Deerfield Beach
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The City of Deerfield Beach is a thriving community home to nationally-recognized corporations, quality redevelopment initiatives and a beach that is a four-time winner of the National Blue-Wave Award.
Deerfield Beach offers direct access to I-95, the Florida Turnpike, the Sawgrass Expressway as well as a Tri-Rail station and two freight railroads. The city is also approximately 15 minutes from the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport; 30 minutes from the Palm Beach International Airport and 20 minutes from Port Everglades. Deerfield Beach counts among its corporate headquarters, JM Family Enterprises, Don King Productions, eDiets.com, Health Communications, List Industries, Moving Waters Industries and MAPEI-Western Hemisphere. Major distributions centers for Publix, Rooms-to-Go, Double-Eagle, National Brands and UPS are also located within the city’s limits.
Deerfield Beach boasts of a burgeoning research corridor along I-95 with the presence of the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Florida Atlantic Research & Development Park. Deerfield Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency, located in the eastern end of the City, has fostered approximately $200 million in new private sector investment as well as implementing over $10 million in public infrastructure improvements over the last 6 years.
Deerfield Beach has a wide variety of educational opportunities for its population of more than 86,000 spread over 16.25 square miles. The City is home to 6 public schools and 2 private institutions. Among these are Deerfield Beach Middle and Deerfield Beach High School which both offer the globally-respected International Baccalaureate Program.
The City of Deerfield Beach provides economic development and redevelopment services in English, Spanish and Portuguese through its Office of Economic Development. Programs include utility tax elimination, commercial façade funding, small business counseling and financing referrals and participation with most county/state financial incentive initiatives. For information regarding economic development programs and assistance in the City of Deerfield Beach, please click here.
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| Contact Address | 150 NE 2nd Avenue Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 |
| Phone Number | 954-480-4200 |
| Website | http://www.deerfield-beach.com |
| Economic Indicators/Demographics | 2023 |
| Population | 86,742 |
| Median Age | 44 |
| Foreign Born | 38.4% |
| College Educated+ (some/Associate, Bachelor or Graduate/Professional Degree) | 57.2% |
| Housing Units | 46,309 |
| Households | 36,138 |
| Household Median Income | $56,976 |
2019 |
2020* |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
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| Work Force | 41,336 | 40,241 | 40,558 | 41,914 | 42,740 | 43,062 |
| Employment | 40,077 | 36,648 | 38,570 | 40,719 | 41,534 | 41,683 |
| Unemployment | 1,259 | 3,593 | 1,988 | 1,195 | 1,206 | 1,379 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0% | 8.9% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.2% |
Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year estimates, Florida Department of Commerce and Bureau of Labor Statistics. *2020 Reflects Covid-19 Impact
| Number of Schools | |
| Charter Schools | 2 |
| Elementary Schools | 3 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Private Schools | 2 |
| A-Rated Schools | 2 |
Source: Broward County Public Schools, gfledu.org, and Florida Department of Education.
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Updated 4-14-2025