City of Pinecrest, Florida: General Information

The city of Pinecrest, Florida is a suburban village located in Miami-Dade County.  The city is governed by a five member Village Council, and functions under the Council-Manager form of government.  As of the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 19,055 people, 6,250 households, and 5,062 families residing in the village.  The population density was 2,527.8 inhabitants per square mile, and with 6,403 housing units, Pinecrest has an average density of 849.4 per square mile.

Children under the age of 18 were living in 47.6% of the 6,250 households, and 70% were married couples living together.  Females headed 8.7% of households, and 19% of Pinecrest residents were non-families.  Individuals lived alone in 15.1% of all households, and 4.9% of Pinecrest had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 people, while and the average family numbered 3.39.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.  The median income for all households in Pinecrest village was $107,507, whereas the median income for a family was $122,526.  Females had a median income of $35,806, and were edged by males with a median income of $88,091 versus for males.   Per capita income for Pinecrest was $51,181, with about 2.4% of families and 4.1% of the population falling below the poverty line.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language were 58% of the population, while Spanish made up 35%.  This is likely due to the fact that the same census figures show that Pinecrest had the thirty-fourth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 13.7% of the populace.  Also, it had the ninety-second highest percentage of Colombian residents in the U.S., at 1.78%, and the thirty-fifth highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the US, at 1.2% of its population.