Brownsville, Florida
Encyclopedia
Brownsville, or occasionally referred to as Browns Village, is a Census-designated place
in metropolitan
Miami, Florida
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,313. After three decades of population loss, Brownsville gained population for the first time in over 40 years in the 2010 US Census.
families in the 1920s. Blacks began moving into the neighborhood between the late 1940s and early 1960s as racial segregation in the United States
began to end. By the mid-1960s, Brownsville was a thriving community for black professionals. However, soon after, the neighborhood began to deteriorate as families moved out. Brownsville experienced continued population loss from 1970 until 2000. By the 2010 US Census, Brownsville had gained population for the first time in over 40 years, rising to 15,313 residents.
In June 2010, construction began on a new transit oriented development, "Brownsville Transit Village", on the 5.8-acre
Brownsville
Metrorail station parking lot. The project cost $100 million to build, and is composed of 467 units in five high-rise residential towers with ground-floor retail centered around the Brownsville Metro station. The project was partially funded by the 'American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009', and is one of the largest transit oriented development and affordable housing
projects in Miami.
In 2011, growing local resident and community efforts to improve Brownsville, have greatly improved the neighborhood, with the construction of new apartment buildings, upkeep of existing homes, and lowering crime rates in the neighborhood. Along the NW 27th Avenue Metro rail corridor, new buildings are being added such as the Jessie Trice Corporate & Community Health Complex and long time businesses such as the Miami Jewish Health Systems (Douglas Gardens)Thrift Store next door and the KFC at 62nd Street have completed major property renovations/remodeling projects to improve and contribute to the revitalization efforts.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP
has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 14,393 people, 4,814 households, and 3,254 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 6,275.1 people per square mile (2,426.7/km²). There were 5,506 housing units at an average density of 2,400.5/sq mi (928.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 5.76% White, 91.23% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races
, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.22% of the population.
There were 4,814 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.1% were married couples
living together, 39.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.66.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,902, and the median income for a family was $19,703. Males had a median income of $21,098 versus $21,182 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $9,722. About 37.4% of families and 42.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.6% of those under age 18 and 33.2% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
as a first language
accounted for 89.22% of residents, while Spanish
made up 10.22% of the population, and French Creole made up 0.53% of all residents.
along major thoroughfares via Metrobus, and by the Miami Metrorail
, Tri-Rail
, and Amtrak
at:
Metrorail:}} Brownsville
(North 54th Street and West 27th Avenue)}} Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza (North 62nd Street and West 27th Avenue)
Tri-Rail:}} Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer
(North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue)}} Hialeah Market
(North 41st Street
and NW 38th Avenue)
Amtrak:}} Amtrak-Miami
: Silver Star and Silver Meteor
service, (North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue)
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in metropolitan
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,313. After three decades of population loss, Brownsville gained population for the first time in over 40 years in the 2010 US Census.
History
Brownsville was originally a settlement for WhiteWhite American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
families in the 1920s. Blacks began moving into the neighborhood between the late 1940s and early 1960s as racial segregation in the United States
Racial segregation in the United States
Racial segregation in the United States, as a general term, included the racial segregation or hypersegregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines...
began to end. By the mid-1960s, Brownsville was a thriving community for black professionals. However, soon after, the neighborhood began to deteriorate as families moved out. Brownsville experienced continued population loss from 1970 until 2000. By the 2010 US Census, Brownsville had gained population for the first time in over 40 years, rising to 15,313 residents.
In June 2010, construction began on a new transit oriented development, "Brownsville Transit Village", on the 5.8-acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
Brownsville
Brownsville (Metrorail station)
Brownsville is a Metrorail station in the Brownsville neighborhood of Miami, Florida.This station is located at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and 52nd Street, opening to service May 19, 1985.-Places of interest:...
Metrorail station parking lot. The project cost $100 million to build, and is composed of 467 units in five high-rise residential towers with ground-floor retail centered around the Brownsville Metro station. The project was partially funded by the 'American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009', and is one of the largest transit oriented development and affordable housing
Affordable housing
Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed "affordable" to those that have a median income. Although the term is often applied to rental housing that is within the financial means of those in the lower income ranges of a geographical area, the...
projects in Miami.
In 2011, growing local resident and community efforts to improve Brownsville, have greatly improved the neighborhood, with the construction of new apartment buildings, upkeep of existing homes, and lowering crime rates in the neighborhood. Along the NW 27th Avenue Metro rail corridor, new buildings are being added such as the Jessie Trice Corporate & Community Health Complex and long time businesses such as the Miami Jewish Health Systems (Douglas Gardens)Thrift Store next door and the KFC at 62nd Street have completed major property renovations/remodeling projects to improve and contribute to the revitalization efforts.
Geography
Brownsville is located at 25°49′17"N 80°14′25"W (25.821275, -80.240220).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 14,393 people, 4,814 households, and 3,254 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 6,275.1 people per square mile (2,426.7/km²). There were 5,506 housing units at an average density of 2,400.5/sq mi (928.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 5.76% White, 91.23% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.22% of the population.
There were 4,814 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 39.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.66.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 35.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,902, and the median income for a family was $19,703. Males had a median income of $21,098 versus $21,182 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $9,722. About 37.4% of families and 42.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.6% of those under age 18 and 33.2% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as a first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
accounted for 89.22% of residents, while Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
made up 10.22% of the population, and French Creole made up 0.53% of all residents.
Elementary schools
- Lorah Park Elementary School
- Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School
- Olina Elementary School
- Earlington Heights Elementary School
Transportation
Brownsville is served by Miami-Dade TransitMiami-Dade Transit
Miami-Dade Transit is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida, United States and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 12th-largest transit system in the United States....
along major thoroughfares via Metrobus, and by the Miami Metrorail
Metrorail (Miami)
The Miami Metrorail, officially Metrorail and commonly called the Metro, is the heavy rail rapid transit system of Miami, Florida, United States, serving the Miami metropolitan area. The Metro is operated by Miami-Dade Transit, a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County...
, Tri-Rail
Tri-Rail
Tri-Rail is a commuter rail line linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. It is run by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The system has 18 stations along the South Florida coast...
, and Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
at:
Metrorail:}} Brownsville
Brownsville (Metrorail station)
Brownsville is a Metrorail station in the Brownsville neighborhood of Miami, Florida.This station is located at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and 52nd Street, opening to service May 19, 1985.-Places of interest:...
(North 54th Street and West 27th Avenue)}} Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza (North 62nd Street and West 27th Avenue)
Tri-Rail:}} Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer
Tri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station
Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer Station is a Metrorail and Tri-Rail interchange station in Hialeah, Florida, in metropolitan Miami.This station is located near the intersection of East 25th Street and 11th Avenue, officially opening to service March 6, 1989. The station was built as a connection...
(North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue)}} Hialeah Market
Hialeah Market (Tri-Rail station)
Hialeah Market Station is a Tri-Rail commuter rail station located in Hialeah, Florida in metropolitan Miami. As of summer 2011, Hialeah Market Station will serve as the temporary southern terminus of the line for two years, until construction of the new Miami Central Station is completed.The...
(North 41st Street
U.S. Route 27
U.S. Route 27 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus is at US 1 in Miami, Florida. The northern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne, Indiana...
and NW 38th Avenue)
Amtrak:}} Amtrak-Miami
Miami (Amtrak station)
Miami is a train station on the southern end of two popular inter-city trains, the Amtrak Silver Meteor and Silver Star. The station is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on the border of Miami and Hialeah, ten miles northwest of downtown Miami...
: Silver Star and Silver Meteor
Silver Meteor
The Silver Meteor is a 1389-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Silver Service brand, running from New York City, New York, south to Miami, Florida, via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C., thence via Richmond, Virginia; Fayetteville, North Carolina; North Charleston, South...
service, (North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue)