Hialeah Gardens vs Palmetto Bay

A side-by-side comparison of Hialeah Gardens and Palmetto Bay: population, income, housing, and more.

Hialeah Gardens and Palmetto Bay are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmetto Bay has the higher population (24,247 vs 22,634 in Hialeah Gardens). Palmetto Bay has the higher median household income ($143,368 vs $60,855 in Hialeah Gardens). Palmetto Bay has the higher median home value ($787,000 vs $319,200 in Hialeah Gardens).

Population, income & housing

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
Population	22,634	24,247
Median age	43.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,855	$143,368
Median home value	$319,200	$787,000
Median gross rent	$1,798	$1,862
Housing units	7,443	8,760
Homeownership rate	60.1%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	61.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
Population	23,709 → 22,634 (-4.5%)	24,333 → 24,247 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$53,423 → $60,855 (+13.9%)	$123,477 → $143,368 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$208,900 → $319,200 (+52.8%)	$562,300 → $787,000 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,523 → $1,798 (+18.1%)	$1,426 → $1,862 (+30.6%)

Hialeah Gardens

Population

23,70922,634

Median household income

$53,423$60,855

Median home value

$208,900$319,200

Median gross rent

$1,523$1,798

Palmetto Bay

Population

24,33324,247

Median household income

$123,477$143,368

Median home value

$562,300$787,000

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
Under 5	5.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.1%
75 and over	9.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	38.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	96.2%	48.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
No high school diploma	20.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	28.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
Drove alone	75.9%	63.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.7%	2.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	19.6%
Other means	1.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
1-unit, detached	39.8%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	27.6%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hialeah Gardens	Palmetto Bay
Poverty rate	15.2%	6.4%
Average household size	3.03	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	1992	1976