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Across the 143 Florida towns we route calls in, 51% of housing units are detached houses and 35% are in multi-unit buildings. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, which decides who pays for it.
The quick answer
Of the housing in the 143 Florida towns covered here, 51% is detached, 35% sits in multi-unit buildings and 6% is manufactured. Ownership of the disposal follows that split far more reliably than the fault does.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024.
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How Florida is built
| Housing type | Share of housing units |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 51% |
| Attached houses | 7% |
| Multi-unit buildings | 35% |
| Manufactured and mobile homes | 6% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024 (units in structure), 2023 release. Universe: 5,950,163 housing units including vacant ones, across the areas we cover.
The state does not divide evenly: 42 Florida towns lead on manufactured homes, 37 Florida towns lead on detached houses, 30 Florida towns lead on single-family housing, 19 Florida towns lead on a mix of building types, 15 Florida towns lead on multi-unit buildings. That is why the town pages below carry their own figure rather than inheriting this one.
The largest towns we route
| Town | Detached | Multi-unit | Housing units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 42% | 47% | 736,271 |
| Jacksonville | 60% | 31% | 412,135 |
| Tampa | 49% | 40% | 358,062 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 41% | 48% | 353,743 |
| Saint Petersburg | 51% | 41% | 208,050 |
| Naples | 42% | 46% | 203,956 |
| Hollywood | 48% | 41% | 188,909 |
| Pompano Beach | 39% | 51% | 174,303 |
Checking a plumber in Florida
Florida licenses are issued by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. Florida distinguishes state-certified contractors from registered contractors, who are limited to particular counties.
Towns we route in Florida
- Alva 85% detached · 1% multi-unit
- Anna Maria 80% detached · 18% multi-unit
- Apollo Beach 80% detached · 6% multi-unit
- Atlantic Beach 51% detached · 31% multi-unit
- Belleair Beach 67% detached · 29% multi-unit
- Belleview 61% detached · 8% multi-unit
- Beverly Hills 93% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Boca Raton 41% detached · 45% multi-unit
- Bokeelia 61% detached · 17% multi-unit
- Bonita Springs 45% detached · 36% multi-unit
- Boynton Beach 48% detached · 34% multi-unit
- Bradenton 51% detached · 29% multi-unit
- Bradenton Beach 34% detached · 53% multi-unit
- Brandon 57% detached · 34% multi-unit
- Bushnell 52% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Cape Canaveral 9% detached · 74% multi-unit
- Cape Coral 80% detached · 17% multi-unit
- Center Hill 53% detached · 1% multi-unit
- Chattahoochee 58% detached · 12% multi-unit
- Clearwater 43% detached · 41% multi-unit
- Clearwater Beach 16% detached · 81% multi-unit
- Cocoa 72% detached · 14% multi-unit
- Cocoa Beach 28% detached · 68% multi-unit
- Coleman 65% detached · 6% multi-unit
- Coral Springs 44% detached · 49% multi-unit
- Cortez 35% detached · 47% multi-unit
- Crawfordville 66% detached · 3% multi-unit
- Crystal River 61% detached · 11% multi-unit
- Dania 23% detached · 69% multi-unit
- Deerfield Beach 25% detached · 63% multi-unit
- Delray Beach 33% detached · 53% multi-unit
- Dover 70% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Dunnellon 84% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Ellenton 37% detached · 6% multi-unit
- Englewood 58% detached · 20% multi-unit
- Estero 46% detached · 28% multi-unit
- Felda 86% detached · 0% multi-unit
- Fleming Island 80% detached · 10% multi-unit
- Floral City 57% detached · 3% multi-unit
- Fort Lauderdale 41% detached · 48% multi-unit
- Fort Myers 42% detached · 43% multi-unit
- Fort Myers Beach 25% detached · 49% multi-unit
- Fruitland Park 53% detached · 6% multi-unit
- Gibsonton 68% detached · 3% multi-unit
- Grant 96% detached · 3% multi-unit
- Green Cove Springs 85% detached · 5% multi-unit
- Greensboro 75% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Gretna 54% detached · 21% multi-unit
- Hallandale 9% detached · 79% multi-unit
- Havana 65% detached · 6% multi-unit
- Hernando 65% detached · 8% multi-unit
- Hialeah 39% detached · 48% multi-unit
- Hollywood 48% detached · 41% multi-unit
- Homestead 58% detached · 26% multi-unit
- Homosassa 62% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Hudson 62% detached · 15% multi-unit
- Immokalee 55% detached · 24% multi-unit
- Indialantic 62% detached · 28% multi-unit
- Indian Rocks Beach 19% detached · 72% multi-unit
- Inverness 70% detached · 9% multi-unit
- Jacksonville 60% detached · 31% multi-unit
- Jacksonville Beach 50% detached · 40% multi-unit
- Key Biscayne 18% detached · 78% multi-unit
- Lady Lake 66% detached · 13% multi-unit
- Lake Panasoffkee 54% detached · 7% multi-unit
- Land O' Lakes 80% detached · 8% multi-unit
- Largo 40% detached · 31% multi-unit
- Lecanto 73% detached · 5% multi-unit
- Leesburg 57% detached · 14% multi-unit
- Lehigh Acres 81% detached · 8% multi-unit
- Lithia 78% detached · 4% multi-unit
- Longboat Key 22% detached · 70% multi-unit
- Lutz 68% detached · 22% multi-unit
- Malabar 92% detached · 4% multi-unit
- Marco Island 40% detached · 59% multi-unit
- Melbourne 66% detached · 23% multi-unit
- Melbourne Beach 57% detached · 20% multi-unit
- Merritt Island 76% detached · 17% multi-unit
- Miami 42% detached · 47% multi-unit
- Miami Beach 10% detached · 88% multi-unit
- Miami Gardens 71% detached · 22% multi-unit
- Middleburg 74% detached · 3% multi-unit
- Midway 80% detached · 5% multi-unit
- Mims 65% detached · 1% multi-unit
- Myakka City 88% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Naples 42% detached · 46% multi-unit
- Neptune Beach 62% detached · 25% multi-unit
- New Port Richey 73% detached · 14% multi-unit
- Nokomis 66% detached · 7% multi-unit
- North Fort Myers 38% detached · 12% multi-unit
- North Miami Beach 4% detached · 93% multi-unit
- North Port 74% detached · 5% multi-unit
- Ocala 68% detached · 20% multi-unit
- Ocklawaha 47% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Odessa 82% detached · 10% multi-unit
- Opa Locka 67% detached · 20% multi-unit
- Orange Park 71% detached · 20% multi-unit
- Osprey 64% detached · 27% multi-unit
- Oxford 59% detached · 21% multi-unit
- Palm Bay 82% detached · 12% multi-unit
- Palmetto 58% detached · 10% multi-unit
- Parrish 86% detached · 1% multi-unit
- Patrick Air Force Base 7% detached · 12% multi-unit
- Pembroke Pines 72% detached · 13% multi-unit
- Pinellas Park 56% detached · 24% multi-unit
- Plant City 63% detached · 12% multi-unit
- Pompano Beach 39% detached · 51% multi-unit
- Ponte Vedra 84% detached · 8% multi-unit
- Ponte Vedra Beach 62% detached · 32% multi-unit
- Punta Gorda 56% detached · 20% multi-unit
- Quincy 63% detached · 7% multi-unit
- Riverview 66% detached · 16% multi-unit
- Rockledge 72% detached · 21% multi-unit
- Ruskin 68% detached · 7% multi-unit
- Saint Augustine 68% detached · 20% multi-unit
- Saint James City 56% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Saint Johns 88% detached · 6% multi-unit
- Saint Petersburg 51% detached · 41% multi-unit
- San Antonio 87% detached · 1% multi-unit
- Sanibel 55% detached · 39% multi-unit
- Sarasota 53% detached · 31% multi-unit
- Satellite Beach 57% detached · 26% multi-unit
- Sebastian 29% detached · 5% multi-unit
- Seffner 79% detached · 7% multi-unit
- Seminole 62% detached · 25% multi-unit
- Silver Springs 28% detached · 12% multi-unit
- Sneads 60% detached · 6% multi-unit
- Summerfield 75% detached · 3% multi-unit
- Sumterville 69% detached · 4% multi-unit
- Sun City Center 55% detached · 13% multi-unit
- Tallahassee 49% detached · 36% multi-unit
- Tampa 49% detached · 40% multi-unit
- The Villages 97% detached · 2% multi-unit
- Thonotosassa 41% detached · 9% multi-unit
- Titusville 65% detached · 25% multi-unit
- Valrico 83% detached · 3% multi-unit
- Venice 60% detached · 21% multi-unit
- Weirsdale 53% detached · 1% multi-unit
- Wesley Chapel 72% detached · 10% multi-unit
- Wildwood 42% detached · 10% multi-unit
- Wimauma 78% detached · 1% multi-unit
- Yalaha 78% detached · 14% multi-unit
- Zephyrhills 33% detached · 7% multi-unit
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