Pahokee vs Westgate

A side-by-side comparison of Pahokee and Westgate: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westgate has the higher population (8,369 vs 5,539 in Pahokee). Pahokee has the higher median household income ($50,464 vs $50,441 in Westgate). Westgate has the higher median home value ($242,600 vs $137,500 in Pahokee).

Population, income & housing

	Pahokee	Westgate
Population	5,539	8,369
Median age	40.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,464	$50,441
Median home value	$137,500	$242,600
Median gross rent	$912	$1,341
Housing units	1,646	2,490
Homeownership rate	58.7%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	18.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pahokee	Westgate
Population	6,269 → 5,539 (-11.6%)	9,783 → 8,369 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$27,095 → $50,464 (+86.2%)	$33,773 → $50,441 (+49.4%)
Median home value	$97,000 → $137,500 (+41.8%)	$142,500 → $242,600 (+70.2%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $912 (+60.8%)	$1,127 → $1,341 (+19.0%)

Pahokee

Population

6,2695,539

Median household income

$27,095$50,464

Median home value

$97,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$567$912

Westgate

Population

9,7838,369

Median household income

$33,773$50,441

Median home value

$142,500$242,600

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pahokee	Westgate
Under 5	10.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	12.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	16.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	4.4%
75 and over	6.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pahokee	Westgate
White (non-Hispanic)	13.5%	18.1%
Black or African American	51.7%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	33.4%	59.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pahokee	Westgate
No high school diploma	30.1%	39.6%
High school graduate	29.7%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pahokee	Westgate
Drove alone	68.8%	72.6%
Carpooled	13.3%	15.9%
Public transit	6.4%	4.3%
Walked	6.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	1.7%	2.8%
Other means	3.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pahokee	Westgate
1-unit, detached	53.6%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	6.2%
20 or more units	6.9%	15.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Pahokee	Westgate
Poverty rate	27.4%	24.1%
Average household size	3.46	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1969	1965