Deerfield Beach, Florida

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, just south of the Palm Beach County line. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,859,[3] making it the tenth-largest city in Broward County. It is a key suburb of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020.

Deerfield Beach
City
City of Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach with pier in background
Deerfield Beach with pier in background
Official seal of Deerfield Beach
Seal
Location within the state of Florida
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°19′05″N 80°05′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBroward
Incorporated as Deerfield (town)June 11, 1925[1]
Incorporated as Deerfield Beach (town)May 12, 1939
Incorporated as Deerfield Beach (city)June 13, 1945
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorWilliam "Bill" Ganz
 • Vice MayorBernie Parness
 • CommissionersMichael Hudak,
Todd Drosky, and
Ben Preston
 • City ManagerDave Santucci
 • City ClerkHeather Montemayor
Area
[2]
 • Total16.22 sq mi (42.01 km2)
 • Land14.95 sq mi (38.71 km2)
 • Water1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)  7.12%
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total86,859
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
86,772
 • Rank201st in the United States
14th in Florida
 • Density5,804.15/sq mi (2,241.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
33441–33443
Area code(s)754, 954
FIPS code12-16725[5]
GNIS feature ID0281460[6]
Websitewww.deerfield-beach.com

History

Deerfield Beach's history dates to 1890, when a small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was now served by its own post office and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the river.

By the early 20th century, as the town's population continued to grow, the Florida East Coast Railroad constructed tracks en route to Miami bisecting Deerfield. Deerfield's early settlers were mostly farmers who grew pineapples, tomatoes, green beans, squash and fished along the Intracoastal Waterway. Deerfield remained a largely agricultural community, but in 1939 the town's name was changed to Deerfield Beach to let tourists know it has a beach.[7] In 1952, the original Deerfield Beach Pier was built of wood.[8]

Geography

Deerfield Beach is located at 26°18′19″N 80°07′11″W.[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 square miles (42.1 km2), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2) is water (7.12%).[10] Of Deerfield Beach's land mass 0.3 square miles is located on Deerfield Beach Island[11] (DBI).

  • Deerfield Beach in March
    Deerfield Beach in March
  • Northern portion of Deerfield Beach
    Northern portion of Deerfield Beach
  • Deerfield Beach
    Deerfield Beach
  • Deerfield Beach pier from above
    Deerfield Beach pier from above
  • Palm trees along Deerfield Beach
    Palm trees along Deerfield Beach
  • Deerfield Beach City Hall
    Deerfield Beach City Hall

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19301,483—
19401,85024.7%
19502,08812.9%
19609,573358.5%
197016,66274.1%
198039,193135.2%
199046,32518.2%
200064,58339.4%
201075,01816.2%
202086,85915.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
1930–1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15]
2000[16] 2010[17] 2020[3] 2022[4]
Historical racial composition 2020[3] 2010[17] 2000[16] 1990[15] 1980[14]
White (non-Hispanic) 41.7% 56.0% 71.2% 78.9% 80.4%
Hispanic or Latino 20.2% 14.2% 8.7% 3.9% 2.1%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 24.4% 25.0% 15.7% 16.2% 17.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 1.9% 1.5% 1.4% 0.8% 0.4%
Native American (non-Hispanic) 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Some other race (non-Hispanic) 3.3% 1.4% 0.7% 0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 8.3% 1.9% 2.1% N/A N/A
Population 86,859 75,018 64,583 46,325 39,193
Demographic characteristics 2020[18][19][20] 2010[21][22][23] 2000[24][25][26] 1990[15] 1980[14][27]
Households 46,993 42,671 37,343 23,118 18,422
Persons per household 1.85 1.76 1.73 2.00 2.13
Sex Ratio 93.5 93.4 87.2 83.2 81.8
Ages 0–17 17.7% 18.0% 15.6% 13.6% 14.6%
Ages 18–64 60.8% 60.6% 55.1% 50.1% 44.2%
Ages 65 + 21.6% 21.5% 29.3% 36.3% 41.3%
Median age 43.7 43.3 44.6 48.6 60.6
Population 86,859 75,018 64,583 46,325 39,193
Economic indicators
2017–21 American Community Survey Deerfield Beach Broward County Florida
Median income[28] $31,343 $36,222 $34,367
Median household income[29] $49,650 $64,522 $61,777
Poverty Rate[30] 15.6% 12.4% 13.1%
High school diploma[31] 85.4% 90.0% 89.0%
Bachelor's degree[31] 26.9% 34.3% 31.5%
Advanced degree[31] 9.0% 13.1% 11.7%
Language spoken at home[note 1] 2015[note 2] 2010[note 3] 2000[34] 1990[35] 1980[36]
English 57.8% 59.3% 74.7% 85.3% 87.7%
Spanish or Spanish Creole 14.6% 12.6% 8.6% 3.2% 2.1%
French or Haitian Creole 12.5% 12.5% 5.5% 3.7% 1.5%
Portuguese N/A[note 4] 9.5% 4.9% 0.4% N/A[note 4]
Yiddish N/A[note 4] 0.6% 1.2% 2.4% N/A[note 4]
Other Languages 15.1% 5.5% 5.1% 5.0% 8.7%
Nativity 2015[note 5] 2010[note 6] 2000[41][42] 1990[43][35] 1980[36]
% population native-born 66.0% 68.5% 77.3% 84.9% 85.5%
... born in the United States 63.9% 66.5% 75.8% 83.8% 84.8%
... born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 0.3% 0.7%
... born to American parents abroad 1.2% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8%
% population foreign-born[note 7] 34.0% 31.5% 22.7% 15.1% 14.5%
... born in Haiti 7.9% 7.3% 2.8% 2.1% N/A[note 4]
... born in Brazil 7.1% 8.3% 4.7% 0.3% N/A[note 4]
... born in Canada 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 1.6% 1.6%
... born in Russia 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 1.4% 2.4%
... born in Poland 0.1% 0.6% 0.9% 1.7%[note 8] 2.8%[note 8]
... born in other countries 16.5% 13.0% 11.9% 8.0% 7.7%

As of 2000, 16.3% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.72.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $34,041, and the median income for a family was $44,853. Males had a median income of $35,154 versus $27,451 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,296. About 9.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, Deerfield Beach also had the highest percentage of Brazilian and Brazilian American population (as a percentage of total population) in the United States at 11.06%.[44] It also has a significant percentage of Haitian and Haitian American residents in the United States, at 12.1%.[45]

Climate

Deerfield Beach has a borderline tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification: Af), bordering on a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am), featuring hot summer days, frequent thunderstorms in the summer, and less frequent rain in the fall.

During the summer months average temperatures tend to be in the 80s, while during the winter temperatures tend to be in the 60s. July is generally the warmest month of the year with an average maximum temperature of 92 °F (33.3 °C), while the coldest month of the year is February with an average minimum temperature of 58 °F (14.4 °C). The all-time record high is 101 °F (38.3 °C) recorded in 1981, while the all-time record low is 21 °F (−6.1 °C) which was recorded in 1995.[46] The year-round average temperature is 77 °F (25.0 °C).[7]

The annual average precipitation at Deerfield Beach is 57.27 inches (1,455 mm). Summer months tend to be wetter than winter months. The wettest month of the year is June with an average rainfall of 7.3 inches (190 mm).[46]

Deerfield Beach falls under the USDA 10b Plant Hardiness zone.[47]

Climate data for Deerfield Beach, FL
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 90
(32)		 90
(32)		 92
(33)		 100
(38)		 99
(37)		 100
(38)		 101
(38)		 99
(37)		 99
(37)		 97
(36)		 96
(36)		 89
(32)		 101
(38)
Average high °F (°C) 76
(24)		 77
(25)		 80
(27)		 83
(28)		 87
(31)		 90
(32)		 92
(33)		 92
(33)		 91
(33)		 87
(31)		 82
(28)		 78
(26)		 85
(29)
Average low °F (°C) 58
(14)		 58
(14)		 62
(17)		 66
(19)		 71
(22)		 74
(23)		 75
(24)		 75
(24)		 74
(23)		 71
(22)		 66
(19)		 61
(16)		 68
(20)
Record low °F (°C) 25
(−4)		 21
(−6)		 32
(0)		 40
(4)		 50
(10)		 40
(4)		 53
(12)		 59
(15)		 57
(14)		 44
(7)		 35
(2)		 28
(−2)		 21
(−6)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.78
(71)		 2.85
(72)		 3.0
(76)		 3.4
(86)		 5.73
(146)		 7.31
(186)		 5.94
(151)		 6.91
(176)		 7.01
(178)		 5.73
(146)		 4.24
(108)		 2.46
(62)		 57.36
(1,457)
Source: Weather.com[48]
Climate data for Deerfield Beach
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily daylight hours 10.5 11.5 12.0 12.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.0 12.5 11.5 11.0 10.5 12.1
Source: Weather Atlas[49]

Points of interest
Deerfield Beach fireworks on July 4, 2013

Education

There are five public schools in Deerfield Beach, as well as numerous private institutions. Public schools are administered by Broward County Public Schools.[51]

Public schools

Middle schools:

Zoned high schools:

Private schools
  • Highlands Christian Academy
  • St. Ambrose Catholic School

Libraries

There are two locations of the Broward County Library system in Deerfield Beach:

  • Century Plaza
  • Percy White

Transportation
Deerfield Beach Station, opened in 1926, currently serves Amtrak and Tri-Rail.

Notable people

Media

Deerfield Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market[59] and the seventeenth largest television market[60] in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald. Local Deerfield-based media includes The Observer, a local weekly newspaper, and the Deerfield Times, published by Sun-Sentinel.

Sister city

Deerfield Beach has one sister city,[61] as designated by Sister Cities International:

Notes
  1. Language spoken at home among residents at least five years old; only languages (or language groups) which at least 2% of residents have spoken at any time since 1980 are mentioned
  2. Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;[32] the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census
  3. Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;[33] the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census
  4. Not counted separately; aggregated into "Other" category
  5. Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;[37][38] the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census
  6. Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;[39][40] the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census
  7. Only countries of birth which at least 2% of residents were born in at any time since 1980 were born in are mentioned
  8. Data from the 1980 census and 1990 census pertains to residents born anywhere in the Soviet Union, not just Russia

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