Plantation

Population & Demographics

Plantation, FL

Plantation is home to 96,293 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 45,086 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
96,293
people
Population

96,293 residents

Median age 40.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Plantation population & demographics

Who lives in Plantation — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
96,293
Median age
40.2yrs
Median household income
$92,541
Median home value
$483,500
Median gross rent
$2,240/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.9%
Poverty rate
10.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Plantation

How Plantation breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White37.1%
Hispanic or Latino30.6%
Black22.0%
Asian5.2%
Two or more races4.1%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Plantation

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Plantation.

Plantation at a glance
Employed Residents
45,086
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fort Lauderdale
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Plantation proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Plantation commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Plantation

45,086 commutes, one dot at a time

Plantation

Where 45,086 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Plantation, by worker count.

1Fort Lauderdale6.7 mi6,414
2Plantation0.0 mi4,577
3Sunrise3.0 mi4,176
4Davie3.6 mi2,454
5Hollywood8.7 mi1,986
6Miami23.5 mi1,840
7Pembroke Pines8.7 mi1,507
8Pompano Beach11.5 mi1,186

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Plantation.

1Plantation0.0 mi4,577
2Fort Lauderdale6.7 mi2,844
3Sunrise3.0 mi2,439
4Pembroke Pines8.7 mi2,168
5Davie3.6 mi2,149
6Coral Springs9.9 mi1,894
7Hollywood8.7 mi1,673
8Lauderhill2.8 mi1,603

Top industries

The sectors that employ Plantation’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services12.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.8%
RTRetail Trade11.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.7%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing6.9%
FIFinance and Insurance5.8%
WSWholesale Trade3.0%
EDEducational Services3.0%
Connectivity

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