City safety & data profile
ParklandFL
Parkland, FL is a 30K-resident city in Broward County with a median household income of $198,669.
Broward County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Parkland, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Parkland has a population larger than 63% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $983,000, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
- 30K
- Population (place)
- Top 37%
- By size
- $198,669
- Median income (place)
- $983,000
- Median home (place)
- 4.3%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Parkland
Parkland posts a median household income higher than 98% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Parkland area.
- Top 2%
- by median income, US cities
- 5
- hospitals in & near Parkland
Composite score · Parkland, FL
90/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Parkland in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Parkland income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$198,669 Top 2% higher than 98% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Largest cities in FL
310 FL places (10,000+ residents, ACS income on record), sorted by population. Hover a bar for its income rank in this pool.
- Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
1,009,833 residents
- Miami
Miami, FL
487,014 residents
- Tampa
Tampa, FL
414,547 residents
- Orlando 334,854
Orlando, FL
334,854 residents
- St. Petersburg 257,083
St. Petersburg, FL
257,083 residents
- Hialeah 237,069
Hialeah, FL
237,069 residents
- Tallahassee 201,731
Tallahassee, FL
201,731 residents
- Fort Lauderdale 183,146
Fort Lauderdale, FL
183,146 residents
- Cape Coral 175,229
Cape Coral, FL
175,229 residents
- Pembroke Pines 166,611
Pembroke Pines, FL
166,611 residents
What this shows By headcount, Jacksonville ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Pinecrest.
Income ranking: FL
Median household income across 310 tracked FL places. Hover a bar for its population rank.
- Pinecrest
Pinecrest, FL
$206,417 median
- Parkland
Parkland, FL
$198,669 median
- Lake Butler
Lake Butler, FL
$182,500 median
- Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne, FL
$181,505 median
- Keystone
Keystone, FL
$161,056 median
- Naples
Naples, FL
$153,182 median
- Miami Shores
Miami Shores, FL
$144,050 median
- Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay, FL
$142,447 median
- Fruit Cove
Fruit Cove, FL
$141,863 median
- Weston
Weston, FL
$139,825 median
What this shows Pinecrest leads this pool on median income; Jacksonville is the population leader instead.
The quick read
Reading Parkland, FL beyond the headline numbers
Parkland sits inside Broward County, Florida, at roughly 26.31°N, -80.24°W. Population 30,177, $198,669 median household income. Median home value $983,000, median rent $3,157. Poverty rate 4.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
5 hospitals in/around Parkland (nearest 2.8 mi away), 2.8/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER. Climate: 76.2°F annual average.
$3,157/month is the median rent in Parkland, FL, placing it in the priciest quarter of reporting cities; housing cost is doing real work against the household budget here.
29.5% of Parkland workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.
A bachelor's degree or higher is common in Parkland: 71% of adults, the highest quarter of reporting cities -- a labor pool skewed toward credentialed work.
Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 8.5% in Parkland, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.
Hardship is low by national standards: 4.3% of Parkland, FL residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.
Parkland's labor market runs tight: 3.1% unemployment, in the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
A median home in Parkland runs about 4.9 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
Public transit carries 0% of Parkland workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Parkland from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
Looking Back a Decade 2013–2024
County-level trend (Broward County): Parkland's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
What stands out most about Parkland's economic profile: median household income at $198,669, 122% above the average across tracked places. Median rent runs 105% above average too, at $3,157/mo.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 4.3% -65% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 3.1% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 71% |
| Work From Home | 29.5% |
| Public Transit | 0% |
By the Numbers
Community Health 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearest Hospitals 5 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 202414.2% above national average
Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-levelSince 2016, NFIP has paid out $349.5M across 8,553 flood insurance claims filed in Broward County.
3,394 claims trace back to April Florida Flooding, the biggest named event in the county's flood-claim history.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Parkland?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Parkland right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet FL-PARKLAND-FL · Parkland
Parkland: 2 tagged alerts; lead category ECCC weather alert.
- VOL-TRACE 2 on record
- MIX-LED 100% ca-weather
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Jose
Tagged alert mix: Parkland
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Weather Alerts
Weather Alerts
2
What this shows 2 tagged notices on record for Parkland.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: San Jose, CA (2 tagged · Δ0)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Parkland; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology
Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (2 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
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Similar poverty or income, nationwide 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Parkland, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (4.3% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($198,669 here).
Compare Parkland with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
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What to do with Parkland's numbers
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Parkland area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Income and poverty rate tell different stories, two places sharing a median can still diverge sharply on poverty.
- Compare Parkland against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida
U.S. Census ACS supplies the place-level population and economics figures (income, home value, poverty, education); CDC PLACES supplies health; hospital counts reflect nearby facilities. County-level trends carry their own label.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Broward County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.