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Population (year 2000): 2,348. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,236 (-4.8% change)
 

Males: 1,159  (49.4%)
Females: 1,189  (50.6%)

Miami-Dade County

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33166.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,500 (it was $40,197 in 2000)
Virginia Gardens  $41,500
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $261,200 (it was $131,400 in 2000)
Virginia Gardens  $261,200
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Virginia Gardens:

  • Hispanic (67.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (28.6%)
  • Two or more races (6.0%)
  • Other race (4.7%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: English (6.1%), Italian (5.9%), Irish (5.6%), United States (5.6%), German (5.1%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 7 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 7531 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Virginia Gardens

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Virginia Gardens village

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 15.5%

1,185 residents are foreign born (46.9% Latin America).

This village:  50.5%
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:

Virginia Gardens:  1.0% ($1,353)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
Virginia Gardens satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Westside, FL (3.2 miles , pop. 101,285).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (3.6 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (1043.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Miami Springs, FL (0.8 miles ), North Westside, FL (3.2 miles ), Hialeah, FL (3.6 miles ), West Miami, FL (3.6 miles ), Doral, FL (3.9 miles ), Brownsville, FL (4.0 miles ), Fountainbleau, FL (4.3 miles ), Coral Terrace, FL (4.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,800
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,800
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $148,800
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,800
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $148,800
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 25.81 N, Longitude: 80.30 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +128 (+5.8%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Air transportation (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Air transportation (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)


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Crime in Virginia Gardens by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 20000
    per 100,000 83.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 48123
    per 100,000 166.0325.941.784.1130.5
Burglaries 131411103
    per 100,000 539.6570.3458.7420.5130.5
Thefts 2819332823
    per 100,000 1162.3773.91376.11177.51000.9
Auto thefts 64864
    per 100,000 249.1162.9333.6252.3174.1
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.7) 162.3149.1122.2113.589.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.10
US city average:  3.00

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Virginia Gardens-area historical tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Virginia Gardens village center injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/10/1956, a category 3 tornado 14.0 miles away from the village center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Virginia Gardens topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Virginia Gardens:
  • WESTCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MIAMI, FL)
  • PAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MIAMI, FL)
  • CORAL GABLES HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Virginia Gardens:
  • MIAMI INTL (about 3 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: MIA)
  • FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (about 21 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; ID: FLL)
  • PALM BEACH INTL (about 61 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Virginia Gardens:
  • OPA LOCKA (about 7 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: OPF)
  • MIAMI (about 10 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: X48)
  • MIAMI (about 10 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: X44)

Amtrak stations near Virginia Gardens:
  • 2 miles: MIAMI INT'L AIRPORT (MIAMI, TRANSIT BUS LOADING AREA) - Bus Station
  • 4 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.
  • 17 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Virginia Gardens:
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 25,323)
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 5,780)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (about 21 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL; FT enrollment: 13,050)
  • FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 22,716)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 24 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)

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Hotel: Alliance Hotel & Reservation Services (6405 Northwest 36th Street).

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.6 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  67.0%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  11.3%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Virginia Gardens compared to Florida state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Virginia Gardens (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Miami Airport Branch at 5901 N. W. 36th Street, branch established on 1979-08-08. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Miami-Dade County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Virginia Gardens government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $760,000
    Financial Administration: $321,000
    Water Utilities: $222,000
    Regular Highways: $121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $114,000
    Parks & Recreation: $97,000
    Welfare - Other: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $64,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $76,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $168,000
    Interest Earnings: $32,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $36,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $571,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $163,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $177,000
    Public Welfare: $159,000
    Highways: $70,000
  • Tax - Property: $429,000
    Public Utilities: $206,000
    NEC: $72,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $574,000

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 Virginia Gardens:
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WJCC (1700 AM; 10 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WIOD (610 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WACC (830 AM; 5 kW; HIALEAH, FL; Owner: RADIO PEACE CATHOLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQAM (560 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQAM LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMYM (990 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Virginia Gardens:
  • WAMR-FM (107.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM; HIALEAH, FL; Owner: WCMQ LICENSING, 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)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WRTO (98.3 FM; GOULDS, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #2)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)
  • WMCU (89.7 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Virginia Gardens:
  • WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
  • WIMP-CA (Channel 25; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, 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)
  • 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)
  • WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WJAN-CA (Channel 41; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SHERJAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
  • WVEB-CA (Channel 21; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: HISPANIC KEYS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
  • WPMF-LP (Channel 31; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JAMES J. CHLADEK)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • W54BB (Channel 54; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WEYS-LP (Channel 56; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)

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