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Kendall

Florida · 79,562 residents · 16.1 sq mi
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With 79,562 people, Kendall is a city in Florida. 43% of locals were born outside the United States. This is an unusually credentialed place: 48% of adults have a four-year degree. Density works out to 4,942 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $567,900, having more than tripled since 2000. The median age is 42.0, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
79,562
+6%since 2000
from 75,226 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
4,942 / sq mi
−3%since 2009
from 5,118 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.0
+14%since 2000
from 37.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
16.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
73K77K81K85K89K19902000201020202024Kendall
202480K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(4,330)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(4,561)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(4,239)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(5,086)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(3,742)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(10,039)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(10,911)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(9,174)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(11,070)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.5%(8,368)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(5,378)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.3%(2,664)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$87,325
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,330 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$50,412
+81%since 2000
from $27,914 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.2%
+14.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.492
+4%since 2010
from 0.475 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services10.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Information9.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration7%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade3.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$567,900
+108%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $150,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,905
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $780 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2000
from 66.9% in 2000
37.8% rent
Vacancy rate
7.2%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.58 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.77 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.2%
−12.6 ptssince 2009
from 41.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
57.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 57.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.5
+13%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic41.6%(31,270)
Black4%(3,030)
Hispanic / Latino49.9%(37,549)
Asian2.9%(2,206)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic23.1%(18,363)
Black3.1%(2,465)
Hispanic / Latino67.4%(53,609)
Asian2.4%(1,937)
Other4%(3,188)
Diversity Score
61
−11%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban33.5%(26,669)
South American15.7%(12,459)
Colombian7.4%(5,892)
Central American6.6%(5,258)
Venezuelan3.8%(3,057)
Nicaraguan3.5%(2,792)
Puerto Rican3.1%(2,470)
Dominican2.3%(1,869)
Spaniard2%(1,601)
Mexican1.8%(1,441)
Peruvian1.8%(1,434)
Honduran1.4%(1,100)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.9%(755)
Ecuadorian0.6%(502)
Costa Rican0.6%(469)
Salvadoran0.6%(469)
Chilean0.5%(375)
Panamanian0.5%(370)
Bolivian0.5%(368)
Guatemalan0.1%(58)
Uruguayan0%(38)
Asian origin
Chinese0.8%(670)
Asian Indian0.8%(642)
Vietnamese0.1%(106)
Taiwanese0.1%(66)
Filipino0.1%(52)
Thai0.1%(50)
Korean0%(32)
Japanese0%(29)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(36)
Ancestry
American8.1%(6,411)
Italian3.1%(2,481)
German2.7%(2,161)
Irish2.7%(2,120)
English2.5%(1,961)
West Indian2.2%(1,766)
French1.5%(1,185)
Polish1.4%(1,149)
Arab1.3%(1,026)
Jamaican1.3%(1,022)
Lebanese1%(831)
Russian1%(765)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Iranian0.7%(526)
Haitian0.5%(420)
Scottish0.5%(376)
Brazilian0.5%(369)
British0.4%(344)
Romanian0.3%(278)
Portuguese0.3%(269)
Greek0.3%(246)
Israeli0.3%(199)
Ukrainian0.2%(191)
Austrian0.2%(189)
Hungarian0.2%(174)
Dutch0.2%(167)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(159)
Turkish0.2%(153)
Danish0.2%(143)
Canadian0.1%(112)
Norwegian0.1%(111)
Swedish0.1%(106)
Swiss0.1%(78)
Bulgarian0.1%(74)
Finnish0.1%(72)
Belgian0.1%(69)
Lithuanian0.1%(62)
Slovak0.1%(62)
Welsh0.1%(62)
Kenyan0.1%(47)
Palestinian0.1%(43)
Nigerian0%(39)
Syrian0%(35)
Croatian0%(24)
Latvian0%(22)
Czech0%(21)
Moroccan0%(19)
Armenian0%(10)
Iraqi0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
47.9%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 40.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.5%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 88.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
20.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.0 min
+24%since 2000
from 24.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.3%
−10.9 ptssince 2009
from 80.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.5%
+11.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 67.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.6%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 43.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
Female
52.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.0% in 2009
Foreign born
42.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 41.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.9%
−11.3 ptssince 2013
from 19.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.6%
+8.1 ptssince 2017
from 86.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 95.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.0%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
32.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 32.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
62.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 61.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.7%(10,729)
Married52.8%(16,328)
Widowed2.9%(883)
Divorced9.7%(2,991)
Women 15+
Never married29.3%(10,410)
Married45.2%(16,064)
Widowed10.8%(3,837)
Divorced14.6%(5,190)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.9%
−11.3 ptssince 2013
from 19.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.0%
−4.9 ptssince 2020
from 54.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.6%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 0.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 69.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 27.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(305)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(378)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.9%(436)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(100)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(46)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,685 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Kendall, Florida?

Kendall, Florida has about 79,562 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Kendall, Florida?

The typical household in Kendall, Florida earns about $87,325 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Kendall, Florida expensive?

In Kendall, Florida, the median home is worth about $567,900, and the typical rent is about $1,905 a month.

How educated are people in Kendall, Florida?

About 47.9% of adults age 25 and over in Kendall, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Kendall, Florida?

About 11.2% of people in Kendall, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Kendall, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Kendall, Florida has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 7,709 residents, a change of about -9 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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