Hialeah vs Miami

A side-by-side comparison of Hialeah and Miami: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Miami has the higher population (446,663 vs 221,901 in Hialeah). Miami has the higher median household income ($59,390 vs $53,079 in Hialeah). Miami has the higher median home value ($475,200 vs $359,200 in Hialeah).

Population, income & housing

	Hialeah	Miami
Population	221,901	446,663
Median age	45.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,079	$59,390
Median home value	$359,200	$475,200
Median gross rent	$1,558	$1,657
Housing units	79,700	219,809
Homeownership rate	47.1%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hialeah	Miami
Population	234,539 → 221,901 (-5.4%)	454,279 → 446,663 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$35,068 → $53,079 (+51.4%)	$39,049 → $59,390 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$228,600 → $359,200 (+57.1%)	$317,700 → $475,200 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,170 → $1,558 (+33.2%)	$1,183 → $1,657 (+40.1%)

Hialeah

Population

234,539221,901

Median household income

$35,068$53,079

Median home value

$228,600$359,200

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,558

Miami

Population

454,279446,663

Median household income

$39,049$59,390

Median home value

$317,700$475,200

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hialeah	Miami
Under 5	4.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	11.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.5%
75 and over	10.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hialeah	Miami
White (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	12.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	95.2%	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hialeah	Miami
No high school diploma	24.7%	20.0%
High school graduate	33.6%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hialeah	Miami
Drove alone	72.8%	61.7%
Carpooled	10.4%	7.9%
Public transit	1.2%	6.9%
Walked	1.1%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.8%
Worked from home	12.6%	14.2%
Other means	1.7%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hialeah	Miami
1-unit, detached	38.4%	23.1%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	15.8%	12.5%
20 or more units	27.5%	47.6%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Hialeah	Miami
Poverty rate	17.5%	19.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1975	1978