Overview
Hialeah
is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000
census, the city population was 226,419. As of 2004, the population
recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 224,522 [1], making it the fifth
largest city in the state. Hialeah is part of the Miami metropolitan
area and the Greater South Florida metropolitan area. The city's name is
a Seminole word meaning "High Prairie". The city is located upon a large
prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades.
Hialeah ranks #1 in the list of cities in the United States where
Spanish is most spoken. About 92% of its population speaks Spanish as a
first language.
Geography
Hialeah is located at 25�51′38″N, 80�17′38″W (25.860474,
-80.293971)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 51.1 km� (19.7 mi�). 49.8 km� (19.2 mi�) of it is land and 1.3 km�
(0.5 mi�) of it (2.53%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 226,419 people, 70,704
households, and 57,482 families residing in the city. The population
density was 4,543.7/km� (11,767.3/mi�). There were 72,142 housing units
at an average density of 1,447.7/km� (3,749.3/mi�). The racial makeup of
the city was 88.01% White, 2.41% African American, 0.13% Native
American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 5.47% from other races,
and 3.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were
85.17% of the population.
There were 70,704 households out of which 36.2% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together,
17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were
non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and
7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.39.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of
18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and
16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.
For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,492, and the
median income for a family was $31,621. Males had a median income of
$23,133 versus $17,886 for females. The per capita income for the city
was $12,402. About 16.0% of families and 18.6% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 22.4%
of those age 65 or over.
Hialeah has one of the largest concentration of Cubans in the country.
Approximately 62% of the population in the 2000 Census reported being of
Cuban ancestry.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Hialeah.
Hialeah High School serves Central and Eastern Hialeah.
Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School serves Northern and Western Hialeah.
Miami Springs High School (in the city of Miami Springs) serves Southern
Hialeah.
Barbara Goleman High School (in unincorporated Miami-Dade County) serves
extreme Western Hialeah.
In addition, American Senior High School (in unincorporated Miami-Dade
County) serves unincorporated areas with Hialeah zip codes.
Famous residents
Harry Wayne Casey, KC of KC and the Sunshine Band
Red Farmer, NASCAR driver