Living in Dade County School District, Florida

Overview

A total of 883,372 households are located in Dade County School District area. Among them, 285,526 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.65 people. The total number of children in the region is 847,574 and 661,117 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

23% (611,809) of residents are non-citizens and 72% (1,904,760) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Dade County School District, Florida
Household	883,372
Population	2,653,460
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	285,526 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	847,574
Total Students	661,117
Pre-Kindergarten	47,096
Kindergarten	31,576
Grade 1-8	243,530
Grade 9-12	130,730
College/Graduate School	208,185
Veterans	2,144,777
Non-citizen	611,809
Non-English Home Language	1,904,760
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

2,209,841 residents are over the age of 16 and 1,385,300 people are in labor force. Among them, 1,383,912 people are in civilian labor force and 1,388 are in armed labor force. 1,310,482 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Dade County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,289,937	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	988,509	76.63%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	113,037	8.76%
Public transportation	60,693	4.71%
Walked	25,517	1.98%
Other method	31,870	2.47%
Worked from home	70,311	5.45%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,310,482	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	432,153	32.98%
Service	272,777	20.82%
Sales and office	330,310	25.21%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	126,573	9.66%
Production, transportation, and material moving	148,669	11.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,310,482	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	9,270	0.71%
Construction	104,660	7.99%
Manufacturing	56,701	4.33%
Wholesale trade	48,149	3.67%
Retail trade	152,680	11.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	105,241	8.03%
Information	25,576	1.95%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	102,655	7.83%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	171,758	13.11%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	262,713	20.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	148,215	11.31%
Other services, except public administration	79,444	6.06%
Public administration	43,420	3.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	1,310,482	-
Private wage and salary workers	1,087,017	82.95%
Government workers	120,024	9.16%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	100,833	7.69%
Unpaid family workers	2,608	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,100 for the 883,372 households in Dade County School District area, Florida. The average income of a single worker is $30,095. 2,226,016 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 83.21%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	883,372	-
Less than $10,000	79,142	8.96%
$10,000 - $14,999	47,768	5.41%
$15,000 - $24,999	98,289	11.13%
$25,000 - $34,999	92,310	10.45%
$35,000 - $49,999	114,256	12.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	148,314	16.79%
$75,000 - $99,999	97,835	11.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	105,149	11.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	44,179	5.00%
More than $200,000	56,130	6.35%
Median Household Income	$51,347	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,100	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	606,448	-
Less than $10,000	29,572	4.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	22,875	3.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	63,210	10.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	66,050	10.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	83,930	13.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	106,627	17.58%
$75,000 - $99,999	71,462	11.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	82,300	13.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	34,599	5.71%
More than $200,000	45,823	7.56%

Median Family Income	$57,871	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,894	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,095	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,823	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,823	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	2,675,253	-
With health insurance coverage	2,226,016	83.21%
Public coverage	902,954	33.75%
Private health insurance	1,429,282	53.43%
Without health insurance coverage	449,237	16.79%

Housing

There are 1,024,194 housing units in Dade County School District area, Florida with 883,372 units (86.25%) occupied. 451,932 houses (51.16%) are occupied by owner and 431,440 houses (48.84%) are rented. The average housing value is $289,600 and the average rental cost is $1,328. 27,747 houses (2.71%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 91,472 houses (8.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,024,194	-
Occupied	883,372	86.25%
Owner Occupied	451,932	51.16%
Renter Occupied	431,440	48.84%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	406,503	39.69%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	99,276	9.69%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	505,528	49.36%
Mobile Homes	12,638	1.23%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	249	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,024,194	-
Built 2014 or later	27,747	2.71%
Built 2010 - 2013	20,257	1.98%
Built 2000 - 2009	135,642	13.24%
Built 1990 - 1999	132,568	12.94%
Built 1980 - 1989	147,537	14.41%
Built 1970 - 1979	189,771	18.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	139,001	13.57%
Built 1950 - 1959	140,199	13.69%
Built 1949 or earlier	91,472	8.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,024,194	-
1 room	44,534	4.35%
2 rooms	48,765	4.76%
3 rooms	181,552	17.73%
4 rooms	241,994	23.63%
5 rooms	200,289	19.56%
6 rooms	144,280	14.09%
7 rooms	79,280	7.74%
8 rooms	45,584	4.45%
9 rooms or more	37,916	3.70%
Median Number of Rooms	4.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,024,194	-
no bedroom	47,423	4.63%
1 bedroom	185,552	18.12%
2 bedrooms	330,933	32.31%
3 bedrooms	311,536	30.42%
4 bedrooms	121,137	11.83%
5 bedrooms or more	27,613	2.70%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	451,932	-
Less than $50,000	11,123	2.46%
$50,000 - $99,999	20,040	4.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	34,992	7.74%
$150,000 - $199,999	55,678	12.32%
$200,000 - $299,999	116,738	25.83%
$300,000 - $499,999	132,347	29.28%
$500,000 - $999,999	56,043	12.40%
$1,000,000 or more	24,971	5.53%
Median House Value	$289,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	418,352	-
Less than $500	30,480	7.29%
$500 - $999	77,533	18.53%
$1,000 - $1,499	151,544	36.22%
$1,500 - $1,999	96,570	23.08%
$2,000 - $2,499	39,609	9.47%
$2,500 - $2,999	13,252	3.17%
$3,000 or more	9,364	2.24%
Median Rental Costs	$1,328	-

Demographic

A total of 2,699,428 people lives in Dade County School District area, Florida with 1,311,459 male and 1,387,969 female. The males to female ratio is 48.58 to 51.42. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	2,699,428	-
Male	1,311,459	48.58%
Female	1,387,969	51.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	2,699,428	-
Under 5 years	157,980	5.85%
5 - 9 years	146,907	5.44%
10 - 14 years	154,732	5.73%
15 - 19 years	156,300	5.79%
20 - 24 years	169,415	6.28%
25 - 34 years	385,096	14.27%
35 - 44 years	372,333	13.79%
45 - 54 years	396,911	14.70%
55 - 59 years	178,291	6.60%
60 - 64 years	150,557	5.58%
65 - 74 years	229,753	8.51%
75 - 84 years	139,097	5.15%
85 years and older	62,056	2.30%
Median Age	39.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	2,699,428	-
One Race	2,653,841	98.31%
White	2,028,500	75.15%
Black or African American	469,202	17.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,101	0.19%
Asian	43,152	1.60%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	790	0.03%
Other	107,096	3.97%

Two or more races	45,587	1.69%
White and Black or African American	16,261	0.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,672	0.10%
White and Asian	5,544	0.21%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	441	0.02%

Living in Dade County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic