Bal Harbor

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Bal Harbor
Miami-Dade County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bal Harbor Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1946
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Miami-Dade County
Coordinates : 25 ° 54 ′  N , 80 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 54 ′  N , 80 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 2,513 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,792.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 0.9 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 0 m
Postal code : 33154
Area code : +1 305
FIPS : 12-03275
GNIS ID : 0278057
Website : www.balharbourflorida.com
Mayor : Gabriel Groisman

Bal Harbor is a municipality in Miami-Dade County in the US state of Florida with 2513 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Bal Harbor is located about 10 kilometers northeast of Miami on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean . The communities of Bay Harbor Islands , Surfside , Bay Harbor Islands and North Miami are directly adjacent to the town .

climate

The climate is mild and warm, with a light wind from the sea. Statistically, it rains an average of 40 percent of the days in the summer months, even if only for a short time. The highest temperatures are in May to October, with up to 31 ° C. The coldest months from December to February with an average of only 12 ° C. Snowfall is almost unknown in the region.

Religions

In Bal Harbor there are currently 2 churches that do not belong to any particular denomination. There is also 1 synagogue in Bal Harbor (as of 2004).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 2513 inhabitants were distributed over 2780 households, most of which are holiday homes used as second homes. The population density was 2792.2 inh / km². 95.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 2.1% as African-Americans , 0.1% as Indians, and 0.9% as Asian Americans . 0.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.1% to several ethnic groups. 28.7% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 45.9% of all households lived in 16.9% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 47.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.91 people and the average family size was 2.70 people.

16.5% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 18.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 25.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 39.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 51 years. 44.3% of the population were male and 55.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 66,641, with 13.0% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 58.29% of the population, 35.13% spoke Spanish and 6.58% had another mother tongue.

economy

There is no industry worth mentioning. The main branches of employment are: Education, health and social affairs: (14.7%), trade / retail: (10.5%), future technologies, management, administration: (14.2%), art, entertainment, food, restaurants: (19.7%). Well-paid people, mainly from the north of the USA, have bought their own apartments here. The main attraction of Bal Harbor is a luxury shopping mall.

Parks and sports facilities

There is a small range of different city parks as well as several sporting facilities, as well as playgrounds and opportunities for camping and barbecuing, as well as all kinds of water sports.

traffic

Florida State Road A1A runs through the village , and Florida State Road 922 touches the southern border . The nearest airports are Opa-locka Executive Airport (national, 15 km away) and Miami International Airport (25 km).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 109 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one assault, four break-ins, 76 thefts and four car thefts.

Web links

Commons : Bal Harbor, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.balharbourfl.gov/government/mayor-and-village-council
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Bal-Harbour-Florida.html