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About Hialeah
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