Plantation, Florida is located in the southeastern region of Florida only minutes from Fort Lauderdale and in Broward County. According to the US Census Estimates (2017), Plantation has more than 92,706 residents and is a thriving, upscale community. Just minutes from ocean beaches and only an hour from Miami Plantation benefits greatly from its geographical location Plantation is a well planned community and has a lot to offer its citizens which can be found in the wide array of community planned activities and events such as their annual Barbeque, Art in the Park, annual Business Expo., Tinsel Town Talent Show, Celebrate Plantation, Concert in the Park, and many more.
As of 2010, there were 37,587 households, with 9.0% being vacant. As of 2000, 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $66,135, and the median income for a family was $80,434. Males had a median income of $44,838 versus $32,360 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,250. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.