Golden Beach vs Homestead Base

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Beach and Homestead Base: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden Beach and Homestead Base are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Homestead Base has the higher population (1,334 vs 614 in Golden Beach). Golden Beach has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $9,960 in Homestead Base). Since 2019, Homestead Base's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -6.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
Population	614	1,334
Median age	45.0 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$9,960
Median home value	$2,000,001	—
Housing units	345	253
Homeownership rate	97.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.5%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	38.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
Population	659 → 614 (-6.8%)	1,054 → 1,334 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$193,000 → $250,001 (+29.5%)	$16,168 → $9,960 (-38.4%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,208 → $2,625 (+117.3%)	—

Golden Beach

Population

659614

Median household income

$193,000$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$1,208$2,625

Homestead Base

Population

1,0541,334

Median household income

$16,168$9,960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
Under 5	2.9%	7.9%
5 to 17	24.4%	34.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	14.9%
25 to 34	6.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	16.9%
45 to 54	17.3%	3.5%
55 to 64	20.2%	7.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	1.9%
75 and over	4.2%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
White (non-Hispanic)	59.6%	5.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	59.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	39.1%	34.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
No high school diploma	1.7%	34.9%
High school graduate	9.7%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	12.1%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.6%	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	40.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
Drove alone	68.1%	17.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	27.9%
Public transit	0.0%	45.7%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.1%
Worked from home	17.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
1-unit, detached	100.0%	15.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	40.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Golden Beach	Homestead Base
Poverty rate	2.9%	82.5%
Average household size	3.21	4.14
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1985	2001