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Miami-Dade County

Population in July 2007: 9,084.
Males: 4,250  (46.8%)
Females: 4,834  (53.2%)

Median resident age:  30.5 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33157.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,492 (it was $28,420 in 2000)
West Perrine:  $34,492
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,240
West Perrine:  $15,240
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $250,658 (it was $89,200 in 2000)
West Perrine:  $250,658
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $228,751; Detached houses: $244,727; Townhouses or other attached units: $132,372; In 2-unit structures: $140,727; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,802

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Races in West Perrine:

  • Black (73.4%)
  • Hispanic (16.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (8.6%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in West Perrine: 120.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: West Indian (11.3%), English (2.4%), United States (2.1%), German (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 1.73 square miles.

Population density: 5246 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in West Perrine

  • High school or higher: 67.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Perrine CDP

  • Never married: 41.4%
  • Now married: 35.0%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

1,735 residents are foreign born (18.3% Latin America).

This place:  20.2%
Florida:  16.7%


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

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

West Perrine:  1.4% ($1,285)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kendall-Perrine, FL (3.7 miles , pop. 155,589).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kendale Lakes-Lindgren Acres, FL (7.0 miles , pop. 314,677).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (963.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Palmetto Estates, FL (1.0 miles ), East Perrine, FL (1.1 miles ), Cutler Ridge, FL (1.3 miles ), South Miami Heights, FL (1.4 miles ), Richmond Heights, FL (1.4 miles ), Lakes by the Bay, FL (1.7 miles ), Cutler, FL (1.7 miles ), Three Lakes, FL (1.8 miles ).

Latitude: 25.61 N, Longitude: 80.36 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,659 (-19.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 132 (4.7%)

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



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West Perrine-area historical tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the West Perrine place center injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/10/1956, a category 3 tornado 28.5 miles away from the place center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near West Perrine:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MIAMI, FL)
  • BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI INC (about 4 miles; MIAMI, FL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL)

Amtrak stations near West Perrine:
  • 12 miles: HOMESTEAD (5 N.E. 3RD RD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.
  • 14 miles: MIAMI INT'L AIRPORT (MIAMI, TRANSIT BUS LOADING AREA) - Bus Station
  • 19 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.

Operable nuclear power plants near West Perrine:
  • 14 miles: Turkey Point 3 and 4 in Florida City, FL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Perrine:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (about 7 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL; Full-time enrollment: 13,050)
  • FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 22,716)
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 25,323)
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 5,780)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 38 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)

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Churches in West Perrine include: Upper Room Church (A), House of God Church (B), First Baptist Church of Perrine (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in West Perrine include: Ben Shavis Park (1), West Perrine Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.3 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.5%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.4%
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:  34.4%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  18.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Perrine, FL


People in group quarters in West Perrine
  • 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in nursing homes


West Perrine compared to Florida state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above 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 (85%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • No fuel used (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for West Perrine

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 West Perrine:
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WRHB (1020 AM; 9 kW; KENDALL, FL; Owner: NEW WORLD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMYM (990 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Perrine:
  • WRTO (98.3 FM; GOULDS, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #2)
  • WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WMCU (89.7 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, 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.)
  • WRGP (88.1 FM; HOMESTEAD, FL; Owner: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WZMQ (106.3 FM; KEY LARGO, FL; Owner: SOUTH BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around West Perrine:
  • WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WIMP-CA (Channel 25; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPMF-LP (Channel 31; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JAMES J. CHLADEK)
  • WJAN-CA (Channel 41; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SHERJAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVEB-CA (Channel 21; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: HISPANIC KEYS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
  • WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
  • W54BB (Channel 54; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WEYS-LP (Channel 56; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)
  • WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • 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)
  • WBFS-TV (Channel 33; MIAMI, FL; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF MIAMI INC.)
  • WPXM (Channel 35; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, 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)
  • WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • W67AP (Channel 67; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$244,000125$183,888204$193,45128$167,3931$111,00047$178,3400$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$042$198,69053$199,4726$130,1670$022$194,8640$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$87,00079$201,899211$212,00949$114,0611$10,540,00053$196,4910$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$244,50022$206,77397$191,2897$166,0002$5,922,00012$222,0001$211,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$012$188,41735$202,1141$296,0000$03$75,6670$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0083.03

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED33$275,54511$255,8180$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$242,1115$258,0002$235,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$360,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$405,0001$208,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0083.03

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