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The Coordinating Council of Broward
Selected Quality of Life Indicators
Our Families and Communities
Prepared by the South Florida Regional Planning Council
1.1.1 By CCB survey, percentage of adults who describe Broward County as a place to live as …
100%
10.9%
8.6%
8.5%
12.3%
13.8%
Poor
80%
36.8%
34.8%
Fair
37.2%
38.6%
60%
35.1%
Good
40%
30.5%
35.0%
32.2%
28.9%
30.9%
15.7%
14.8%
2006
2008
Very Good
20%
18.8%
17.8%
2000
2002
21.6%
Excellent
0%
2004
Source: PRC, Quality of Life Surveys: Broward County, Florida (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008).
Perception of the quality of life in Broward County remains high - 83.2% of adults describe their quality of life in 2008 as
excellent, very good or good. This is lower than the results in 2002 (89.6%) and 2004 (88.6%), possibly affected by recent
hurricane activity.
1.3.1 Percentage of people in poverty
14%
Broward County
Florida
12%
10%
8%
13.5%
12.7%
6%
12.8%
12.5%
13.1%
12.8%
12.5%
12.8%
12.2%
12.6%
12.1%
4%
2%
9.1%
10.2%
11.5%
11.0%
11.5%
11.3%
11.5%
10.3%
11.1%
11.2%
11.3%
0%
1979
1989
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Source: Bureau of the Census, Census of Population (1979, 1989, 1999) and American Community Survey (2000-2007).
The proportion of Broward County's population living in poverty rose from 9.1% in 1979 to 10.2% in 1989 and 11.5% in 1999.
In the first years of this decade, it fluctuated between 10.3% and 11.5%. Broward County's poverty rate is consistently lower
than the State's.
PROGRAM
TANF individuals
FS individuals
Medicaid individuals
7/31/2003
7/31/2004
7/31/2005
7/31/2006
7/31/2007
7/31/2008
9,484
9,873
8,432
6,797
5,151
5,099
72,125
91,085
101,324
98,629
97,930
116,231
139,135
188,417
156,307
151,111
139,464
148,375
Source: Sue Kimberlin,
DCF caseload reports,
1/23/09
7/31/2006
7/31/2007
7/31/2008
Adults (18-64)
43,278
41,799
49,269
Children (0-17)
41,599
41,913
51,588
Seniors (65+)
13,752
14,218
15,374
Source: Sue Kimberlin,
DCF caseload reports,
1/23/09
1.11.2 By CCB survey, percentage of the population with a self-care limitation
5%
Total
18-59
60+
4%
3%
4.7%
2%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.2%
3.0%
2.4%
1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.4%
1.5%
1997
2000
2.2%
2.5%
1.9%
2.0%
1.3%
1.4%
2006
2008
0%
2002
2004
Source: PRC, Quality of Life Surveys: Broward County, Florida (1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008).
In 2008, 2.5% of Broward County adults had a self-care limitation, up from 2.0% in 2006. The population 60 years and over
has had a consistently higher rate, which reached a high of 4.7% in 2008.
1.12.4 By CCB survey, percentage of adults (18 years and older) with a physical disability
1997
10%
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
9%
8%
7%
6%
5%
9.4%
8.8%
4%
3%
8.2%
7.9%
7.1%
7.4%
6.4%
9.5%
9.3%
8.9%
8.6%
8.3%
7.8%
6.6%
6.8%
8.2%
8.0%
6.3%
2%
1%
0%
All Adults
Male
Female
Source: PRC, Quality of Life Surveys: Broward County, Florida (1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008).
Physical disabilities were reported by 9.4% of Broward County adults in 2008, up from a low of 6.4% in 2004. The proportion of
males and females with a physical disability does not vary significantly in the different surveys.
1.13.1 By CCB survey, percentage of adults who describe their neighborhood as a place to live, as …
100%
90%
Poor
80%
70%
23.6%
22.9%
26.0%
26.9%
Fair
38.9%
60%
30.9%
50%
33.1%
32.1%
32.9%
Good
40%
30%
30.2%
20%
10%
Very Good
35.8%
34.5%
32.7%
31.3%
Excellent
18.1%
0%
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
Source: PRC, Quality of Life Surveys: Broward County, Florida (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008).
In 2008, nine out of ten Broward County adults described their local community as an excellent, very good or good place to
live; almost two-thirds felt their communities were excellent or very good. These results have been more or less consistent
since 2002.
1.14.1 Percentage of Broward County households spending 30% or more of their income on housing
100%
90%
80%
34%
41%
45%
47%
38%
42%
49%
52%
52%
56%
70%
59%
60%
60%
50%
40%
30%
62%
67%
58%
56%
65%
61%
54%
51%
53%
46%
20%
42%
43%
10%
30% or more
Less than 30%
0%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
All Households
Owners
Renters
Source: US Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey (2000-2007).
As housing prices in Broward County rose dramatically over the past six years, the proportion of households spending 30% or
more of household income on housing also rose. In 2006, 46% of owners and 57% of renters spent 30% or more of their
income on housing.
1.16.1 By CCB survey, % of adults who believed that race relations in their neighborhood were …
In 2008, 83.6% of adults in Broward County felt that race relations in their neighborhood were excellent, very good or good,
up from 79.7% in 2000, but down from 86.2% in 2002. Whites consistently rate race relations better than non-whites.
1.17.1 By CCB survey, % of adults who believed that cultural relations in their neighborhood were …
In 2008, 83.9% of adults in Broward County felt that cultural relations in their neighborhood were excellent, very good or good,
down from a high of 85.8% in 2002, but up from 81.4% in 2000. Whites consistently rate cultural relations better than nonwhites.