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Leisure City is an
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and
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(CDP) in
Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami-Dade County () is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous coun ...
, United States, that includes the smaller, older community of
Modello A modello (plural modelli), from Italian, is a preparatory study or model, usually at a smaller scale, for a work of art or architecture, especially one produced for the approval of the commissioning patron. The term gained currency in art circl ...
in its northwestern section. The CDP is most notable for the Coral Castle Museum, located in the Modello area. It is located in the
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of
South Florida South Florida, sometimes colloquially shortened to SoFlo, is the Regions of the United States#Florida, southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the two others are ...
. The population was 26,324 at the 2020 census, up from 22,655 in 2010.


Geography

Leisure City is located southwest of
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
at (25.494037, -80.436229). It is bordered to the south and east by the city of
Homestead Homestead may refer to: *Homestead (building), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses * Nguni homestead, a cluster of houses inhabited by a single extended family, typically with a kraal ...
and to the north by unincorporated
Naranja Naranja is a Spanish word meaning the color ' orange', or sometimes ' orange fruit', and can refer to: * Naranja, Florida, a census-designated place * Naranja, an orange-flavored Mexican liqueur * Naranja, one of the two academies in ''Pokémon ...
. Unincorporated Redland is to the northwest.
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runs along the northwest edge of the community, leading south into Homestead and northeast to Miami. The
Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (HEFT), designated as unsigned State Road 821 (SR 821), is the southern extension of Florida's Turnpike, a controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of Florida maintained by Florida's T ...
runs along the Homestead city line at the southeast edge of the community, with access from Exit 2 (SW 157th Avenue) just south of Leisure City and from Exit 5 (SW 288th Street) at the community's eastern edge. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.01%, are water.


Climate

The
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sub-type for this climate is " Aw" (Tropical Savanna Climate).


Demographics


2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 26,324 people, 7,028 households, and 6,006 families residing in the CDP. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 22,655 people, 6,134 households, and 4,811 families residing in the CDP.


2000 census

At the 2000
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, there were 22,152 people, 6,063 households and 5,044 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,615 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.03%
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(15.2% were
Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Whites, also referred to as White Anglo Americans or Non-Latino Whites, are White Americans who are classified by the United States census as "White" and not of Hispanic or Latino origin. According to annual estimates from the Unit ...
), 18.00%
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, 0.20% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.03%
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, 11.42% from other races, and 4.48% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 65.30% of the population. As of 2000, there were 6,063 households, of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.65 and the average family size was 3.94. In 2000, 36.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. In 2000, the
median household income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of und ...
was $29,091 and the median family income was $29,277. Males had a median income of $22,320 and females $18,619. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
was $9,966. About 22.4% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over. In 2000, speakers of
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as a
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accounted for 64.83% of residents, while English made up 31.02%, French Creole was at 4.01%, and
Tagalog Tagalog may refer to: Language * Tagalog language, a language spoken in the Philippines ** Old Tagalog, an archaic form of the language ** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language * Tagalog script, the writing system historically used for Tagal ...
was the
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of 0.12% of the population.


Education

Leisure City is a part of the
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the South ...
system and has three schools: Leisure City K-8, Homestead High School and South Dade High School.


References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida