White
(Non-Hispanic White,) 25.50% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.81%
Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.05% from other races, and 3.66% from two or
more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.90% of the population.
There were 35,197 households out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 38.6% of all
households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the
average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 7.4%
from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there
were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,073, and the median income
for a family was $44,195. Males had a median income of $31,162 versus $26,870
for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,938. About 13.1% of
families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including
30.1% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, before annexation of other areas, Pompano Beach was the thirty-third
most Haitian-populated area in the US, at 5.9% of the population.
As of 2000, before many of the unincorporated areas were annexed to the city,
speakers of English as a first language were at 76.38%, while Spanish was at
9.34%, Haitian Creole consisted of 6.16%, French made up 2.35%, Portuguese
1.52%, German was 0.97%, and Italian as a mother tongue was 0.88% of the
population.
Data for previously unincorporated areas that are now part of Pompano Beach:
* Pompano Beach Highlands as English being at 69.54% who spoke it as a first
language, while Spanish at 20.26%, Haitian Creole at 4.74%, Portuguese 3.89%,
and Vietnamese at 1.12% of the population.
* Collier Manor-Cresthaven had speakers of English as their first language at
72.54%, Spanish at 16.92%, Haitian Creole 6.88%, French at 1.40%, Italian at
1.12%, and Portuguese at 1.12% of residents.