Three Lakes

Population: 16,426
Median household income: $91,364
Median home value: $434,800

Three Lakes is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to 16,426 residents. At $91,364, its median household income sits above Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

From 2019 to 2023, Three Lakes's population grew 5.2% from 15,614 to 16,426, while its median home value rose 47.8% from $294,100 to $434,800.

37.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,426
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $91,364
Median home value: $434,800
Median gross rent: $2,255
Housing units: 5,484
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,61416,426

Median household income

$67,955$91,364

Median home value

$294,100$434,800

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,614	$67,955	$294,100	$1,836
2020	15,379	$71,186	$335,000	$1,914
2021	15,367	$74,863	$357,700	$2,042
2022	16,596	$84,133	$416,700	$2,221
2023	16,426	$91,364	$434,800	$2,255

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,450	8.8%
5 to 17	2,466	15.0%
18 to 24	1,442	8.8%
25 to 34	2,399	14.6%
35 to 44	2,620	16.0%
45 to 54	2,174	13.2%
55 to 64	2,045	12.4%
65 to 74	1,203	7.3%
75 and over	627	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,912	23.8%
Black or African American	1,104	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	976	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	137	0.8%
Two or more races	429	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,860	60.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,007	9.1%
High school graduate	2,336	21.1%
Some college or associate's	3,587	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,032	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,106	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,666	77.3%
Carpooled	537	6.2%
Public transit	64	0.7%
Walked	111	1.3%
Bicycle	29	0.3%
Worked from home	1,124	13.0%
Other means	98	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	592	7.9%
15 to 29 min	2,846	37.9%
30 to 44 min	2,442	32.5%
45 to 59 min	777	10.4%
60+ min	848	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,751 of 16,386)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,253	80.0%
Nonfamily households	1,063	20.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,316	96.9%
Vacant	168	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,505	65.9%
Renter-occupied	1,811	34.1%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached27.2%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,092	56.4%
1-unit, attached	1,492	27.2%
2 to 4 units	83	1.5%
5 to 19 units	395	7.2%
20 or more units	422	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1271741
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.65 sq mi
Center point: 25.6427, -80.4000