Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,478. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.

Geography
Deerfield Beach is located at (26.305223, -80.119817). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.9 mi² (38.7 km²), of which is land and is water (10.05%).

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,583 people, 31,392 households, and 16,041 families...

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,478. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.

Geography
Deerfield Beach is located at (26.305223, -80.119817). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.9 mi² (38.7 km²), of which is land and is water (10.05%).

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,583 people, 31,392 households, and 16,041 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,810.6/mi² (1,856.7/km²). There were 37,343 housing units at an average density of 2,781.6/mi² (1,073.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.30% White (U.S. Census) (Non-Hispanic White,) 16.00% African American (U.S. Census), 0.17% Native American (U.S. Census), 1.39% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.03% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 2.36% from Race (United States Census), and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 8.74% of the population.

There were 31,392 households out of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were Marriage 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 the city the population was spread out with 15.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.