People QuickFacts Homestead Florida Population, 2012 estimate 63,190 19,317,568 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 60,509 18,802,690 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 4.4% 2.7% Population, 2010 60,512 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 10.5% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 31.2% 21.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 6.5% 17.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.6% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 66.9% 75.0% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 20.4% 16.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.8% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 62.9% 22.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 16.0% 57.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 78.3% 83.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 36.5% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 61.2% 27.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 70.3% 85.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 18.4% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,939 1,637,466 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 33.1 25.7  Housing units, 2010 23,419 8,989,580 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 42.8% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 37.0% 29.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $169,600 $188,600 Households, 2007-2011 17,977 7,140,096 Persons per household, 2007-2011 3.18 2.56 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $16,899 $26,733 Median household income, 2007-2011 $38,724 $47,827 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 29.3% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Homestead Florida Total number of firms, 2007 6,340 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.6% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 59.3% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.7% 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 155,430 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 512,737 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,954 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 65,635 41,922,059     Geography QuickFacts Homestead Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 15.14 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,996.8 350.6 FIPS Code 32275 12 Counties Miami-Dade County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts