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Hialeah, FL


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Hialeah, Florida

Introduction to Hialeah, Florida

Founded in 1925, Hialeah is a city located in Miami-Dade County in southeast Florida. Hialeah is twenty minutes northwest of Miami, twenty five minutes northwest of Miami Beach, and twenty five minutes north of Coral Gables. Hialeah is the fifth largest city in Florida and occupies 20 square miles. It is part of both the Miami metropolitan area as well as the Greater South Florida metropolitan area, which has a population of 5.4 million people according to the US Census Bureau. Hialeah is an Indian name that means "High Prairie".

Hialeah provides access to the following major thoroughfares: I-95, I-75, the Palmetto and Sawgrass Expressways, and the Florida Turnpike. Hialeah residents also have access to both Opa-Locka and Miami International Airports, and the Port of Miami. There are Amtrak, Tri-Rail and Metro-Rail stations located within the city as well.

Miami-Hialeah was ranked 22nd on Inc. Magazine's 2004 list of the "Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America" in the "large cities" category. The Hialeah Fire Department is nationally ranked as Class I. There are fewer than twenty five such fire departments in the United States.

Hialeah Arts and Culture

Hialeah provides easy access to all of the arts and entertainment offerings of nearby Miami as well as the South Florida metropolitan area. Parks and cultural resources in Hialeah include:

  • Amelia Earhart Park
  • Bucky Dent Park Gym
  • Don Shula's Hotel & Golf Club
  • GableStage (in Coral Gables)
  • Goodlet Park
  • Goodlet Tennis Center
  • Hialeah Park (an Audobon Bird Sanctuary and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places)
  • Hialeah Racetrack
  • Milander Auditorium
  • Milander Park
  • Ted Hendrick's Stadium
  • The Gymnasium & Youth Center at Bucky Dent
  • Triangle Park

    • South Florida is rich in professional sports offerings. Residents of Hialeah have access to the following major sports teams:

    • Baseball

      • Major League Baseball (MLB) - The Florida Marlins.
      • Minor League Baseball (MiLB) - The Jupiter Hammerheads and the Palm Beach Cardinals play an hour and a half north in Jupiter, Florida. The Hammerheads are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the Florida Marlins, and the Cardinals are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

    • Basketball - The National Basketball League (NBA) Miami Heat.
    • Football - The National Football League (NFL) Miami Dolphins.
    • Hockey - The National Hockey League (NHL) Florida Panthers play in nearby Sunrise.
    • Soccer - The United Soccer League (USL) USL First Division Miami FC.

    Fans of college football will enjoy the fact that nearby Miami is the home to the Orange Bowl.

High Points

Hialeah strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):

CategoryTrophy
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)		Top 13%Hialeah Public Transportation Use
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)		Top 16%Hialeah Racial Diversity

Comparative Profile of Hialeah, FL

Comparing Hialeah to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):

Ratings range from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).


The People

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers		Compared
to State
Senior Citizens105
Age of the Population105
Female Share of the Population85
Racial Diversity79
Male Share of the Population36
Children Under 5 Years Old26
Well-Paid Single Men11

Families

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers		Compared
to State
Average Household Size1010
Portion of People Married109

Wealth

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers		Compared
to State
People Above Poverty33
People in Middle Class or Better13
Median Family Income12
College Educated Adults13

Commute & Sprawl

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers		Compared
to State
Public Transportation Use59
Walking and Biking to Work35
Short Commute Times33
Working at Home12

Housing

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers		Compared
to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals1010
Housing Recently Built75
Affordability of Rents55
Affordability of Property Taxes54
Seasonal and Vacation Housing11
People Living Alone11

Crime

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers		Compared
to State
Low Property Crime75
Low Violent Crime75

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