El Portal

Population: 1,979
Median household income: $105,662
Median home value: $658,500

Located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, El Portal is a community with a population of 1,979. Its median household income of $105,662 runs above the Miami-Dade County figure of $68,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, El Portal's population held roughly steady from 1,969 to 1,979, while its median home value rose 66.1% from $396,400 to $658,500.

Owners occupy 90.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,979
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $105,662
Median home value: $658,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 883
Homeownership rate: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9691,979

Median household income

$85,500$105,662

Median home value

$396,400$658,500

Median gross rent

$1,100$1,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,969	$85,500	$396,400	$1,100
2020	2,066	$108,750	$437,100	—
2021	1,756	$94,821	$523,700	$1,333
2022	1,904	$102,614	$608,300	$1,341
2023	1,979	$105,662	$658,500	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4420.2%

45 to 5420.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	204	10.3%
5 to 17	295	14.9%
18 to 24	67	3.4%
25 to 34	185	9.3%
35 to 44	399	20.2%
45 to 54	408	20.6%
55 to 64	238	12.0%
65 to 74	108	5.5%
75 and over	75	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	490	24.8%
Black or African American	615	31.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.7%
Two or more races	74	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	764	38.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree23.8%

Graduate or professional degree24.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	5.7%
High school graduate	288	20.4%
Some college or associate's	364	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	336	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	344	24.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	776	66.4%
Carpooled	93	8.0%
Public transit	9	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	0.2%
Worked from home	217	18.6%
Other means	72	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	30.8%
15 to 29 min	227	23.8%
30 to 44 min	262	27.5%
45 to 59 min	114	12.0%
60+ min	56	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 3.5% (68 of 1,971)

	Count	Share
Family households	487	59.5%
Nonfamily households	332	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	819	92.8%
Vacant	64	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	738	90.1%
Renter-occupied	81	9.9%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	800	90.6%
1-unit, attached	5	0.6%
2 to 4 units	44	5.0%
5 to 19 units	11	1.2%
20 or more units	7	0.8%
Mobile home & other	16	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1220650
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 25.8553, -80.1962