Homestead vs The Hammocks

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

Homestead and The Hammocks 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 58,548 in The Hammocks). The Hammocks has the higher median household income ($83,253 vs $61,975 in Homestead). The Hammocks has the higher median home value ($437,700 vs $346,500 in Homestead).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	The Hammocks
Population	80,725	58,548
Median age	32.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,975	$83,253
Median home value	$346,500	$437,700
Median gross rent	$1,619	$2,041
Housing units	26,741	20,172
Homeownership rate	45.0%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	The Hammocks
Population	68,438 → 80,725 (+18.0%)	61,516 → 58,548 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$47,508 → $61,975 (+30.5%)	$70,014 → $83,253 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$222,300 → $346,500 (+55.9%)	$316,300 → $437,700 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,267 → $1,619 (+27.8%)	$1,758 → $2,041 (+16.1%)

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

The Hammocks

Population

61,51658,548

Median household income

$70,014$83,253

Median home value

$316,300$437,700

Median gross rent

$1,758$2,041

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	The Hammocks
Under 5	8.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	8.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	4.7%	10.0%
75 and over	2.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	The Hammocks
White (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	12.8%
Black or African American	19.2%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	67.7%	79.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	The Hammocks
No high school diploma	22.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	26.7%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	The Hammocks
Drove alone	74.7%	78.5%
Carpooled	15.3%	8.5%
Public transit	1.9%	1.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	9.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	The Hammocks
1-unit, detached	37.5%	51.2%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	14.1%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	21.8%
20 or more units	9.4%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	The Hammocks
Poverty rate	18.5%	12.5%
Average household size	3.15	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	37	34
Median year structure built	2001	1991