Palmetto Estates

Population: 16,587
Median household income: $82,199
Median home value: $412,200

Palmetto Estates is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to 16,587 residents. At $82,199, its median household income sits above Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

From 2019 to 2023, Palmetto Estates's population grew 6.1% from 15,640 to 16,587, while its median home value rose 74.7% from $236,000 to $412,200.

The median resident is 41.6 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,587
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,199
Median home value: $412,200
Median gross rent: $2,015
Housing units: 4,253
Homeownership rate: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,64016,587

Median household income

$62,910$82,199

Median home value

$236,000$412,200

Median gross rent

$1,519$2,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,640	$62,910	$236,000	$1,519
2020	16,419	$68,295	$271,500	$1,493
2021	16,612	$72,352	$307,900	$1,620
2022	16,776	$79,096	$353,100	$1,735
2023	16,587	$82,199	$412,200	$2,015

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	837	5.0%
5 to 17	2,682	16.2%
18 to 24	1,477	8.9%
25 to 34	1,718	10.4%
35 to 44	2,353	14.2%
45 to 54	2,901	17.5%
55 to 64	1,855	11.2%
65 to 74	1,713	10.3%
75 and over	1,051	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,152	6.9%
Black or African American	5,336	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	233	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	247	1.5%
Two or more races	318	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,291	56.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,698	14.6%
High school graduate	3,720	32.1%
Some college or associate's	2,982	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,290	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	901	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,404	81.4%
Carpooled	799	10.2%
Public transit	108	1.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	313	4.0%
Other means	246	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	708	9.4%
15 to 29 min	2,045	27.1%
30 to 44 min	2,285	30.2%
45 to 59 min	1,019	13.5%
60+ min	1,500	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.90
Poverty rate: 10.0% (1,648 of 16,485)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,630	85.8%
Nonfamily households	602	14.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,232	99.5%
Vacant	21	0.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,774	89.2%
Renter-occupied	458	10.8%

1-unit, detached93.1%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,959	93.1%
1-unit, attached	116	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	161	3.8%
Mobile home & other	12	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1254300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 25.6227, -80.3606