Hialeah, Florida
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.
On July 31, 2006, Hialeah served as the center of celebration for thousands of Cuban exiles in Miami who were celebrating Fidel Castro renunciation of power [
2].
Hialeah is located at (25.860474, -80.293971).
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 (2.53%) is water.
As of the
census 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.
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.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Hialeah.
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Hialeah High School serves Central and Eastern Hialeah.
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Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School serves Northern and Western Hialeah.
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Miami Springs High School (in the city of
Miami Springs) serves Southern Hialeah.
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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.
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Harry Wayne Casey, KC of
KC and the Sunshine Band*
Red Farmer,
NASCAR driver
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Rick Sanchez, CNN
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Bucky Dent, former Major League Baseball star
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Ted Hendricks, former National Football League star
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Charlie Hough, former Major League Baseball star
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Angel Hernandez, Major League Baseball umpire
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Alex Fernandez, former Major League Baseball pitcher
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John Cangelosi, former Major League Outfielder
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Ken Mattingly, astronaut
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Catherine Keener, actress
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City of Hialeah official site
