Biscayne Park

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Biscayne Park
Miami-Dade County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Biscayne Park Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : December 31, 1931
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Miami-Dade County
Coordinates : 25 ° 52 ′  N , 80 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 52 ′  N , 80 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 3,055 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,797.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.7 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 1.7 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 2 m
Postal code : 33161
Area code : +1 305 786
FIPS : 12-06600
GNIS ID : 0278854
Website : www.biscayneparkfl.gov
Mayor : Tracy Truppman

Biscayne Park is a municipality in Miami-Dade County in the US state of Florida with 3,055 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Biscayne Park is about 2 miles north of Miami . Bordering municipalities are North Miami and Miami Shores .

climate

The climate is mild and warm, with a slight steady wind from the sea. Statistically, it rains an average of 45% 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 33 ° C. The coldest months from December to February with an average of only 12 ° C. Snowfall is almost unknown in the region.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 3055 inhabitants were distributed over 1324 households. The population density was 1797.1 inh / km². 72.4% of the population identified themselves as whites , 17.6% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 3.3% as Asian Americans . 2.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.6% to several ethnic groups. 35.2% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 21.7% of all households lived in 34.0% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 63.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.11.

23.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 34.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 40 years. 48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female.

The median annual income was $ 61,845, with 9.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 59.59% of the population, 29.26% spoke Spanish and 11.15% had another mother tongue.

economy

There is no industry worth mentioning. The main branches of employment are: Education, health and social affairs: (23.9%), trade / retail: (12.1%), future technologies, management, administration: (11.3%).

traffic

Biscayne Park is crossed by Florida State Road 915 . The nearest airports are Opa-locka Executive Airport (national, 10 km away) and Miami International Airport (20 km).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 240 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were four assaults, 63 break-ins, 36 thefts and five car thefts.

Web links

Commons : Biscayne Park, Florida  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. https://www.biscayneparkfl.gov/index.asp?SEC=4516B002-1F29-4888-ADCE-C9AF6D27752C&Type=B_LIST
  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-Biscayne-Park-Florida.html