Homestead vs Miami

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

Homestead 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 80,725 in Homestead). Homestead has the higher median household income ($61,975 vs $59,390 in Miami). Miami has the higher median home value ($475,200 vs $346,500 in Homestead).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Miami
Population	80,725	446,663
Median age	32.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,975	$59,390
Median home value	$346,500	$475,200
Median gross rent	$1,619	$1,657
Housing units	26,741	219,809
Homeownership rate	45.0%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Miami
Population	68,438 → 80,725 (+18.0%)	454,279 → 446,663 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$47,508 → $61,975 (+30.5%)	$39,049 → $59,390 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$222,300 → $346,500 (+55.9%)	$317,700 → $475,200 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,267 → $1,619 (+27.8%)	$1,183 → $1,657 (+40.1%)

Homestead

Population

68,43880,725

Median household income

$47,508$61,975

Median home value

$222,300$346,500

Median gross rent

$1,267$1,619

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)

	Homestead	Miami
Under 5	8.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	22.0%	11.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	4.7%	8.5%
75 and over	2.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Miami
White (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	12.3%
Black or African American	19.2%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	67.7%	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Miami
No high school diploma	22.6%	20.0%
High school graduate	26.7%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Miami
Drove alone	74.7%	61.7%
Carpooled	15.3%	7.9%
Public transit	1.9%	6.9%
Walked	0.5%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.6%	14.2%
Other means	1.4%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Miami
1-unit, detached	37.5%	23.1%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	12.5%
20 or more units	9.4%	47.6%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Miami
Poverty rate	18.5%	19.2%
Average household size	3.15	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	37	27
Median year structure built	2001	1978