Broward County
Census shows fewer seniors in some South Florida cities
Submitted by susanf on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 15:56South Florida, which 40 years ago gave birth to senior citizen icons such as the early bird special and condo commando, is a retirement mecca no more, according to new Census statistics released Wednesday.
Broward County lost 4 percent of its 65-plus population between 2000 and 2010, the Census reported, while Palm Beach County gained a modest 9 percent.
- Age
- Broward County
- Census data
- City data
- County data
- Elderly population
- Miami-Dade County
- Migration
- Palm Beach County
- Population
- Population estimates
- Population trends
- Retirees
- Senior citizens
Harsh recession brings painfully slow rebound for South Florida
Submitted by beng on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 15:43Nearly four years after the start of a devastating recession, South Florida’s recovery barely musters a passing grade.
The hiring landscape can boast of only anemic job growth, but unemployment remains near record highs. Real estate prices are bumping along a bottom. Spending hasn’t kept pace with price increases. Only South Florida’s tourism and cargo industries can boast sustained growth.
- Broward County
- Construction
- Economy
- Education
- Employment
- FL IU Claims
- Jobs
- Miami-Dade County
- Oil
- Recession
- Retirees
- Tax Sales
- Unemployment
Census: Florida is getting younger
Submitted by susanf on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 14:18Florida, once the nation's oldest state, is losing some of its gray.
Thanks to a lull in retiree migration and an increase in working-age adults, Florida has dropped three places to become the fifth-oldest state in the nation, according to census data released Thursday.
- Age
- Broward County
- Census data
- Charlotte County
- County data
- Elderly population
- Florida data
- Hernando County
- Manatee County
- Monroe County
- National data
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Population
- Population trends
- Retirees
- Sarasota County
- Senior citizens
- State data
- Sumter County
Orange expected to lead Florida growth
Submitted by susanf on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 09:08Emptiness is what people see today when they drive through the monogrammed iron gates of Lake Drawdy Reserve in east Orange County. There are paved cul-de-sacs, lakefront lots and fancy frosted-glass streetlights. But nobody lives there.
Thirty years from now, they will likely see 28 upscale homes occupied by young families, residents from abroad, refugees from coastal counties, in-migrants from other states and well-to-do retirees.
- Broward County
- County data
- Florida data
- Hispanic origin population
- Lake County
- Miami-Dade County
- Orange County
- Osceola County
- Pinellas County
- Population
- Population projections
- Population trends
Florida's population grows again after first decline since mid-1940s
Submitted by susanf on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:58GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After declining for the first time since the end of World War II, Florida’s population grew once again last year, a hopeful yet tentative sign that the worst of the recession may have passed, according to the latest preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida.
The Sunshine State is estimated to have had the modest addition of more than 21,000 residents between 2009 and 2010 after its population fell by more than 56,000 between 2008 and 2009, said Stan Smith, director of UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
- Broward County
- County data
- Economy
- Florida data
- Housing
- Lee County
- Miami-Dade County
- Polk County
- Population
- Population estimates
- Population trends
- Recession
- Retirees
Florida unemployment falls for first time in four years
Submitted by susanf on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 15:34For the first time since February 2006, Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has fallen. April unemployment slipped to 12 percent from March’s revised rate of 12.3 percent.
This represents 1,113,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9,282,000, according to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation.
- Brevard County
- Broward County
- Consumer confidence
- County data
- Economy
- Employment
- Florida data
- National data
- Palm Beach County
- Unemployment
Florida expected to start adding residents again after population decline
Submitted by susanf on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 10:53GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s a small bounce, but Florida’s population should rebound this year from its first loss in more than half a century in a hopeful sign for the struggling state economy, new estimates from the University of Florida show.
The Sunshine State is expected to add about 23,000 residents between April 1, 2009, and April 1, 2010, following a loss of almost 57,000 residents the previous year, according to population projections released today by UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
- Age
- Broward County
- County data
- Economy
- Elderly population
- Employment
- Flagler County
- Florida data
- Housing
- Lee County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Pinellas County
- Population
- Population projections
- Retirees
- St. Lucie County
- Sumter County
- Suwannee County
Yeah, we're shrinking, but not enough
Submitted by susanf on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 15:33If you picked up the most recent Time magazine, you probably saw a story captioned: ``A Shrinking Sunshine State.''
And, if you're like many Floridians who are sick of stewing in traffic, you got your hopes up.
The University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research, which tracks population trends, recently reported that the state lost 58,294 residents between April 2008 and April 2009.
- Broward County
- Economy
- Lee County
- Palm Beach County
- Population
- Population change
- Population estimates
- Recession
- State data
Recent city, county, and regional population news stories
Submitted by susanf on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 14:10The following represent city-, county-, and regional-level news stories around the state relating to the BEBR Population Program's recent release of the April 1, 2009 preliminary population estimates.
Brevard's population dipped last year - Florida Today - August 24, 2009
UF: Polk Is Losing People - The Ledger - August 22, 2009
- Alachua County
- Brevard County
- Broward County
- City data
- Collier County
- County data
- Duval County
- Economy
- Employment
- Florida data
- Hillsborough County
- Housing
- Indian River County
- Lee County
- Manatee County
- Marion County
- Martin County
- Miami-Dade County
- Mortgage foreclosures
- Orange County
- Palm Beach County
- Polk County
- Population
- Population change
- Population estimates
- Real estate
- Sarasota County
- St. Lucie County
19,301 Floridians laid off in January
Submitted by susanf on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 17:09After 21 years at the same Fort Lauderdale boat company, Robert Mulder lost his job. Mulder was laid off in November along with dozens of his co-workers, and now they face a job market that's expected to get worse.
Mass layoffs are putting more people like Mulder out of work. The U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday that 238,000 people lost their jobs in mass layoffs nationwide in January, a 60 percent increase from January 2007.
The layoffs, which the Labor Department says affected 19,301 Floridians in January, cut across industries and geography.
