Miami Lakes vs West Little River

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

Miami Lakes 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.

West Little River has the higher population (33,147 vs 30,731 in Miami Lakes). Miami Lakes has the higher median household income ($97,255 vs $51,834 in West Little River). Miami Lakes has the higher median home value ($577,300 vs $293,400 in West Little River).

Population, income & housing

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
Population	30,731	33,147
Median age	43.3 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$97,255	$51,834
Median home value	$577,300	$293,400
Median gross rent	$2,024	$1,411
Housing units	11,673	10,850
Homeownership rate	62.2%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.7%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
Population	30,864 → 30,731 (-0.4%)	32,897 → 33,147 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$75,762 → $97,255 (+28.4%)	$36,730 → $51,834 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$386,900 → $577,300 (+49.2%)	$159,700 → $293,400 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,563 → $2,024 (+29.5%)	$1,118 → $1,411 (+26.2%)

Miami Lakes

Population

30,86430,731

Median household income

$75,762$97,255

Median home value

$386,900$577,300

Median gross rent

$1,563$2,024

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)

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
Under 5	5.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	16.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	12.0%
75 and over	7.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
White (non-Hispanic)	7.7%	1.2%
Black or African American	2.0%	40.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	88.6%	57.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
No high school diploma	7.3%	24.8%
High school graduate	21.1%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
Drove alone	76.3%	78.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.6%
Public transit	1.6%	6.6%
Walked	0.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	7.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
1-unit, detached	50.7%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	14.7%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	13.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Miami Lakes	West Little River
Poverty rate	4.5%	19.7%
Average household size	2.72	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1990	1958