Hialeah, Florida

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Hialeah is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 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 89% of its population speaks Spanish as a first language.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References
5 External links

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Geography

Hialeah is located at 25°51'38" North, 80°17'38" West (25.860474, -80.293971)Template:GR.

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 is water. The total area is 2.53% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR 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. 85.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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. 18.6% of the population and 16.0% of families were below the poverty line. 22.2% of those under the age of 18 and 22.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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