Kendall West vs West Little River

A side-by-side comparison of Kendall West and West Little River: population, income, housing, and more.

Kendall West and West Little River are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kendall West has the higher population (35,492 vs 33,147 in West Little River). Kendall West has the higher median household income ($66,858 vs $51,834 in West Little River). Kendall West has the higher median home value ($377,800 vs $293,400 in West Little River).

Population, income & housing

	Kendall West	West Little River
Population	35,492	33,147
Median age	45.1 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,858	$51,834
Median home value	$377,800	$293,400
Median gross rent	$1,755	$1,411
Housing units	13,326	10,850
Homeownership rate	52.5%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kendall West	West Little River
Population	38,433 → 35,492 (-7.7%)	32,897 → 33,147 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$58,009 → $66,858 (+15.3%)	$36,730 → $51,834 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $377,800 (+47.3%)	$159,700 → $293,400 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,524 → $1,755 (+15.2%)	$1,118 → $1,411 (+26.2%)

Kendall West

Population

38,43335,492

Median household income

$58,009$66,858

Median home value

$256,400$377,800

Median gross rent

$1,524$1,755

West Little River

Population

32,89733,147

Median household income

$36,730$51,834

Median home value

$159,700$293,400

Median gross rent

$1,118$1,411

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kendall West	West Little River
Under 5	3.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	16.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.0%
75 and over	8.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kendall West	West Little River
White (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	1.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	40.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	90.6%	57.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kendall West	West Little River
No high school diploma	25.0%	24.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kendall West	West Little River
Drove alone	80.4%	78.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.6%
Public transit	1.6%	6.6%
Walked	0.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	7.6%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kendall West	West Little River
1-unit, detached	38.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	19.2%	3.2%
20 or more units	17.8%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Kendall West	West Little River
Poverty rate	13.1%	19.7%
Average household size	2.76	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1986	1958