Miami Shores vs Westview

A side-by-side comparison of Miami Shores and Westview: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westview has the higher population (11,823 vs 11,627 in Miami Shores). Miami Shores has the higher median household income ($137,873 vs $53,840 in Westview). Miami Shores has the higher median home value ($788,600 vs $333,500 in Westview).

Population, income & housing

	Miami Shores	Westview
Population	11,627	11,823
Median age	37.7 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$137,873	$53,840
Median home value	$788,600	$333,500
Median gross rent	$2,233	$1,019
Housing units	3,994	3,836
Homeownership rate	86.7%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.7%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miami Shores	Westview
Population	10,459 → 11,627 (+11.2%)	11,247 → 11,823 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$123,478 → $137,873 (+11.7%)	$33,984 → $53,840 (+58.4%)
Median home value	$558,700 → $788,600 (+41.1%)	$208,400 → $333,500 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,523 → $2,233 (+46.6%)	$1,043 → $1,019 (-2.3%)

Miami Shores

Population

10,45911,627

Median household income

$123,478$137,873

Median home value

$558,700$788,600

Median gross rent

$1,523$2,233

Westview

Population

11,24711,823

Median household income

$33,984$53,840

Median home value

$208,400$333,500

Median gross rent

$1,043$1,019

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miami Shores	Westview
Under 5	5.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	17.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	7.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	12.4%
75 and over	5.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miami Shores	Westview
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	0.6%
Black or African American	14.9%	56.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	2.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	34.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miami Shores	Westview
No high school diploma	4.2%	20.1%
High school graduate	14.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miami Shores	Westview
Drove alone	60.5%	78.9%
Carpooled	12.7%	8.6%
Public transit	1.0%	6.9%
Walked	2.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	4.3%
Other means	2.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miami Shores	Westview
1-unit, detached	85.2%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	24.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Miami Shores	Westview
Poverty rate	7.9%	25.7%
Average household size	2.77	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1953	1960