Coral Gables vs Westchester

A side-by-side comparison of Coral Gables and Westchester: population, income, housing, and more.

Coral Gables and Westchester are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Westchester has the higher population (53,082 vs 49,243 in Coral Gables). Coral Gables has the higher median household income ($130,803 vs $75,905 in Westchester). Coral Gables has the higher median home value ($1,007,500 vs $473,300 in Westchester).

Population, income & housing

	Coral Gables	Westchester
Population	49,243	53,082
Median age	39.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$130,803	$75,905
Median home value	$1,007,500	$473,300
Median gross rent	$2,121	$1,734
Housing units	21,906	18,256
Homeownership rate	63.9%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.9%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coral Gables	Westchester
Population	50,226 → 49,243 (-2.0%)	29,778 → 53,082 (+78.3%)
Median household income	$100,843 → $130,803 (+29.7%)	$55,716 → $75,905 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$846,100 → $1,007,500 (+19.1%)	$332,600 → $473,300 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,693 → $2,121 (+25.3%)	$1,383 → $1,734 (+25.4%)

Coral Gables

Population

50,22649,243

Median household income

$100,843$130,803

Median home value

$846,100$1,007,500

Median gross rent

$1,693$2,121

Westchester

Population

29,77853,082

Median household income

$55,716$75,905

Median home value

$332,600$473,300

Median gross rent

$1,383$1,734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coral Gables	Westchester
Under 5	5.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	11.4%	9.4%
18 to 24	18.0%	12.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.8%
75 and over	9.5%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coral Gables	Westchester
White (non-Hispanic)	33.2%	7.3%
Black or African American	3.5%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.5%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	56.4%	87.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coral Gables	Westchester
No high school diploma	2.9%	18.9%
High school graduate	9.4%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	38.8%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coral Gables	Westchester
Drove alone	61.1%	78.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	9.4%
Public transit	1.4%	0.5%
Walked	5.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	22.2%	8.6%
Other means	2.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coral Gables	Westchester
1-unit, detached	49.8%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	6.0%
20 or more units	31.2%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Coral Gables	Westchester
Poverty rate	9.1%	9.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1968	1971