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The Hammocks

Florida · 58,838 residents · 7.89 sq mi
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The short version

The Hammocks is home to 58,838 people in Florida. The foreign-born share is 57%. There are 7,459 people per square mile. Median rent is $2,187 a month. Growth has run 24% since 2000, or 11,459 more people. The average commute runs 35 minutes.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,628, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about The Hammocks

What changed most since 2000

  • Median age31.6 → 41.6 (+10.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
  • Hispanic share65.3% → 79.4% (+14.0 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts

Among the 164 cities and towns in the Miami metro

  • 64th in household income$85,628
  • 71st in share with a bachelor's degree37.9%
  • 71st in home value$468,100
  • 120th in diversity score44.2

Its weight in Miami-Dade County

The Hammocks's population equals 2.1% of Miami-Dade County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.7% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
58,838
+24%since 2000
from 47,379 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
7,459 / sq mi
+24%since 2000
from 6,006 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.6
+32%since 2000
from 31.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7.89 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
46K50K54K59K63K2000201020202024The Hammocks
202459K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.9%(2,287)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(3,094)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(4,144)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(3,668)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(3,246)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(8,167)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(7,308)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.4%(8,501)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414%(8,235)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(6,362)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(2,758)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(1,068)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$85,628
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,909 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,341
+86%since 2000
from $18,962 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.0%
+14.3 ptssince 2009
from 39.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.1%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.420
+8%since 2010
from 0.390 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance9.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing4.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Retail trade3.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$468,100
+93%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $132,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,187
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $836 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 63.5% in 2000
37.3% rent
Vacancy rate
3.6%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.98 people
−7%since 2009
from 3.20 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.1%
−12.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
65.9%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 59.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.5
+12%since 2009
from 4.9 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
44
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic23%(10,913)
Black6.1%(2,899)
Hispanic / Latino65.3%(30,953)
Asian3.1%(1,469)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic11.8%(6,942)
Black4.1%(2,415)
Hispanic / Latino79.4%(46,699)
Asian2%(1,159)
Other2.8%(1,623)
Diversity Score
44
−24%since 2009
from 58 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
Cuban32.6%(19,176)
South American26.8%(15,766)
Venezuelan10.4%(6,091)
Central American9.2%(5,426)
Colombian8.8%(5,183)
Nicaraguan6.8%(4,009)
Puerto Rican3.8%(2,246)
Peruvian3.8%(2,209)
Dominican2.6%(1,557)
Argentine1.5%(904)
Ecuadorian1.3%(749)
Mexican1.2%(707)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.8%(443)
Spaniard0.7%(414)
Panamanian0.5%(309)
Chilean0.4%(252)
Costa Rican0.4%(230)
Salvadoran0.4%(230)
Bolivian0.4%(211)
Honduran0.3%(205)
Uruguayan0.2%(147)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(466)
Chinese0.5%(283)
Pakistani0.4%(219)
Filipino0.2%(126)
Vietnamese0.1%(41)
Korean0%(17)
Taiwanese0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(60)
Samoan0%(24)
Ancestry
American5.7%(3,331)
West Indian2.4%(1,408)
Italian2.1%(1,229)
German1.6%(949)
Irish0.9%(558)
Haitian0.9%(543)
Arab0.9%(534)
Jamaican0.9%(525)
English0.8%(482)
French0.5%(315)
Greek0.5%(295)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.4%(226)
Lebanese0.3%(197)
Polish0.3%(160)
Nigerian0.3%(159)
Brazilian0.3%(151)
Portuguese0.2%(142)
Syrian0.2%(119)
Dutch0.2%(110)
Guyanese0.2%(103)
Ukrainian0.2%(97)
Scottish0.2%(95)
Bulgarian0.1%(71)
Canadian0.1%(58)
Hungarian0.1%(45)
Austrian0.1%(41)
British0.1%(32)
Norwegian0.1%(32)
Egyptian0.1%(31)
Welsh0%(29)
Croatian0%(26)
Danish0%(25)
Swiss0%(22)
Czech0%(20)
Slovene0%(15)
Iranian0%(13)
Moroccan0%(11)
Israeli0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.9%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 31.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 86.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.0 min
+19%since 2000
from 29.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.1%
−7.9 ptssince 2009
from 79.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.6%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.7%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.6%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 70.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.3%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 52.3% in 2009
Foreign born
57.1%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
7.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 5.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.8%
−18.4 ptssince 2013
from 27.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.5%
+13.4 ptssince 2017
from 84.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 99.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
17.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 16.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
77.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 78.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.4%(7,851)
Married57%(13,401)
Widowed1.7%(392)
Divorced7.9%(1,869)
Women 15+
Never married30.2%(7,785)
Married49.2%(12,687)
Widowed8.1%(2,085)
Divorced12.6%(3,243)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.8%
−18.4 ptssince 2013
from 27.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.2%
−4.9 ptssince 2020
from 53.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.2%
+7.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.2%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 65.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.1%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 25.8% 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)40.5%(316)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.2%(306)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(212)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(5)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 780 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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Over time

The Hammocks, decade by decade

The Hammocks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
200047,379$92,739$241,91631.0%64.4
201051,003$86,088$409,56135.1%48.2
202059,480$89,087$407,24537.4%40.4
202458,838$85,628$468,10037.9%44.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in The Hammocks, Florida?

The Hammocks, Florida has about 58,838 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in The Hammocks, Florida?

The typical household in The Hammocks, Florida earns about $85,628 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is The Hammocks, Florida expensive?

In The Hammocks, Florida, the median home is worth about $468,100, and the typical rent is about $2,187 a month.

How educated are people in The Hammocks, Florida?

About 37.9% of adults age 25 and over in The Hammocks, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in The Hammocks, Florida?

About 12.1% of people in The Hammocks, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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