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cohort and a decline in the 65 plus cohort, although this is only true |
over the 30-year analysis as Broward joined Miami-Dade and Monroe |
in decreases in the 0-17 cohort over the last 20 years. |
South Florida’s population is diverse, with many people arriving in the |
region from other places. According to Census data from the 2016-2020 |
American Community Survey, 54% of the population in Miami-Dade |
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was foreign born; 34.3% of persons in Broward County; and 19.8% in |
Monroe County compared to the U.S. average of 13.5%.18 The gender |
of residents is almost evenly split in all counties. |
The median age in Broward and Miami-Dade is 40.5 and 40.2 |
respectively with a median age of 47.9 in Monroe County. This |
compares to the median age of the United States of 38.1. The median |
age of foreign-born residents is higher in South Florida than the United |
States foreign-born residents median age of 45.7. This compares to a |
foreign-born median age of 49 in Broward County, 50 in Miami-Dade |
County, and 46 in Monroe County. |
Historically, an older population is an indicator of a decrease in the |
proportion of working-age population and labor force growth rate.19 |
However, a 2019 analysis of Census Data by The Associated Press – |
NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that seniors in major |
metropolitan areas are more likely to continue working past age 65 |
than in other areas of the country.20 Older workers are often a benefit |
to regional economies providing additional talent, expertise, and |
consumer spending particularly during a time of low unemployment. |
The low unemployment rate in South Florida has made it difficult for |
employers to find qualified employees for their businesses. According |
to Goldman Sachs, this gap between job openings and available |
workers is a contributor to inflation. A drop in immigration in 2020 |
due to the pandemic and policy changes left the work force 1.6 million |
workers smaller and pushed the gap wider. A 2022 study by Goldman |
Sachs Research suggests that an increase in foreign-born workers could |
help close the gap between contain the rise in wages and prices21. |
The ethnic and racial composition of South Florida’s population |
continues to grow more diverse. Nearly 40% of the region’s population |
is of Hispanic origin. This ethnic group, which can be of any race, |
continues to grow more diverse with large communities from Central |
and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. |
The Cuban community is historically the largest Hispanic group, |
although its percentage of the overall Hispanic population has slowly |
decreased as other Hispanic populations grow. The Black population |
in South Florida includes not only African Americans but also large |
communities from the Caribbean and Latin America. In 2020 the Black |
population represented 16.8% of the overall population. The growing |
and highly diverse population is an asset for the region’s |
competitiveness in the global economy. It provides a multi-ethnic, |
multi-lingual workforce and culturally diverse environment for |
businesses and international companies. |
South Florida’s veteran community represents 5% of Florida’s veterans |
or 71,574 veterans living in Broward County, 47,227 veterans in MiamiDade, and almost 6,400 veterans in Monroe County. While a small part |
of the overall population of the region, this population may require |
specialized services and attention. |
EDUCATION |
Educational Attainment |
Education is a key component of economic competitiveness, equity, |
and economic mobility. Monroe and Broward counties populations |
show higher percentages of persons age 25 or older with a high school |
degree or higher at 91.9% and 89.4% respectively. Miami-Dade County |
has a significantly lower percent of the population possessing a high |
school degree or higher at 81.8% compared to 88.5% of the U.S. |
population age 25 or higher. The percent of the population with a |
bachelor’s degree or higher in Miami-Dade County at 30.7% lags |
behind the national average of 32.9%, where Broward and Monroe |
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counties show similar and higher rates of population with Bachelors’ |
degrees or higher at 35.3% and 33.1% respectively.22 |
K-12 Enrollment & Diversity |
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the 4th largest school district in |
the nation with nearly 400 schools and a diverse K-12 enrollment of |
more than 350,000 students from over 160 countries. Broward County |
is the 6th largest school district in the nation with 330 schools and more |
than 256,000 K-12 students from more than 170 countries. The Monroe |
County School District is home to 16 learning institutions serving |
almost 9,000 K-12 students. Additionally, there are 703 private schools, |
many religiously affiliated, serving the tri-county area. Florida |
Families can choose from seven main types of schools for K-12 |
education: traditional public schools, public charter schools, public |
magnet schools, private secular schools, private faith-based schools, |
online academies, and homeschooling.23 |
A review of public-school enrollment data for Florida, Miami-Dade, |
Broward, and Monroe counties comparing 2017-2018 to 2021-2022 |
indicates that, except for Monroe County, overall enrollment in the |
public school system in Florida, Miami-Dade, and Broward steadily |
decreased from 2017 to 2022. In Florida, all charter schools are part of |
the Public School system, although they operate largely independently |
of local School Boards. In Florida and in South Florida, the overall |
number of students in charter schools increased as non-charter public |
school enrollment decreased. |
By the race and ethnicity definitions adopted by the Florida |
Department of Education these definitions the Broward County School |
District is somewhat more diverse than the Miami-Dade County Public |
Schools District. “Whites” have decreased in all three counties, |
“Blacks” have decreased in Miami-Dade and Broward, with Broward |
County Public Schools having the greatest number of Asians and |
Pacific Islanders. Hispanics in Miami-Dade County Public Schools are |
by the far the largest population while in Broward Public Schools, there |
are somewhat more Blacks than Hispanics. In Monroe County, both |
Blacks and Hispanics are growing in number. While these statistics do |
not account for the difference between race and ethnicity, there is a |
growing concern about re-segregation in public schools. During 2017- |
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