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Renting an Apartment in Wilton Manors
Wilton Manors is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population
of 12,879. Wilton Manors is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which
is home to 5,463,857 people. Wilton Manors was the second city in the United
States to elect a majority gay city council (After West Hollywood, California).
It is also a home to a large population of ethnic minorites, such as African
Americans, Haitians, Cubans, and Filipinos.
History and Culture
Wilton Manors, the "Island City", was incorporated in 1947. It is bordered on
the north by the North Fork of the Middle River and the City of Oakland Park; to
the south, the boundaries include the South Fork of the Middle River and the
City of Fort Lauderdale; the eastern terminus of the city limits extend to near
Federal Highway (US 1); and the western most boundary reaches Interstate 95.
Over recent years, Wilton Manors has experienced tremendous economic
revitalization. Both commercial and residential property values continue to
increase giving proof to the Island City's economic rejuvenation. Along Wilton
Drive, the City's "Arts and Entertainment" District features an array of shops,
restaurants and entertainment venues situated along a pedestrian-friendly
corridor.
In 2003, construction was completed on a 4,000 square foot (370 m²) library
expansion. This increased the facility's size to 6500 square feet. The library,
now called the Richard C. Sullivan Public Library of Wilton Manors, is not a
part of the Broward County Library system. It is one of only five municipal
libraries in the county, the others being Oakland Park Library, Lighthouse Point
Library, Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library, and Parkland Public Library.
Wilton Manors is home to several recreational facilities, including Colohatchee
Nature Park, a 9.3 acre (38,000 m²) recreational facility complete with a
boardwalk for nature observation, a dog park, and a boat ramp for watercraft
entry.
Areas throughout the City continue to gentrify and revitalize, making Wilton
Manors one of South Florida's most attractive communities in which to live and
work.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.94
square miles (5 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,697 people, 5,876 households, and
2,467 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,535.3/mi²
(2,527.0/km² ). There were 6,321 housing units at an average density of
3,253.5/mi² (1,258.0/km² ). The racial makeup of the city was 79.22% White
(72.1% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.18% African American, 0.24% Native American,
1.61% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.76% from other races, and 3.93% from two
or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.67% of the population.
There were 5,876 households out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 58.0% were non-families. 40.7% of all
households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average
family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 16.6% under the age of 18, 6.3%
from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there
were 123.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,366, and the median income
for a family was $43,346. Males had a median income of $31,857 versus $26,522
for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,770. About 10.7% of
families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including
25.3% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
Wilton Manors is known as a gay village, although its population is extremely
diverse. Wilton Manors ranks 3rd in the U.S. for its percentage of gays as a
proportion of total population. The Fort Lauderdale area ranks 4th in metro
areas (per capita). Neighboring Oakland Park is ranked sixth on the list. Wilton
Manors has approximately 1270% more gay men per capita than the national
average.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 78.52% of the
population, while Spanish was at 9.37%, French Creole at 7.13%, French at 2.31%,
Italian at 1.22%, as well as Portuguese being at 0.68%, German being 0.55%, and
Polish as a mother tongue of 0.17% of all residents.
As of 2000, Wilton Manors was the 133rd most Cuban-populated area in the US
(tied with Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey) at 1.58% of the population, while it
had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Haitians in the US, (tied with
North Lauderdale and Florida City) at 6.7% of all residents.