Kendall West, Florida
Encyclopedia
Kendall West is a census-designated place
and an unincorporated
Miami suburb in Miami-Dade County
, Florida
, west of the Florida Turnpike. The population was 38,034 at the 2000 census. The ZIP codes serving the census area are 33193 and 33196.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the census area has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (7.12%) is water.
of 2000, there were 38,034 people, 11,759 households, and 9,807 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 11,218.6 people per square mile (4,331.9/km²). There were 12,229 housing units at an average density of 3,607.1/sq mi (1,392.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.37% White (15.3% were Non-Hispanic White,) 4.23% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.44% from other races
, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.03% of the population.
There were 11,759 households out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples
living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the census area, the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $38,715, and the median income for a family was $39,564. Males had a median income of $30,082 versus $23,695 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $14,806. About 13.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish
as a first language
accounted for 84.44%% of residents, while English
made up 13.48%, and both French Creole and Portuguese
were the mother tongue for 0.47% of the population.
, a neighborhood within the census boundaries of Kendall
.
Census-designated place
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and an unincorporated
Unincorporated area
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Miami suburb in Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, west of the Florida Turnpike. The population was 38,034 at the 2000 census. The ZIP codes serving the census area are 33193 and 33196.
Geography
Kendall West is located at 25°42′20"N 80°26′26"W (25.705499, -80.440526).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the census area has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (7.12%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 38,034 people, 11,759 households, and 9,807 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 11,218.6 people per square mile (4,331.9/km²). There were 12,229 housing units at an average density of 3,607.1/sq mi (1,392.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.37% White (15.3% were Non-Hispanic White,) 4.23% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.44% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.03% of the population.
There were 11,759 households out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the census area, the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $38,715, and the median income for a family was $39,564. Males had a median income of $30,082 versus $23,695 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $14,806. About 13.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as a first language
First language
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accounted for 84.44%% of residents, while English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
made up 13.48%, and both French Creole and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
were the mother tongue for 0.47% of the population.
See also
West KendallWest Kendall, Florida
West Kendall is a Miami suburb in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, within the census boundaries of the Miami suburban community of Kendall. The zip codes serving West Kendall include 33173, 33183, 33175, 33186, 33176, 33193, and 33196...
, a neighborhood within the census boundaries of Kendall
Kendall, Florida
Kendall is a suburban neighborhood of metropolitan Miami, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 75,226....
.