Homestead vs Miami Gardens

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

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

Miami Gardens has the higher population (111,264 vs 80,725 in Homestead). Homestead has the higher median household income ($61,975 vs $60,979 in Miami Gardens). Homestead has the higher median home value ($346,500 vs $337,200 in Miami Gardens).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
Population	80,725	111,264
Median age	32.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,975	$60,979
Median home value	$346,500	$337,200
Median gross rent	$1,619	$1,709
Housing units	26,741	36,280
Homeownership rate	45.0%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
Population	68,438 → 80,725 (+18.0%)	111,363 → 111,264 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$47,508 → $61,975 (+30.5%)	$44,064 → $60,979 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$222,300 → $346,500 (+55.9%)	$190,200 → $337,200 (+77.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,267 → $1,619 (+27.8%)	$1,278 → $1,709 (+33.7%)

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 Gardens

Population

111,363111,264

Median household income

$44,064$60,979

Median home value

$190,200$337,200

Median gross rent

$1,278$1,709

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
Under 5	8.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	16.8%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.2%
65 to 74	4.7%	9.3%
75 and over	2.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	2.5%
Black or African American	19.2%	61.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	67.7%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
No high school diploma	22.6%	16.5%
High school graduate	26.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
Drove alone	74.7%	76.0%
Carpooled	15.3%	8.5%
Public transit	1.9%	3.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.7%
Other means	1.4%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
1-unit, detached	37.5%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	6.9%
20 or more units	9.4%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Miami Gardens
Poverty rate	18.5%	13.6%
Average household size	3.15	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	2001	1969