Location Summary

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Miami-Hialeah, FL

     
        Overall Rankings  
     
  Metro Area (out of 45):  
       Basic Housing:  7th  
       Healthy Housing:  6th  
     
  Central City (out of 44):  
       Basic Housing:  15th  
       Healthy Housing:  16th  
     
     
  Click here for the Miami-Hialeah Data Table  
     
  Data source:  2007 American Housing Survey  
     


Location Summary

Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Miami-Hialeah area has fewer homes with signs of mice, water leaks from inside, heating equipment breakdown, and foundation problems. Central city homes are less likely to lack kitchen facilities. Homes outside the central city have fewer units with open cracks or holes in walls, water leaks from inside or outside, water supply stoppage, sewage disposal breakdown, and siding problems.

Areas for Improvement: Compared  to the national average, Miami-Hialeah-area homes have more problems with signs of rats, room heaters without flues, and roofing problems than the national average. Owner-occupant homes are more likely to have window problems.

Community Information: The Miami-Hialeah MSA includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, Florida. In 2007, the MSA included 1,911,700 occupied dwelling units, 13.3% of which were located in the central city of Miami. The housing stock of the MSA ranks among the oldest and most heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of post-1940 homes ranked 2nd (1.6%) for the MSA and 4th (5.7%) for the central city. The median house age in the Miami-Hialeah MSA was 1978. The percentage of rental units ranked 14th (28.0%) for the MSA and 28th (50.5%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Miami-Hialeah had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 31st (13.4%) for the entire MSA and 27th (20.0%) for homes in the central city.

 

Miami-Hialeah, FL

MSACentral CityOutside Central City
MetricPercent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem

Basic Housing Quality
Severe physical problems
1.1%
2.5%
0.9%
Moderate physical problems
2.8%
4.3%
2.6%

Interior Problems
Holes in floors
1.0%
2.1%
0.9%
Open cracks or holes in walls
2.8%
6.1%
2.3%
Broken plaster/peeling paint
1.9%
4.4%
1.5%
Signs of rats
1.2%
2.8%
1.0%
Signs of mice
1.5%
3.7%
1.1%
Water leaks from inside
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
Water leaks from outside
7.1%
10.3%
6.6%
Water supply stoppage
2.4%
2.6%
2.4%
Flush toilet breakdown
2.2%
3.6%
1.9%
Sewage disposal breakdown
0.6%
0.8%
0.6%
Lacking complete plumbing
1.0%
2.1%
0.8%
Heating equip breakdown
0.2%
0.4%
0.2%
Room heater without flue
6.6%
12.7%
5.7%
Exposed wiring in unit
0.7%
1.4%
0.6%
Rooms w/o working elect. outlet
1.3%
1.8%
1.2%
Lacking kitchen facilities
1.3%
0.9%
1.4%

Exterior Problems
Roofing problems
9.5%
14.0%
9.0%
Siding problems
1.3%
1.6%
1.3%
Window problems
5.2%
5.9%
5.1%
Foundation problems
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%

Any Identified Problem
Any Identified Problem
30.9%
42.4%
29.1%


MSARentalOwner Occupied
MetricPercent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem

Basic Housing Quality
Severe physical problems
1.1%
1.8%
0.7%
Moderate physical problems
2.8%
6.1%
1.3%

Interior Problems
Holes in floors
1.0%
1.7%
0.7%
Open cracks or holes in walls
2.8%
4.4%
2.1%
Broken plaster/peeling paint
1.9%
3.2%
1.3%
Signs of rats
1.2%
1.9%
0.9%
Signs of mice
1.5%
3.1%
0.7%
Water leaks from inside
6.1%
7.1%
5.6%
Water leaks from outside
7.1%
7.3%
7.0%
Water supply stoppage
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
Flush toilet breakdown
2.2%
3.8%
1.4%
Sewage disposal breakdown
0.6%
1.1%
0.4%
Lacking complete plumbing
1.0%
1.5%
0.7%
Heating equip breakdown
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
Room heater without flue
6.6%
11.1%
4.6%
Exposed wiring in unit
0.7%
0.8%
0.7%
Rooms w/o working elect. outlet
1.3%
1.8%
1.0%
Lacking kitchen facilities
1.3%
3.4%
0.3%

Exterior Problems
Roofing problems
9.5%
12.2%
8.9%
Siding problems
1.3%
2.4%
1.1%
Window problems
5.2%
9.5%
4.3%
Foundation problems
0.8%
0.5%
0.9%

Any Identified Problem
Any Identified Problem
30.9%
35.1%
29.0%
Legend:    Most Healthy  Most Unhealthy