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Miami-Dade County

Population in July 2007: 110,784.
Males: 52,492  (47.4%)
Females: 58,292  (52.6%)

Median resident age:  31.0 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,640 (it was $39,254 in 2000)
Northwest Dade:  $47,640
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,828
Northwest Dade:  $16,828
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $245,038 (it was $87,200 in 2000)
Northwest Dade:  $245,038
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $224,976; Detached houses: $240,896; Townhouses or other attached units: $184,555; In 2-unit structures: $277,134; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,452; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,850; Mobile homes: $30,874; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

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Races in Northwest Dade:

  • Black (66.6%)
  • American Indian (66.6%)
  • Hispanic (28.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (25.4%)
  • Other race (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Northwest Dade: 114.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 17.0 square miles.

Population density: 6500 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Northwest Dade

  • High school or higher: 65.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Northwest Dade CCD

  • Never married: 35.0%
  • Now married: 48.7%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Florida:  16.7%

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

Northwest Dade:  1.4% ($1,195)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
Northwest Dade satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (6.4 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (961.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Carol City, FL (1.1 miles ), Lake Lucerne, FL (1.2 miles ), Scott Lake, FL (1.2 miles ), Opa-locka North, FL (1.3 miles ), Bunche Park, FL (1.4 miles ), Norland, FL (1.6 miles ), Miramar, FL (1.7 miles ), Opa-locka, FL (1.8 miles ).

Latitude: 25.95 N, Longitude: 80.25 W

Northwest Dade household income distribution Northwest Dade home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



Northwest Dade-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/10/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Northwest Dade place center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/17/1959, a category 3 tornado 6.8 miles away from the place center injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Northwest Dade-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.3 miles away from Northwest Dade center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Northwest Dade:
  • PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL)
  • SOUTH FL STATE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PEMBROKE PINES, FL)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PEMBROKE (about 6 miles; PEMBROKE PINES, FL)

Amtrak stations near Northwest Dade:
  • 7 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.
  • 7 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.
  • 11 miles: MIAMI INT'L AIRPORT (MIAMI, TRANSIT BUS LOADING AREA) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northwest Dade:
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,780)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 25,323)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 14 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 18 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (about 30 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL; FT enrollment: 13,050)

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Notable locations in Northwest Dade: Airpark Plaza (A), Ludlam-Gratigny Plaza (B), Hebraica Miami Community Center (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Northwest Dade include: Miami Gardens Church of Christ (A), New Life Baptist Church of Carol City (B), North Dade Bible Church (C), North Dade Community Church (D), Parkway Church (E), Golden Glades Church (F), Saint Anthonys Church (G), Saint Monica Church (H), Saint Timothys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Scott Lake (A), Myrtle Lake (B), Steven, Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Northwest Dade include: Acadia Park (1), Pro Player Stadium (2), North Glade Park (3), Brentwood Park (4), Cloverleaf Park (5), Calder Race Course (6), Rolling Oaks Park (7), North Dade Optimists Club Park (8), Lake Lucerne City Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.5 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.2%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  16.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Northwest Dade, FL


People in group quarters in Northwest Dade
  • 261 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 163 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 160 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 116 people in other group homes
  • 46 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 38 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 25 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 13 people in nursing homes
  • 7 people in homes for the physically handicapped


Northwest Dade compared to Florida state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Miami-Dade County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (86%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • No fuel used (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Northwest Dade

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal Church
Adherents60.8%9.1%2.0%1.9%1.5%
Congregations8.0%17.8%5.8%5.5%3.4%
NameAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents1.4%0.8%0.8%0.7%21.0%
Congregations6.0%2.3%2.6%3.6%45.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 Northwest Dade:
  • 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)
  • WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WJCC (1700 AM; 10 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLQY (1320 AM; 5 kW; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WIOD (610 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSRF (1580 AM; 10 kW; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF FLORIDA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Northwest Dade:
  • 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)
  • WLYF (101.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • 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.)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)
  • WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WAMR-FM (107.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM; HIALEAH, FL; Owner: WCMQ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WRTO (98.3 FM; GOULDS, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #2)

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

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