The Big Diversity Boogie
(Southeastern Florida Demographic Trends)
1990 2008 %
Southern Tier Counties
Miami Dade
Total Population 1,937,094 2,285,876 18%
Non Hispanic White 585,607 427,443 (27%)
Broward
Total Population 1,255,488 1,733,178 38%
Non Hispanic White 940,345 841,552 (11%)
Total Southeastern Tier
Total Population 3,192,582 4,019,054 26%
Non Hispanic White 1,525,952 1,268,995 (17%)
Northern Tier
Palm Beach
Total Population 863,518 1,262,353 46%
Non Hispanic White 684,945 1,044,293 52%
Martin
Total Population 100,900 138,495 37%
Non Hispanic White 89,689 112,964 26%
Indian River
Total Population 90,208 131,020 45%
Non Hispanic White 78,923 104,202 32%
Total Northern Tier
Total Population 1,054,626 1,531,868 45%
Non Hispanic White 853,557 1,261,459 48%
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
Rest of State (2)
Population 9,745,344 13,640,928 40%
Housing Units 4,700,314 6,913,287 47%
Vacant 786,242 1,333,059 70%
Residents -
Living in Poverty 1,136,604 1,651,931 45%
Born in US 11,491,330 11.954,389 4%
Born In Fla. 3,133,498 4,877,373 42%
Other State 8,357,832 8,077,013 (3%)
Foreign Born 589,758 1,680,885 185%
% population 6% 12%
African American 1,164,518 1,876,767 61%
White Non Hispanic.7,962,746 9,764,837 23%
Hispanic 493,185 875,114 77%
Minority 1,782,598 3,876,091 117%
% of population 18% 28%
(1) Miami Dade and Broward
(2) Total for all other Florida Counties
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
Annual Per Capita Income
1990 2008 %
Hillsborough $14,303 $27,863
2008 $ $23.599 18.0%
Pinellas $15,172 $29,126
2008 $ $25,034 16.3%
Duval $13,857 $26,488
2008 $ $22,864 15.8%
Florida $14,420 $27,151
2008 $ $23,793 14.1%
US $14,698 $27,466
2008 $ $24,252 13.2%
Orange $14,570 $26,786
2008 $ $24,040 11.4%
Miami Dade $13,686 $23,750
2008 $ $22,582 5.1%
Broward $16,883 $29,192
2008 $ $27,857 4.7%
Palm Beach $19,937 $34.302
2008 $ $32,896 4.3%
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
Department of Labor – CPI : 65%
Stupid Reporting Is
As Stupid Reporting Does
Broward County is home to the two communities Money Magazine has ranked as the best places to live in Florida, as reported today on the business page of the Miami Herald.
Coral Springs was ranked first in Florida – and 44th in the nation.
While Coconut Creek was ranked second in the Sunshine State – and 48th nation.
“We're always looking for family-friendly places,” Money Magazine reporter Beth Braverman told Herald reporter Mara Rudolph.
Pity the Herald's Rudolph failed to ask Braverman two basic questions like:
One - What's Money Magazine's definition of a “family-friendly” place?
Two – How familiar is the magazine with the US Census Bureau?
For example, consider the increase in the number of residents living in poverty in the Magazine's top Florida communities between 1990 and 2008:
Coconut Creek
Population 78%
Living in Poverty 117%
Coral Springs
Population 37%
Living in Poverty 272%
Florida
Population 37%
Living in Poverty 39%
United States
Population 21%
Living in Poverty 25%
And then there's the trend in per capita income for residents living in the two communities during the same 18-year time period.
Coconut Creek
Per Capita Income (13%)
Coral Springs
Per Capita Income 7%
Florida
Per Capita Income 12%
United States
Per Capital Income 15%
SOURCE: US Census Bureau

TOMMORROW: Diversity on Steroids - Part Three

