Homestead vs Miami Beach

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

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

Miami Beach has the higher population (81,319 vs 80,725 in Homestead). Miami Beach has the higher median household income ($67,014 vs $61,975 in Homestead). Miami Beach has the higher median home value ($542,000 vs $346,500 in Homestead).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Miami Beach
Population	80,725	81,319
Median age	32.3 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,975	$67,014
Median home value	$346,500	$542,000
Median gross rent	$1,619	$1,733
Housing units	26,741	63,225
Homeownership rate	45.0%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	51.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Miami Beach
Population	68,438 → 80,725 (+18.0%)	90,108 → 81,319 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$47,508 → $61,975 (+30.5%)	$53,971 → $67,014 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$222,300 → $346,500 (+55.9%)	$459,000 → $542,000 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,267 → $1,619 (+27.8%)	$1,396 → $1,733 (+24.1%)

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 Beach

Population

90,10881,319

Median household income

$53,971$67,014

Median home value

$459,000$542,000

Median gross rent

$1,396$1,733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	Miami Beach
Under 5	8.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	22.0%	10.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	16.8%	16.4%
35 to 44	16.2%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	4.7%	10.7%
75 and over	2.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Miami Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	34.0%
Black or African American	19.2%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	67.7%	55.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Miami Beach
No high school diploma	22.6%	10.0%
High school graduate	26.7%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Miami Beach
Drove alone	74.7%	47.3%
Carpooled	15.3%	5.7%
Public transit	1.9%	7.0%
Walked	0.5%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	5.6%
Worked from home	5.6%	20.2%
Other means	1.4%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Miami Beach
1-unit, detached	37.5%	9.3%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	18.9%
20 or more units	9.4%	64.4%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Miami Beach
Poverty rate	18.5%	14.4%
Average household size	3.15	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	37	27
Median year structure built	2001	1969