Westwood Lakes, FL Demographic Data
Westwood Lakes, FL Summary
Westwood Lakes is located in Miami Dade County in Florida
- Population: 12,060
- Area: 1.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.64 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.15 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6,733.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Westwood Lakes, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,907
49%
50.8
Male
6,212
51%
49.2
Total Population
12,119
323,128,000
Westwood Lakes, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
561
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
636
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
502
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
443
3.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
823
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,484
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,512
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,048
16.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
850
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
758
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,253
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
866
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
383
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,109
83.4%
77.2
Female
5,023
49.7%
51.3
Male
5,086
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,707
80.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,985
24.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,502
20.6%
15.2
Female
1,570
62.7%
55.8
Male
932
37.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Westwood Lakes, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,056
99.5%
96.8
White
11,530
95.1%
72.6
Black or African American
54
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
225
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
32
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
38
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
155
1.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
247
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
63
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10,436
86.1%
17.8
Mexican
202
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
271
2.2%
1.7
Cuban
8,177
67.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,786
14.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,683
13.9%
82.2
Westwood Lakes, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,117
12.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
734
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,039
33.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,240
13.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
962
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,522
16.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
540
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,851
20.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,303
79.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,062
22.5%
31.2
Westwood Lakes, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,063
29.4%
33.7%
Now Married
4,906
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,178
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
329
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
944
9.1
5.8%
Westwood Lakes, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,717
14.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
9,841
85.1%
21.6%
Spanish
9,531
82.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
263
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
38
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.1%
1.1%
Westwood Lakes, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
215
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
164
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
431
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
323
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
495
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
536
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
465
14.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
345
10.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
154
4.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
112
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
49,747
57,617
Per capita income
20,130
31,128
Westwood Lakes, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
421
6.9%
9.8
Construction
715
11.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,519
24.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
345
5.7%
6.6
Information
115
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
210
3.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
368
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
818
13.4%
11.4
Public administration
104
1.7%
4.6
Retail trade
871
14.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
427
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
173
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
835
13.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,866
30.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
681
11.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,534
25.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,180
19.4%
18.1%
Westwood Lakes, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,015
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,589
76.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,093
18.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
88
1.5%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
76
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
169
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.6
26.6
Westwood Lakes, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
140
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
829
25.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,404
43.3%
37.1
3 or more
867
26.8%
21.0
Westwood Lakes, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,240
94.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,580
79.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
660
20.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
200
5.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
4.6
0.0%
2.5
Westwood Lakes, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,440
1 room
33
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
110
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
358
10.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,516
44.1%
19.8
6 rooms
734
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
267
7.8%
12.0
8 rooms
239
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
183
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Westwood Lakes, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,440
1-unit, detached
3,321
96.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24
0.7%
5.9
2-units
9
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
56
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
30
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Westwood Lakes, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
19
0.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
57
1.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,050
59.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
755
21.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
436
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
49
1.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
36
1.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
38
1.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Westwood Lakes, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
22
0.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,088
95.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
18
0.6%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
105
3.2%
1.1
Westwood Lakes, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,469
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
89
6.1%
10.3%
$500 to $999
102
6.9%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
152
10.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
301
20.5%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
346
23.6%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
479
32.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
331
22.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
175
12.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
223
15.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
159
10.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
571
39.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Westwood Lakes, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
586
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$500 to $999
15
2.6%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
21
3.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
225
38.4%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
325
55.5%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
74
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,582
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
64
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9
1.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
1.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
64
11.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
74
13.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
346
61.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
95
0.0%
0.0%
Westwood Lakes, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,580
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
91
3.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
78
3.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
190
7.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
647
25.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,101
42.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
433
16.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
40
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
222,900
205,000
