Bal Harbour, Florida

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Population (year 2000): 3,305. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,222 (-2.5% change)

Males: 1,425	(43.1%)
Females: 1,880	(56.9%)

Miami-Dade County

Median resident age:	55.2 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Zip codes: 33154.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,700 (it was $47,148 in 2000)

Bal Harbour	$48,700
Florida:	$42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $1,320,600 (it was $664,300 in 2000)

Bal Harbour	$1,320,600
Florida:	$189,500

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Races in Bal Harbour:

White Non-Hispanic (73.4%)
Hispanic (23.0%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Black (1.6%)
Other race (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Russian (12.1%), Polish (9.0%), Irish (6.4%), French (6.2%), United States (5.8%), German (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 9700 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bal Harbour

High school or higher: 89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 21.8%
Unemployed: 6.9%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bal Harbour village

Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 53.1%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 19.6%
Divorced: 12.2%

1,327 residents are foreign born (23.6% Latin America, 12.5% Europe).

This village:	40.2%
Florida:	16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bal Harbour:	1.3% ($8,607)
Florida:	1.2% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Miami, FL (4.1 miles , pop. 59,880).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Miami, FL (9.9 miles , pop. 362,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (1033.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bay Harbor Islands, FL (0.8 miles ), Surfside, FL (1.0 miles ), Indian Creek, FL (1.0 miles) , Sunny Isles Beach, FL (3.3 miles ), North Bay Village, FL (3.8 miles ), Biscayne Park, FL (3.9 miles ), North Miami Beach, FL (4.0 miles ), North Miami, FL (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $334,800
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $208,500
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $572,500
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $635,100
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $657,100
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $597,100
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $525,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $950,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $1,658,300
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $825,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 25.89 N, Longitude: 80.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,622 (+49.1%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 291 (23.0%)

6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Bal Harbour household income distribution

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Bal Harbour, Florida business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +244 (+8.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Finance and insurance (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (19%)
Top executives (12%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Physicians and surgeons (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Physicians and surgeons (5%)
Media and communication equipment workers (5%)

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Crime in Bal Harbour by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.1
Robberies	3	1	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	88.5	28.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.1
Assaults	1	0	2	4	2	4
per 100,000	29.5	0.0	59.6	120.2	58.7	120.2
Burglaries	9	4	3	2	18	6
per 100,000	265.4	115.7	89.4	60.1	528.0	180.3
Thefts	79	64	63	43	55	67
per 100,000	2329.7	1851.9	1876.7	1292.1	1613.4	2013.8
Auto thefts	2	6	11	2	0	1
per 100,000	59.0	173.6	327.7	60.1	0.0	30.1
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	148.9	104.7	119.5	84.7	113.2	161.7

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Average climate in Bal Harbour, Florida

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Bal Harbour-area historical tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the Bal Harbour village center injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/10/1956, a category 3 tornado 10.3 miles away from the village center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bal Harbour:

ST CATHERINES REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NORTH MIAMI, FL)
AVENTURA HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; AVENTURA, FL)
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; MIAMI BEACH, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bal Harbour:

FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (about 13 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; ID: FLL)
MIAMI INTL (about 14 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: MIA)
PALM BEACH INTL (about 54 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bal Harbour:

MIAMI (about 9 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: X48)
MIAMI (about 10 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: X44)
OPA LOCKA (about 10 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: OPF)

Amtrak stations near Bal Harbour:

9 miles: HOLLYWOOD (3001 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
10 miles: MIAMI (8303 N.W. 37TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
14 miles: MIAMI INT'L AIRPORT (MIAMI, TRANSIT BUS LOADING AREA) - Bus Station

Local government website: www.village.bal-harbour.fl.us/main.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bal Harbour:

BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,780)
MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 25,323)
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 15 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
KEISER COLLEGE (about 21 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (about 33 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL; FT enrollment: 13,050)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bal Harbour and their reported violations in the past:

BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE (Population served: 3305, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-06-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-06-1997)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-17-1997)

Average household size:

This village:	1.7 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	42.6%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	9.2%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.7%

Bal Harbour compared to Florida state average:

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Median house value significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Banks with branches in Bal Harbour (2007 data):

SunTrust Bank: Bal Harbour Branch at 9600 Collins Avenue, branch established on 1954-02-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Miami-Dade County Florida:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	4	$9,755	$29,265	0	$0
Police - Other	7	$15,972	$27,381	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	23	$121,201	$63,235	0	$0
Other Government Administration	8	$18,316	$27,474	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$7,844	$31,376	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	5	$15,688	$37,651	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,540	$42,480	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$4,351	$52,212	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	12	$33,427	$33,427	0	$0
Totals for Government	64	$230,094	$43,143	0	$0

Bal Harbour government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,056,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,616,000
Sewerage: $916,000

General - Other: $867,000

Water Utilities: $744,000

Financial Administration: $239,000

Solid Waste Management: $185,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $4,196,000
Total Federal Securities: $1,760,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $457,000

Total Other Securities: $181,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $131,000

Local Employee Contribution: $31,000

Benefit Payments: $16,000

Interest Revenue: $-984,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,515,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,391,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,014,000
Tax - Property: $3,146,000
Public Utilities: $784,000

Other Selective Sales: $379,000

Total General Sales: $64,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,739,000

3.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,972 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.96%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,671 average AGI)
Miami-Dade County: 0.28%
Florida average: 0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Broward County, FL	1.01% ($36,908 average AGI)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.17% ($34,307)
from New York County, NY	0.09% ($100,288)

5.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.08%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($897 average AGI)
Miami-Dade County: 0.11%
Florida average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Broward County, FL	1.54% ($40,863 average AGI)
to Lee County, FL	0.22% ($25,891)
to Palm Beach County, FL	0.21% ($44,535)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bal Harbour:

WIOD (610 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
WQAM (560 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQAM LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKAT (1360 AM; 5 kW; NORTH MIAMI, FL; Owner: SPANISH MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WSRF (1580 AM; 10 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF FLORIDA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bal Harbour:

WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
WBGG-FM (105.9 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHYI-FM (100.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHQT (105.1 FM; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WLVE (93.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMIB (103.5 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMXJ (102.7 FM; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
WPOW (96.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WPOW LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZTA (94.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFLC (97.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WPYM (93.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO-MIAMI, LLC)
WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)
WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
WLYF (101.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
WAMR-FM (107.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-FM LICENSE CORP.)
WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM; HIALEAH, FL; Owner: WCMQ LICENSING, INC.)
WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WRTO (98.3 FM; GOULDS, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #2)

TV broadcast stations around Bal Harbour:

WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
WPPB-TV (Channel 63; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)
W58BU (Channel 58; HALLANDALE, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT,INC.)
WHFT-TV (Channel 45; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.)
WLRN-TV (Channel 17; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
WAMI-TV (Channel 69; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA MIAMI LLC)
WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
WBFS-TV (Channel 33; MIAMI, FL; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF MIAMI INC.)
WPXM (Channel 35; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, INC.)
WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WIMP-CA (Channel 25; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
WJAN-CA (Channel 41; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SHERJAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
WVEB-CA (Channel 21; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: HISPANIC KEYS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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