| Official Name: | Kendall West, Florida |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Kendall_West.gif |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | U.S. Census Bureau map showing boundaries |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Miami-Dade |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 36536 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5126.32 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 13276.16 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 25.7056°N -80.4406°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 8 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 33185, 33193 (Miami) |
| Area Code: | 305, 786, 645 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-36121[3] |
Kendall West is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, west of the Florida Turnpike. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 36,536 at the 2020 census.[2]
Kendall West is located west-southwest of downtown Miami at 25.7056°N -80.4406°W (25.705499, -80.440526).[4] It is bordered to the east by Kendale Lakes, to the south by The Hammocks, and to the west and north by farmland or undeveloped land.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of 3.01sqmi, of which are land and 0.26sqmi, or 8.57%, are water.[1]
| White (NH) | 2,982 | 2,224 | 8.25% | 6.09% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 626 | 463 | 1.73% | 1.27% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 12 | 11 | 0.03% | 0.03% | |
| Asian (NH) | 389 | 420 | 1.08% | 1.15% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 2 | 3 | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 48 | 124 | 0.13% | 0.34% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 183 | 331 | 0.51% | 0.91% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 31,912 | 32,960 | 88.27% | 90.21% | |
| Total | 36,154 | 36,536 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 36,536 people, 11,474 households, and 9,438 families residing in the CDP.[7]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 36,154 people, 11,036 households, and 8,840 families residing in the CDP.[8]
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,034 people, 11,759 households, and 9,807 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 11218.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 12,229 housing units at an average density of 3607.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.37% White (15.3% were Non-Hispanic White),[9] 4.23% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.44% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.03% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 11,759 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.47.
In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the community was $38,715, and the median income for a family was $39,564. Males had a median income of $30,082 versus $23,695 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,806. About 13.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 84.44% of residents, while English made up 13.48%, and both French Creole and Portuguese were the mother tongue for 0.47% of the population.[10]
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools.[11]