Westwood Lakes

Population: 10,768
Median household income: $87,341
Median home value: $465,000

Westwood Lakes is a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, home to 10,768 residents. The median household income of $87,341 is above the Miami-Dade County median ($68,694).

From 2019 to 2023, Westwood Lakes's population declined 6.4% from 11,510 to 10,768, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $319,500 to $465,000.

81.3% of workers drive to work alone. 99.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,768
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $87,341
Median home value: $465,000
Median gross rent: $2,243
Housing units: 3,415
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,51010,768

Median household income

$51,500$87,341

Median home value

$319,500$465,000

Median gross rent

$1,496$2,243

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,510	$51,500	$319,500	$1,496
2020	11,086	$66,713	$350,100	$1,722
2021	10,706	$74,849	$372,000	$2,017
2022	10,725	$80,940	$427,700	$2,372
2023	10,768	$87,341	$465,000	$2,243

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	364	3.4%
5 to 17	1,262	11.7%
18 to 24	1,203	11.2%
25 to 34	836	7.8%
35 to 44	1,155	10.7%
45 to 54	1,523	14.1%
55 to 64	2,112	19.6%
65 to 74	983	9.1%
75 and over	1,330	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,151	10.7%
Black or African American	26	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	56	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,535	88.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,657	20.9%
High school graduate	2,299	29.0%
Some college or associate's	1,804	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,615	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	564	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.4%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,148	81.3%
Carpooled	401	7.9%
Public transit	69	1.4%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	19	0.4%
Worked from home	380	7.4%
Other means	75	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	528	11.2%
15 to 29 min	1,332	28.2%
30 to 44 min	1,764	37.3%
45 to 59 min	596	12.6%
60+ min	503	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 8.0% (862 of 10,760)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,644	78.5%
Nonfamily households	723	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,367	98.6%
Vacant	48	1.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,761	82.0%
Renter-occupied	606	18.0%

1-unit, detached99.2%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,387	99.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9	0.3%
20 or more units	16	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1277075
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 25.7247, -80.3693