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Renting an Apartment in Weston
Weston is a city located in Broward County, Florida, USA. Established as a
city in 1996, much of the community was developed by Arvida/JMB Partners and is
located near the western developmental boundary of Broward County. As of 2006,
the city had a total population of 65,793. Weston is part of the South Florida
metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people. An 800 year old Tequesta
Indian burial mound is located in the city.
In 2006, Money Magazine ranked Weston 20th in America in the "Biggest Earners"
category. It was also ranked as the city with largest job growth in Florida and
18th largest in the nation. BusinessWeek ranked Weston as one of the "best
affordable suburbs" in the United States in November 2006. The city is sometimes
jokingly referred to as "Westonzuela" due to the large number of Venezuelan
immigrants who have made the city their home. Due to it being a fully planned
community, local realtors often state that "everything is located exactly where
it should be."
Geography
On its northeast: Sunrise
On its east: Davie
On its south: Southwest Ranches
According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 26.28
mi˛ (69.1 km˛), of which 23.76 square miles (62 km˛) is land and 2.52 square
miles (7 km˛) is water. The total area is 9.59% water.
Demographics
As of April of 2005 there are 61,042 people in the city. The population density
is 2,074.2/mi˛ (800.9/km˛). There are 18,943 housing units at an average density
of 797.2/mi˛ (307.8/km˛). The racial makeup of the city is 87.83% White (61.8%
being Non-Hispanic White,)[9] 3.72% African American, 0.12% Native American,
3.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.93% from other races and 2.23% from two
or more races. 30.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 16,576 households out of which 51.3% have children under the age of 18
living with them, 71.0% are married couples living together, 9.0% have a female
householder with no husband present and 17.6% are non-families. 13.8% of all
households are made up of individuals and 3.3% have someone living alone who is
65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.97 and the average
family size is 3.29.
In the city the population is spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.0%
from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64 and 6.7% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there
are 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there are 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $92,748 and the median income
for a family is $108,441. Males have a median income of $63,135 versus $38,119
for females. The per capita income for the city is $35,490. 5.0% of the
population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total
population, 5.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.5% of those 65 and older are
living below the poverty line. The city is generally considered to be an upper
middle class to affluent/wealthy living area.
As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language by 62.54% of the residents
and Spanish comprised 31.40% of the population (particularly from the
substantial amount of Venezuelans, Colombians, Peruvians, and other Latin
Americans in the city). Also, Portuguese speakers comprised 1.29% of the
population (most of whom were Brazilians). Some other languages spoken were
French at 0.82% (many of whom are French Canadian,) Korean at 0.49%, and Chinese
as a mother tongue of 0.47% of all residents.
As of 2000, Weston had the second highest percentage of Venezuelans, at 4.1% of
the city's residents (Doral having the highest Venezuelan population in the US,
with 8.22%,) and the fourteenth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the
US, at 6.19% of the city's population. It also had the seventy-seventh highest
Cuban concentration, at 4.05% of all residents, and had the forty-seventh
highest percentage of Peruvians in the US, with 1.19% of the population (tied
with Orange, New Jersey.)
Education
Public Elementary Schools
* Country Isles Elementary School
* Eagle Point Elementary School
* Everglades Elementary School
* Gator Run Elementary School
* Indian Trace Elementary School
* Manatee Bay Elementary School
Public Middle Schools
* Falcon Cove Middle School
* Tequesta Trace Middle School
Public High Schools
* Cypress Bay High School
Private Elementary Schools
* Sagemont Lower School
Private 6-12 Schools
* Sagemont Upper School
Institutions of Higher Learning
American InterContinental University South Florida Campus is located in Weston.
Charter Schools
* Imagine Charter School at Weston