Homestead vs North Miami

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

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

Homestead has the higher population (80,725 vs 59,429 in North Miami). Homestead has the higher median household income ($61,975 vs $51,909 in North Miami). Homestead has the higher median home value ($346,500 vs $326,300 in North Miami).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	North Miami
Population	80,725	59,429
Median age	32.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,975	$51,909
Median home value	$346,500	$326,300
Median gross rent	$1,619	$1,543
Housing units	26,741	21,729
Homeownership rate	45.0%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	North Miami
Population	68,438 → 80,725 (+18.0%)	62,489 → 59,429 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$47,508 → $61,975 (+30.5%)	$41,611 → $51,909 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$222,300 → $346,500 (+55.9%)	$202,600 → $326,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,267 → $1,619 (+27.8%)	$1,172 → $1,543 (+31.7%)

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

North Miami

Population

62,48959,429

Median household income

$41,611$51,909

Median home value

$202,600$326,300

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	North Miami
Under 5	8.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	16.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	16.2%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	4.7%	9.1%
75 and over	2.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	North Miami
White (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	9.7%
Black or African American	19.2%	55.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	67.7%	31.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	North Miami
No high school diploma	22.6%	18.6%
High school graduate	26.7%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	North Miami
Drove alone	74.7%	72.5%
Carpooled	15.3%	8.1%
Public transit	1.9%	6.3%
Walked	0.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.8%
Other means	1.4%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	North Miami
1-unit, detached	37.5%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	11.8%
20 or more units	9.4%	43.7%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	North Miami
Poverty rate	18.5%	19.1%
Average household size	3.15	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	2001	1966