Westchester

Population: 53,082
Median household income: $75,905
Median home value: $473,300

Westchester is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to 53,082 residents. Its median household income of $75,905 runs above the Miami-Dade County figure of $68,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, Westchester's population grew 78.3% from 29,778 to 53,082, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $332,600 to $473,300.

65.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,082
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,905
Median home value: $473,300
Median gross rent: $1,734
Housing units: 18,256
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,77853,082

Median household income

$55,716$75,905

Median home value

$332,600$473,300

Median gross rent

$1,383$1,734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,778	$55,716	$332,600	$1,383
2020	54,470	$62,437	$345,400	$1,407
2021	54,238	$66,376	$369,100	$1,528
2022	53,765	$74,175	$441,100	$1,623
2023	53,082	$75,905	$473,300	$1,734

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,264	4.3%
5 to 17	4,984	9.4%
18 to 24	6,863	12.9%
25 to 34	5,775	10.9%
35 to 44	5,284	10.0%
45 to 54	7,148	13.5%
55 to 64	8,568	16.1%
65 to 74	6,251	11.8%
75 and over	5,945	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,850	7.3%
Black or African American	1,450	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	104	0.2%
Asian	689	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.1%
Some other race	82	0.2%
Two or more races	400	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46,459	87.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,377	18.9%
High school graduate	10,250	26.3%
Some college or associate's	9,850	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,350	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,144	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,927	78.2%
Carpooled	2,511	9.4%
Public transit	144	0.5%
Walked	532	2.0%
Bicycle	74	0.3%
Worked from home	2,299	8.6%
Other means	274	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,700	15.1%
15 to 29 min	8,806	36.0%
30 to 44 min	7,265	29.7%
45 to 59 min	2,513	10.3%
60+ min	2,178	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 9.6% (4,699 of 49,162)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,174	75.1%
Nonfamily households	4,378	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,552	96.1%
Vacant	704	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,950	68.1%
Renter-occupied	5,602	31.9%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,037	65.9%
1-unit, attached	1,675	9.2%
2 to 4 units	907	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1,102	6.0%
20 or more units	2,315	12.7%
Mobile home & other	220	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1276075
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.95 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 25.7454, -80.3535