Cities / Florida / Homestead

Homestead, FL

82,807 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Light Drizzle

Today: Patchy Smoke, high 93°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Miami)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 25.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MIA

25 mi — Miami International Airport

Population & People

Population

82,807

Median age

32.5

Median household income

$65,423

Poverty rate

18.4%

Unemployment rate

4.0%

Bachelor's degree+

24.9%

Avg. commute

33 min

Hispanic or Latino

67.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$380,000

Median gross rent

$1,674/mo

Homeownership rate

48.26%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,436

HUD Fair Market Rent (Miami-Dade County, 10 mi from Homestead), 2026. Efficiency $1828, 1BR $1995, 2BR $2436, 3BR $3127, 4BR $3613. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MIA

Miami International Airport

25 mi away

FLL

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

46 mi away

DJT

President Donald J. Trump International Airport

87 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).