Census-designated place · Florida
Biscayne Gardens, Florida
Biscayne Gardens, census-designated place, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Biscayne Gardens had 35,472 people in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±2,373). GEOID 1206575.
Residents, 2020-2024
35,472
±2,373 (90% margin)
Median household income
$55,165
±$6,888 (90% margin)
Florida: $74,568
Median home value
$414,800
±$28,146 (90% margin)
Florida: $359,000
Median gross rent
$1,534
±$98 (90% margin)
Florida: $1,669
Where is Biscayne Gardens and what county is it in?
Biscayne Gardens is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It covers 4.8 square miles of land.
Biscayne Gardens is in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 3 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Biscayne Gardens, and is it growing?
The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Biscayne Gardens's population at 35,472 (±2,373).
The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Biscayne Gardens is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.
| Measure | Biscayne Gardens | Miami-Dade County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 35,472±2,373 | 2,738,356 | – |
| Households | 11,187±713 | 975,411 | – |
| Average household size | 3.11±0.17 | 2.76 | – |
| Housing units | 12,030±676 | 1,094,983 | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Biscayne Gardens?
The median resident of Biscayne Gardens is 38.5 years old; 23.8% are under 18 and 16.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 65.6%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 25.0%. 47.0% of residents were born outside the United States.
| Measure | Biscayne Gardens | Miami-Dade County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.5±2.2 | 40.7 | – |
| Under 18 years | 23.8%±2.5 pts | 20.0% | – |
| 65 years and over | 16.9%±2.1 pts | 16.9% | – |
| Male | 50.3%±2.8 pts | 49.1% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 25.0%±3.5 pts | 69.3% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 5.6%±1.6 pts | 12.6% | – |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 65.6%±3.6 pts | 14.1% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 1.6%±0.8 pts | 1.5% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.2%±0.2 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±0.1 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1.0%±0.5 pts | 1.9% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 1.0%±0.6 pts | 0.6% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 47.0%±3.8 pts | 54.5% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 64.7%±4.4 pts | 75.3% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 2.3%±0.8 pts | 2.0% | – |
| With a disability | 9.8%±1.4 pts | 10.3% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 19.0%±2.6 pts | 13.6% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 79.5%±4.0 pts | 83.9% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 19.4%±2.7 pts | 34.4% | – |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 5.9%±1.5 pts | 13.2% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 91.8%±2.7 pts | 88.0% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 0.2%±0.2 pts | 1.3% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Biscayne Gardens earn?
Half of Biscayne Gardens's 11,187 households earn less than $55,165 a year (±$6,888), against $71,753 in Miami-Dade County and $74,568 in Florida. 22.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Biscayne Gardens | Miami-Dade County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,165±$6,888 | $71,753 | – |
| Mean household income | $77,263±$13,919 | $107,330 | – |
| Per capita income | $26,205±$4,538 | $39,469 | – |
| People below the poverty line | 22.6%±4.0 pts | 14.7% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 36.9%±8.9 pts | 18.2% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 27.7%±4.8 pts | 22.8% | – |
| Households with a computer | 97.5%±1.2 pts | 96.7% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 87.2%±3.0 pts | 89.7% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Biscayne Gardens?
Owners occupy 52.9% of Biscayne Gardens's occupied homes and renters 47.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $414,800 by its owner (±$28,146). The median renter pays $1,534 a month including utilities, and 62.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.
| Measure | Biscayne Gardens | Miami-Dade County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $414,800±$28,146 | $463,000 | – |
| Median gross rent | $1,534±$98 | $1,829 | – |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 62.1%±6.3 pts | 55.0% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $2,038±$138 | $2,451 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 52.9%±4.8 pts | 52.2% | – |
| Renter-occupied homes | 47.1%±4.8 pts | 47.8% | – |
| Housing units | 12,030±676 | 1,094,983 | – |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 1.5%±1.8 pts | 1.2% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 4.5%±2.2 pts | 5.5% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 53.5%±3.7 pts | 38.8% | – |
| Mobile homes | 0.7%±1.0 pts | 1.3% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.4%±0.5 pts | 1.9% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 2.1%±1.0 pts | 9.5% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 1.2%±0.7 pts | 3.2% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 9.8%±2.3 pts | 9.8% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How do people in Biscayne Gardens work and get to work?
73.2% of Biscayne Gardens's workers drive alone and 10.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 29.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 8.6%.
| Measure | Biscayne Gardens | Miami-Dade County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 61.8%±2.8 pts | 64.3% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6%±2.3 pts | 4.6% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 73.2%±3.6 pts | 68.7% | – |
| Carpooled | 8.6%±2.5 pts | 9.1% | – |
| Public transportation | 4.1%±1.6 pts | 3.3% | – |
| Walked | 0.5%±0.4 pts | 2.0% | – |
| Worked from home | 10.2%±2.8 pts | 14.0% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 29.5 min±1.5 | 30.9 min | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
How does Biscayne Gardens compare with other places in Florida?
Biscayne Gardens is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.
Biscayne Gardens's figures with every place in Florida (CSV)
Every place in Florida, sortable · Compare Biscayne Gardens with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Biscayne Gardens?
7 of the 57 figures for Biscayne Gardens on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Biscayne Gardens are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.