Deerfield Beach

Population & Demographics

Deerfield Beach, FL

Deerfield Beach is home to 88,093 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 34,563 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
88,093
people
Population

88,093 residents

Median age 43.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Deerfield Beach population & demographics

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

Population
88,093
Median age
43.9yrs
Median household income
$59,730
Median home value
$309,600
Median gross rent
$1,774/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.8%
Poverty rate
15.1%

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 Deerfield Beach

How Deerfield Beach 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).

White36.7%
Black26.5%
Hispanic or Latino23.4%
Two or more races9.6%
Some other race2.0%
Asian1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Deerfield Beach

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 Deerfield Beach.

Deerfield Beach at a glance
Employed Residents
34,563
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boca Raton
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Deerfield Beach 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 Deerfield Beach 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.

48
Commute Score

48 / 100

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

Deerfield Beach

34,563 commutes, one dot at a time

Deerfield Beach

Where 34,563 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Deerfield Beach0.0 mi4,284
2Boca Raton4.4 mi4,229
3Fort Lauderdale11.8 mi3,385
4Pompano Beach4.2 mi2,963
5Sunrise14.6 mi1,224
6Coral Springs9.1 mi951
7Miami36.3 mi890
8Delray Beach10.8 mi850

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Deerfield Beach.

1Deerfield Beach0.0 mi4,284
2Pompano Beach4.2 mi2,719
3Coral Springs9.1 mi2,401
4Fort Lauderdale11.8 mi2,015
5Boca Raton4.4 mi1,693
6Coconut Creek4.4 mi1,348
7Margate7.0 mi1,264
8Tamarac10.6 mi1,007

Top industries

The sectors that employ Deerfield Beach’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 Assistance12.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services12.0%
RTRetail Trade9.9%
COConstruction9.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing8.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.6%
WSWholesale Trade7.2%
MFManufacturing6.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Deerfield Beach

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps88%
8 Gbps16%
See all internet providers in Deerfield Beach

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