Miami Lakes

Population: 30,731
Median household income: $97,255
Median home value: $577,300

Miami Lakes is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to 30,731 residents. At $97,255, its median household income sits above Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

From 2019 to 2023, Miami Lakes's population held roughly steady from 30,864 to 30,731, while its median home value rose 49.2% from $386,900 to $577,300.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 88.6% of the population. 76.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,731
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $97,255
Median home value: $577,300
Median gross rent: $2,024
Housing units: 11,673
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,86430,731

Median household income

$75,762$97,255

Median home value

$386,900$577,300

Median gross rent

$1,563$2,024

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,864	$75,762	$386,900	$1,563
2020	31,021	$77,535	$410,300	$1,608
2021	30,582	$84,504	$443,600	$1,744
2022	30,621	$90,339	$485,900	$1,856
2023	30,731	$97,255	$577,300	$2,024

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,527	5.0%
5 to 17	4,405	14.3%
18 to 24	2,556	8.3%
25 to 34	3,867	12.6%
35 to 44	3,674	12.0%
45 to 54	4,948	16.1%
55 to 64	4,767	15.5%
65 to 74	2,732	8.9%
75 and over	2,255	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,355	7.7%
Black or African American	600	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	369	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	0.2%
Two or more races	125	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,224	88.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree18.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,616	7.3%
High school graduate	4,703	21.1%
Some college or associate's	6,430	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,437	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,057	18.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,884	76.3%
Carpooled	1,622	9.6%
Public transit	273	1.6%
Walked	147	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,814	10.7%
Other means	152	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,377	15.8%
15 to 29 min	4,097	27.2%
30 to 44 min	3,832	25.4%
45 to 59 min	2,475	16.4%
60+ min	2,297	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 4.5% (1,388 of 30,718)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,165	72.5%
Nonfamily households	3,103	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,268	96.5%
Vacant	405	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,012	62.2%
Renter-occupied	4,256	37.8%

1-unit, detached50.7%

1-unit, attached14.7%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units13.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,919	50.7%
1-unit, attached	1,719	14.7%
2 to 4 units	617	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,825	15.6%
20 or more units	1,593	13.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1245100
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 25.9127, -80.3204