People QuickFacts Hialeah Florida Population, 2006 estimate 217,141 18,089,888 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.1% 13.2% Population, 2000 226,419 15,982,378 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.8% 5.9% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.0% 22.8% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 16.6% 17.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.9% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 88.0% 78.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.4% 14.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.6% 2.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 90.3% 16.8%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.7% 48.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 72.1% 16.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 92.6% 23.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 49.8% 79.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 10.4% 22.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 27.4 26.2  Housing units, 2000 72,142 7,302,947 Homeownership rate, 2000 50.7% 70.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $113,900 $105,500  Households, 2000 70,704 6,337,929 Persons per household, 2000 3.15 2.46 Median household income, 1999 $29,492 $38,819 Per capita money income, 1999 $12,402 $21,557 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 18.6% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Hialeah Florida Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,208,747 219,490,896 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,511,591 191,805,685 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $6,691 $11,501 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 169,063 29,366,940 Total number of firms, 2002 31,520 1,539,207 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.7% 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 2.7% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 72.8% 17.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.1% 28.4%      Geography QuickFacts Hialeah Florida Land area, 2000 (square miles) 19 53,926 Persons per square mile, 2000 11,768.1 296.4 FIPS Code 30000 12 Counties Miami-Dade County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts