Hialeah

Population: 221,901
Median household income: $53,079
Median home value: $359,200

Hialeah is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to 221,901 residents. At $53,079, its median household income sits below Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hialeah's population declined 5.4% from 234,539 to 221,901, while its median home value rose 57.1% from $228,600 to $359,200.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 15.9% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 95.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 221,901
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,079
Median home value: $359,200
Median gross rent: $1,558
Housing units: 79,700
Homeownership rate: 47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

234,539221,901

Median household income

$35,068$53,079

Median home value

$228,600$359,200

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,558

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	234,539	$35,068	$228,600	$1,170
2020	233,876	$38,471	$256,900	$1,210
2021	224,362	$43,181	$280,000	$1,313
2022	222,996	$49,531	$324,300	$1,458
2023	221,901	$53,079	$359,200	$1,558

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,503	4.7%
5 to 17	26,850	12.1%
18 to 24	17,787	8.0%
25 to 34	26,266	11.8%
35 to 44	26,427	11.9%
45 to 54	35,237	15.9%
55 to 64	33,573	15.1%
65 to 74	22,585	10.2%
75 and over	22,673	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,664	3.0%
Black or African American	1,609	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	0.0%
Asian	1,161	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	52	0.0%
Some other race	491	0.2%
Two or more races	537	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	211,340	95.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.7%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41,192	24.7%
High school graduate	55,956	33.6%
Some college or associate's	34,235	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	24,712	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10,666	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	79,956	72.8%
Carpooled	11,390	10.4%
Public transit	1,362	1.2%
Walked	1,225	1.1%
Bicycle	138	0.1%
Worked from home	13,868	12.6%
Other means	1,868	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,280	14.9%
15 to 29 min	35,006	36.5%
30 to 44 min	28,882	30.1%
45 to 59 min	8,785	9.2%
60+ min	8,986	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 17.5% (38,609 of 220,606)

	Count	Share
Family households	57,070	73.8%
Nonfamily households	20,224	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77,294	97.0%
Vacant	2,406	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,400	47.1%
Renter-occupied	40,894	52.9%

1-unit, detached38.4%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units15.8%

20 or more units27.5%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,618	38.4%
1-unit, attached	7,731	9.7%
2 to 4 units	6,122	7.7%
5 to 19 units	12,572	15.8%
20 or more units	21,920	27.5%
Mobile home & other	737	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1230000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 1.22 sq mi
Center point: 25.8699, -80.3029