Hialeah, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 226,411 (All urban)

Hialeah, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 72,193 (70,763 occupied: 35,963 owner occupied, 34,800 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	30%

Housing density: 3752 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $202,300 (lower quartile is $149,700, upper quartile is $283,000)

Median contract rent in 2005: $686 (lower quartile is $571, upper quartile is $807)

Housing units in Hialeah with a mortgage: 19,835 (2,443 second mortgage, 1,350 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,713

Median year house/condo built: 1973

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship

Households: 222,789

In family households: 206,041 (41,114 male householders, 16,571 female householders)
41,549 spouses, 66,718 children (61,841 natural, 618 adopted, 4,259 stepchildren), 7,933 grandchildren, 3,951 brothers or sisters, 5,813 parents, 13,382 other relatives, 9,010 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 16,748 (5,544 male householders (3,935 living alone)), 7,435 female householders (6,402 living alone)), 3,769 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,622 (2,361 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 16,257 2-persons, 15,370 3-persons, 13,114 4-persons, 7,092 5-persons, 3,555 6-persons, 2,297 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,337 1-person, 2,001 2-persons, 376 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

30,492 married couples with children.
12,221 single-parent households (2,425 men, 9,796 women).

7.4% of residents of Hialeah speak English at home.
91.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 163,256 (72.1%)
(43.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.3
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.5
State:	3.8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hialeah, Florida:

1 room: 462
2 rooms: 4,557
3 rooms: 8,322
4 rooms: 5,539
5 rooms: 6,091
6 rooms: 5,254
7 rooms: 3,381
8 rooms: 1,417
9 or more rooms: 940

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hialeah, Florida:

1 room: 6,759
2 rooms: 10,820
3 rooms: 6,584
4 rooms: 5,970
5 rooms: 3,069
6 rooms: 1,068
7 rooms: 389
8 rooms: 88
9 or more rooms: 53

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 522
1995 to 1998: 3,243
1990 to 1994: 6,553
1980 to 1989: 14,384
1970 to 1979: 16,382
1960 to 1969: 12,769
1950 to 1959: 12,693
1940 to 1949: 4,188
1939 or earlier: 1,459

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hialeah:

no bedroom: 4,142
1 bedroom: 4,969
2 bedrooms: 10,969
3 bedrooms: 11,700
4 bedrooms: 3,286
5 or more bedrooms: 897

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hialeah:

no bedroom: 8,711
1 bedroom: 13,290
2 bedrooms: 9,517
3 bedrooms: 2,887
4 bedrooms: 344
5 or more bedrooms: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Hialeah in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 2,135
1 vehicle: 10,502
2 vehicles: 14,410
3 vehicles: 6,015
4 vehicles: 2,146
5 or more vehicles: 755

Cars and other vehicles available in Hialeah in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 7,432
1 vehicle: 15,818
2 vehicles: 9,046
3 vehicles: 1,956
4 vehicles: 377
5 or more vehicles: 171

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Hialeah, FL:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 33
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 20
$40,000 to $49,999: 146
$50,000 to $59,999: 394
$60,000 to $69,999: 1003
$70,000 to $79,999: 1991
$80,000 to $89,999: 2834
$90,000 to $99,999: 3276
$100,000 to $124,999: 7173
$125,000 to $149,999: 6401
$150,000 to $174,999: 2756
$175,000 to $199,999: 942
$200,000 to $249,999: 322
$250,000 to $299,999: 114
$300,000 to $399,999: 41
$400,000 to $499,999: 7
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 12

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Hialeah:

Less than $100: 1309
$100 to $149: 1456
$150 to $199: 726
$200 to $249: 434
$250 to $299: 353
$300 to $349: 1025
$350 to $399: 1802
$400 to $449: 2601
$450 to $499: 4378
$500 to $549: 4122
$550 to $599: 4632
$600 to $649: 4504
$650 to $699: 2863
$700 to $749: 1410
$750 to $799: 932
$800 to $899: 1020
$900 to $999: 298
$1,000 to $1,249: 324
$1,250 to $1,499: 42
$1,500 to $1,999: 84
$2,000 or more: 9
No cash rent: 444

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 39,204
1990 to 1994: 25,121
1985 to 1989: 20,451
1980 to 1984: 26,639
1975 to 1979: 4,765
1970 to 1974: 15,411
1970 to 1974: 18,208
1965 to 1969: 13,457

Hialeah, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.7%
Number of people working at home: 918 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 988
5 to 9 minutes: 3969
10 to 14 minutes: 9603
15 to 19 minutes: 12972
20 to 24 minutes: 13240
25 to 29 minutes: 4141
30 to 34 minutes: 16566
35 to 39 minutes: 1942
40 to 44 minutes: 3493
45 to 59 minutes: 6624
60 to 89 minutes: 3777
90 or more minutes: 1714

Hialeah mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 61,258 (77%)
Carpooled: 13,148 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,718 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 55 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 394 (0%)
Railroad: 93 (0%)
Ferryboat: 16 (0%)
Taxi: 25 (0%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 207 (0%)
Walked: 1,246 (2%)
Other means: 847 (1%)
Worked at home: 918 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 10605
$10,000 to $14,999: 6840
$15,000 to $19,999: 6357
$20,000 to $24,999: 6373
$25,000 to $29,999: 5698
$30,000 to $34,999: 5159
$35,000 to $39,999: 4688
$40,000 to $44,999: 4131
$45,000 to $49,999: 3322
$50,000 to $59,999: 5568
$60,000 to $74,999: 5067
$75,000 to $99,999: 3964
$100,000 to $124,999: 1558
$125,000 to $149,999: 540
$150,000 to $199,999: 311
$200,000 or more: 483

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 185139
United States or American: 5822
Italian: 1080
German: 840
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 742
Irish: 677
English: 598
Arab:: 562
Haitian: 390
French (except Basque): 352
Lebanese: 351
Polish: 240
European: 202
Jamaican: 182
Scotch-Irish: 153
Portuguese: 145
British: 125
Scottish: 116
Russian: 102
Brazilian: 100
Subsaharan African:: 95
African: 95
Arab/Arabic: 93
Dutch: 83
Norwegian: 76
Danish: 70
Ukrainian: 69
Palestinian: 68
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 60
Bahamian: 57
Lithuanian: 52
Hungarian: 47
Basque: 40
Czechoslovakian: 34
Canadian: 27
Guyanese: 25
Greek: 25
French Canadian: 24
Austrian: 21
Croatian: 21
Other Arab: 20
Syrian: 19
Romanian: 19
Turkish: 17
West Indian: 16
Latvian: 16
Swedish: 15
Armenian: 15
Celtic: 14
British West Indian: 13
Welsh: 13
Egyptian: 11
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10
Slovak: 8
Belizean: 8
Dutch West Indian: 8
U.S. Virgin Islander: 8
Eastern European: 8
Czech: 7
Pennsylvania German: 7
Scandinavian: 5
Finnish: 5
Iranian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Cuba (74%)
Nicaragua (8%)
Colombia (5%)
Dominican Republic (3%)
Honduras (2%)
Peru (1%)
Ecuador (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 43972
Northeast: 8312
Midwest: 1447
South: 2124
West: 1693

58% of Hialeah residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,942
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,664
5th and 6th grade: 7,058
7th and 8th grade: 5,421
9th grade: 4,681
10th grade: 2,470
11th grade: 2,077
12th grade, no diploma: 9,872
High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,578
Less than 1 year of college: 3,160
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,893
Associate degree: 3,084
Bachelor's degree: 4,341
Master's degree: 902
Professional school degree: 2,171
Doctorate degree: 303

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3,891
Nursery to 4th grade: 2,719
5th and 6th grade: 9,519
7th and 8th grade: 6,138
9th grade: 5,534
10th grade: 2,569
11th grade: 1,832
12th grade, no diploma: 9,672
High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,921
Less than 1 year of college: 3,768
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,526
Associate degree: 3,501
Bachelor's degree: 4,901
Master's degree: 1,247
Professional school degree: 1,910
Doctorate degree: 342

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 45.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.9%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,024
Black householders: $20,272
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,012
Asian householders: $23,450
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $90,957
Some other race householders: $27,998
Two or more races householders: $30,315
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $29,179

Hialeah household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Hialeah household income for Black or African American householders

Hialeah household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Hialeah household income for Asian householders

Hialeah household income for some other race householders

Hialeah household income for two or more races householders

Hialeah household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Hialeah marital status for males

Hialeah marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,400
Black or African American householders: $96,300
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,500
Asian householders: $95,000
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $65,000
Some other race householders: $109,300
Two or more races householders: $113,700
Hispanic or Latino householders: $114,000

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 27,828
One, attached: 9,249
Two: 1,558
3 or 4: 3,985
5 to 9: 3,985
10 to 19: 4,954
20 to 49: 7,472
50 or more: 12,170
Mobile homes: 953
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hialeah:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (91%)
Utility gas (4%)
No fuel used (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (88%)
Utility gas (6%)
No fuel used (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,895

Here:	7.8%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,250

Here:	8.5%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,896

Here:	18.0%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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