Leisure City

Population: 26,917
Median household income: $48,640
Median home value: $333,100

Leisure City, a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 26,917 residents. Its median household income of $48,640 runs below the Miami-Dade County figure of $68,694.

From 2019 to 2023, Leisure City's population held roughly steady from 26,652 to 26,917, while its median home value rose 71.3% from $194,400 to $333,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.5% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 80.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,917
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $48,640
Median home value: $333,100
Median gross rent: $1,590
Housing units: 8,428
Homeownership rate: 45.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,65226,917

Median household income

$36,609$48,640

Median home value

$194,400$333,100

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,590

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,652	$36,609	$194,400	$1,136
2020	26,708	$36,611	$214,300	$1,279
2021	26,667	$38,259	$249,700	$1,330
2022	27,033	$40,656	$294,200	$1,468
2023	26,917	$48,640	$333,100	$1,590

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,889	7.0%
5 to 17	5,527	20.5%
18 to 24	2,772	10.3%
25 to 34	3,737	13.9%
35 to 44	3,404	12.6%
45 to 54	3,872	14.4%
55 to 64	2,916	10.8%
65 to 74	1,435	5.3%
75 and over	1,365	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,464	5.4%
Black or African American	3,425	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	80	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	245	0.9%
Two or more races	115	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,588	80.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.3%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,899	29.3%
High school graduate	6,403	38.3%
Some college or associate's	3,458	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,581	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	388	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,948	76.3%
Carpooled	1,343	11.5%
Public transit	157	1.3%
Walked	36	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,115	9.5%
Other means	128	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,500	14.1%
15 to 29 min	3,491	32.9%
30 to 44 min	2,616	24.7%
45 to 59 min	1,093	10.3%
60+ min	1,912	18.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 22.9% (6,150 of 26,887)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,639	81.8%
Nonfamily households	1,474	18.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,113	96.3%
Vacant	315	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,676	45.3%
Renter-occupied	4,437	54.7%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units18.1%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,827	57.3%
1-unit, attached	695	8.2%
2 to 4 units	229	2.7%
5 to 19 units	724	8.6%
20 or more units	1,523	18.1%
Mobile home & other	430	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1239950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 25.4939, -80.4361