Tamarac

Population & Demographics

Tamarac, FL

Tamarac is home to 73,019 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,787 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
73,019
people
Population

73,019 residents

Median age 47.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Tamarac population & demographics

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

Population
73,019
Median age
47.0yrs
Median household income
$61,718
Median home value
$288,600
Median gross rent
$1,895/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.4%
Poverty rate
13.0%

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 Tamarac

How Tamarac 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).

Black36.4%
Hispanic or Latino31.5%
White26.2%
Asian2.8%
Two or more races2.5%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Tamarac

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 Tamarac.

Tamarac at a glance
Employed Residents
33,787
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fort Lauderdale
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Tamarac 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 Tamarac 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.

Tamarac

33,787 commutes, one dot at a time

Tamarac

Where 33,787 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Fort Lauderdale7.9 mi4,730
2Sunrise4.1 mi3,354
3Coral Springs4.7 mi1,716
4Pompano Beach8.2 mi1,665
5Tamarac0.0 mi1,502
6Plantation5.4 mi1,386
7Boca Raton14.4 mi1,256
8Hollywood13.3 mi1,059

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Tamarac.

1Tamarac0.0 mi1,502
2Coral Springs4.7 mi1,318
3Sunrise4.1 mi752
4Fort Lauderdale7.9 mi745
5Lauderhill3.7 mi716
6Margate3.7 mi553
7North Lauderdale1.7 mi548
8Plantation5.4 mi515

Top industries

The sectors that employ Tamarac’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 Assistance20.1%
RTRetail Trade14.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing12.1%
WSWholesale Trade11.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.2%
FIFinance and Insurance5.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.0%
COConstruction4.1%
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