Miami Shores vs Westwood Lakes

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

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

Miami Shores has the higher population (11,627 vs 10,768 in Westwood Lakes). Miami Shores has the higher median household income ($137,873 vs $87,341 in Westwood Lakes). Miami Shores has the higher median home value ($788,600 vs $465,000 in Westwood Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
Population	11,627	10,768
Median age	37.7 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$137,873	$87,341
Median home value	$788,600	$465,000
Median gross rent	$2,233	$2,243
Housing units	3,994	3,415
Homeownership rate	86.7%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.7%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
Population	10,459 → 11,627 (+11.2%)	11,510 → 10,768 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$123,478 → $137,873 (+11.7%)	$51,500 → $87,341 (+69.6%)
Median home value	$558,700 → $788,600 (+41.1%)	$319,500 → $465,000 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,523 → $2,233 (+46.6%)	$1,496 → $2,243 (+49.9%)

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

Westwood Lakes

Population

11,51010,768

Median household income

$51,500$87,341

Median home value

$319,500$465,000

Median gross rent

$1,496$2,243

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
Under 5	5.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	11.7%
18 to 24	17.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	7.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	19.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.1%
75 and over	5.3%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	10.7%
Black or African American	14.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	88.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
No high school diploma	4.2%	20.9%
High school graduate	14.5%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
Drove alone	60.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	7.9%
Public transit	1.0%	1.4%
Walked	2.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.5%	7.4%
Other means	2.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
1-unit, detached	85.2%	99.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.3%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Miami Shores	Westwood Lakes
Poverty rate	7.9%	8.0%
Average household size	2.77	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1953	1957