Leisure City, Florida
Encyclopedia
Leisure City is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Miami-Dade County
, Florida
, United States
. The population was 22,152 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.
of 2000, there were 22,152 people, 6,063 households, and 5,044 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 6,490.0 people per square mile (2,508.2/km²). There were 6,615 housing units at an average density of 1,938.0/sq mi (749.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.03% White (15.2% were Non-Hispanic Whites,) 18.00% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 11.42% from other races
, and 4.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65.30% of the population.
There were 6,063 households out of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples
living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.65 and the average family size was 3.94.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,091, and the median income for a family was $29,277. Males had a median income of $22,320 versus $18,619 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $9,966. About 22.4% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish
as a first language
accounted for 64.83% of residents, while English
made up 31.02%, French Creole was at 4.01%, and Tagalog
was the mother tongue of 0.12% of the population.
As of 2000, Leisure City had the twenty-ninth highest percentage of Cuba
n residents in the US, with 17.15% of the populace. It had the 100th highest percentage of Puerto Rican
residents in the US, at 8.85% of the population, and the forty-fifth highest percentage of Haiti
an residents in the US, at 3.60% of its population (tied with West Park's
Miami Gardens [Broward
] neighborhood.) It also had the thirty-first most Nicaragua
ns in the US, at 1.37%, while it had the 103rd highest percentage of Guatemala
ns, at 1.07% of all residents.
.
Leisure City is served by the Leisure City K-8, Homestead High School
and South Dade High School
.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) 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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 22,152 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Leisure City is located at 25°29′39"N 80°26′10"W (25.494037, -80.436229).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 22,152 people, 6,063 households, and 5,044 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 6,490.0 people per square mile (2,508.2/km²). There were 6,615 housing units at an average density of 1,938.0/sq mi (749.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.03% White (15.2% were Non-Hispanic Whites,) 18.00% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 11.42% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 4.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65.30% of the population.
There were 6,063 households out of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% 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, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.65 and the average family size was 3.94.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,091, and the median income for a family was $29,277. Males had a median income of $22,320 versus $18,619 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 $9,966. About 22.4% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 18.3% 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
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
accounted for 64.83% 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 31.02%, French Creole was at 4.01%, and Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
was the mother tongue of 0.12% of the population.
As of 2000, Leisure City had the twenty-ninth highest percentage of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n residents in the US, with 17.15% of the populace. It had the 100th highest percentage of Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
residents in the US, at 8.85% of the population, and the forty-fifth highest percentage of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an residents in the US, at 3.60% of its population (tied with West Park's
West Park, Florida
West Park is a municipality in Broward County, Florida, USA. It was created on March 1, 2005. It is located in the southeastern part of the county and consists of the neighborhoods of Miami Gardens , Carver Ranches, Lake Forest and Utopia. A large portion of the city lies west of the city of...
Miami Gardens [Broward
Miami Gardens, Broward County, Florida
Miami Gardens was a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,706 at the 2000 census.It was one of the four unincorporated neighborhoods that were incorporated to create the new city of West Park in 2005...
] neighborhood.) It also had the thirty-first most Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
ns in the US, at 1.37%, while it had the 103rd highest percentage of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
ns, at 1.07% of all residents.
Education
Leisure City is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
.
Leisure City is served by the Leisure City K-8, Homestead High School
Homestead High School (Homestead, Florida)
Homestead High School is a secondary school located at 2351 SE 12 Avenue in Homestead, Florida. It is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. The principal is Ms. Cory R. Rodriguez....
and South Dade High School
South Dade High School
South Dade Senior High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, near Homestead.The school was established in 1953....
.