CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Miami Lakes

Florida · 12,750 residents · 5.66 sq mi

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Miami Lakes is home to 12,750 people in Florida. Households here earn about 65% more than in Florida as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 37% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has fallen 44% since 2000. Median household income runs $45,445, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The typical home is worth $137,100.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

37% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,750

−44%vs 2000

vs 22,676 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(790)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(614)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(677)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(658)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(845)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.7%(2,766)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(2,007)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.6%(1,983)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,255)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(683)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(374)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(98)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,445

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,147 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,464

−8%vs 2000

vs $28,867 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$137,100

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $161,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$670

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $886 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.0%

−15.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

42.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic28.1%(6,362)

Black2.3%(530)

Hispanic / Latino66.5%(15,083)

Asian2.1%(480)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(11,805)

Black2.7%(343)

Hispanic / Latino37.4%(4,763)

Asian2.2%(284)

Other2.5%(318)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban59.3%(18,696)

South American14.6%(4,606)

Colombian5.2%(1,634)

Central American4.8%(1,512)

Puerto Rican4.2%(1,324)

Ecuadorian3.5%(1,096)

Venezuelan3.3%(1,045)

Nicaraguan3.2%(1,000)

Dominican2.8%(879)

Peruvian2.2%(683)

Mexican1.2%(378)

Spaniard0.9%(273)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.7%(214)

Honduran0.4%(138)

Guatemalan0.2%(65)

Argentine0.2%(65)

Panamanian0.2%(55)

Uruguayan0.2%(51)

Costa Rican0.1%(40)

Chilean0.1%(20)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(268)

Vietnamese0.4%(115)

Filipino0.2%(59)

Chinese0.2%(48)

Pakistani0.1%(38)

Japanese0.1%(27)

Korean0%(9)

Ancestry

American4.3%(1,354)

German1.6%(496)

Norwegian1.5%(471)

Italian1.4%(428)

English1.2%(382)

Irish1%(302)

West Indian0.7%(231)

French0.7%(216)

Arab0.5%(171)

Scottish0.4%(124)

Polish0.4%(122)

Haitian0.3%(108)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.3%(107)

Jamaican0.3%(98)

Portuguese0.3%(86)

Brazilian0.2%(77)

Armenian0.2%(63)

Ukrainian0.2%(60)

Dutch0.2%(50)

Subsaharan African0.1%(36)

Swedish0.1%(35)

Turkish0.1%(30)

Greek0.1%(21)

Welsh0.1%(21)

Egyptian0.1%(18)

Syrian0.1%(17)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(16)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(13)

Austrian0%(10)

British0%(10)

Israeli0%(8)

Danish0%(6)

Iraqi0%(5)

Czech0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest South American population · Largest Colombian population · Largest Central American population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.6%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.1%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34%(4,463)

Married51.8%(6,791)

Widowed2.6%(335)

Divorced11.6%(1,525)

Women 15+

Never married28.5%(3,853)

Married47%(6,353)

Widowed8.2%(1,110)

Divorced16.3%(2,201)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−16.2 ptssince 2013

from 24.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.8%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% 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)19%(104)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(92)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.1%(99)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 546 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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