Westchester, Florida
Encyclopedia
Westchester is a census-designated place
(CDP) in suburban Miami-Dade County
, Florida
, United States
. The population was 29,862 at the 2010 census.
Westchester is also the name of the unincorporated community that encompasses both the Westchester CDP and the University Park
CDP. The approximate limits of the community of Westchester are considered to be from SW 8th Street (Tamiami Trail
) south to SW 40th Street (Bird Road) and SW 117th Avenue (bordering the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
) east to the Palmetto Expressway.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 4 square miles (10.4 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 30,271 people, 9,764 households, and 7,947 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 7,539.9 people per square mile (2,914.6/km2). There were 9,938 housing units at an average density of 2,475.4/sq mi (956.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.78% White (13.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 0.61% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 2.81% from other races
, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 85.31% of the population.
There were 9,764 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples
living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,762, and the median income for a family was $44,863. Males had a median income of $29,629 versus $24,235 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $17,264. About 8.5% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish
as a first language
accounted for 88.81% of residents, while English
was the mother tongue of 10.78% of the population.
As of 2000, Westchester had the highest percentage of Cuban
residents in the US, with 65.69% of the populace (the second highest percentage was Hialeah
, which made up 62.12% of its populace.) It had the eighteenth highest percentage of Nicaragua
n residents in the US, at 2.25% of the population, and the ninety-third highest percentage of Colombia
n residents in the US, at 1.77% of its population (tied with South Miami
and Princeton, FL
.)
, four Catholic
private elementary and secondary schools, one private Roman Catholic college, and one public university.
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...
(CDP) in suburban Miami-Dade County
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...
, 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...
. The population was 29,862 at the 2010 census.
Westchester is also the name of the unincorporated community that encompasses both the Westchester CDP and the University Park
University Park, Florida
According to the census of 2000, there were 26,538 people, 8,646 households, and 6,501 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,535.1 people per square mile . There were 9,047 housing units at an average density of 2,227.9/sq mi...
CDP. The approximate limits of the community of Westchester are considered to be from SW 8th Street (Tamiami Trail
Tamiami Trail
The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 in Miami. The road also has the hidden designation of State Road 90....
) south to SW 40th Street (Bird Road) and SW 117th Avenue (bordering the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike , designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and originally known as the West Dade Expressway is a north–south free-flow toll road southern extension of the tolled Florida's Turnpike...
) east to the Palmetto Expressway.
Geography
Westchester is located at 25.746978°N 80.336873°W, with an elevation of 3 foot (0.9144 m).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 has a total area of 4 square miles (10.4 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 30,271 people, 9,764 households, and 7,947 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 7,539.9 people per square mile (2,914.6/km2). There were 9,938 housing units at an average density of 2,475.4/sq mi (956.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.78% White (13.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 0.61% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 2.81% 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 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 85.31% of the population.
There were 9,764 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% 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, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,762, and the median income for a family was $44,863. Males had a median income of $29,629 versus $24,235 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 $17,264. About 8.5% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of 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...
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 88.81% of residents, while 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...
was the mother tongue of 10.78% of the population.
As of 2000, Westchester had the highest percentage of Cuban
Cuban American
A Cuban American is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Cuban Americans are also considered native born Americans with Cuban parents or Cuban-born persons who were raised and educated in US...
residents in the US, with 65.69% of the populace (the second highest percentage was Hialeah
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 2009, the population estimate by the U. S...
, which made up 62.12% of its populace.) It had the eighteenth highest percentage of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
n residents in the US, at 2.25% of the population, and the ninety-third highest percentage of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n residents in the US, at 1.77% of its population (tied with South Miami
South Miami, Florida
South Miami is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,741 at the 2000 census and as of 2007, according to the U.S...
and Princeton, FL
Princeton, Florida
Princeton is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,090 at the 2000 census.- History :...
.)
Education
The community of Westchester is home to eight public schools administered by Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
, four Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
private elementary and secondary schools, one private Roman Catholic college, and one public university.
Elementary schools
- Royal Palm Elementary School
- Banyan Elementary School
- Coral Park Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Olympia Heights Elementary School (in University Park CDP)
- Blue Lakes Elementary School
- Tropical Elementary School
- Rockway Elementary School
- St. Brendan Elementary School (Catholic private school)
- St. Agatha Catholic School (Catholic private school)
K-8 centers
- Everglades K-8 Center
- St. Agatha Catholic School (Catholic private school; in University Park CDP)
- King's Christian
- Florida Christian SchoolFlorida Christian SchoolFlorida Christian School is a Non-Denominational Christian school in Olympia Heights, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school offers co-ed classes from preschool through high school...
- Gladeview Christian
High schools
- Christopher Columbus High School (Catholic private school)
- Miami Coral Park High SchoolMiami Coral Park High SchoolMiami Coral Park Senior High School is a secondary school, located at 8865 S.W. 16th Street in the Westchester neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The school was opened in 1963. It was the first school with A/C in south Florida. The principal is Dr. Nick JacAngelo...
- St. Brendan High SchoolSt. Brendan High SchoolSt. Brendan High School is a co-educational private Roman Catholic high school in the Westchester neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. The school is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.- History :...
(Catholic private school) - Southwest Miami Senior High SchoolSouthwest Miami Senior High SchoolSouthwest Miami High School is a secondary school located at 8855 SW 48 Terrace in Miami, Florida, USA; its principal is James R. Haj. School colors are purple and white.- History :...
- Florida Christian SchoolFlorida Christian SchoolFlorida Christian School is a Non-Denominational Christian school in Olympia Heights, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school offers co-ed classes from preschool through high school...
Universities and Colleges
- Florida International UniversityFlorida International UniversityFlorida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
(University ParkUniversity Park, FloridaAccording to the census of 2000, there were 26,538 people, 8,646 households, and 6,501 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,535.1 people per square mile . There were 9,047 housing units at an average density of 2,227.9/sq mi...
) - St. John Vianney College SeminarySt. John Vianney College SeminarySaint John Vianney College Seminary is a Catholic institution, founded in 1959 by Archbishop Coleman Carroll, the first bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami. The goal of the institution is to form men for the diocesan priesthood by focusing on the pillars of formation: human, spiritual, pastoral, and...
(Catholic private college)