Hialeah, Florida

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 ^*, 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 (25.860474, -80.293971).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.1 km² (19.7 mi²). 49.8 km² (19.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (2.53%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census 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/km² (11,767.3/mi²). There were 72,142 housing units at an average density of 1,447.7/km² (3,749.3/mi²). 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
Rick Sanchez, CNN
Bucky Dent, former Major League Baseball star
Ted Hendricks, former National Football League star
Charlie Hough, former Major League Baseball star

References

External links

City of Hialeah official site