| Olympia Heights, Florida | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Olympia_Heights.gif |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | U.S. Census Bureau map showing CDP boundaries |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Miami-Dade |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.01 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.91 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.71 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 12873 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1836.65 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 4757.21 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 25.7264°N -80.345°W |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 33165 |
| Area Code: | 305, 786, 645 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-51475[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0288154[4] |
Olympia Heights is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 12,873 at the 2020 census.[2]
Olympia Heights is located 11miles west-southwest of downtown Miami at 25.7264°N -80.345°W (25.726379, -80.345073).[5] It is bordered to the north by Westchester, to the northwest by Coral Terrace, to the east by Glenvar Heights, to the south by Sunset, and to the west by Westwood Lakes.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1sqmi, of which 2.7sqmi are land and 0.4sqmi, or 11.51%, are water.[1]
| White (NH) | 1,781 | 1,274 | 13.20% | 9.90% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 25 | 47 | 0.19% | 0.37% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 6 | 6 | 0.04% | 0.05% | |
| Asian (NH) | 73 | 75 | 0.54% | 0.58% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 11 | 27 | 0.08% | 0.21% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 19 | 62 | 0.14% | 0.48% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11,573 | 11,380 | 85.80% | 88.40% | |
| Total | 13,488 | 12,873 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,873 people, 4,085 households, and 3,257 families residing in the CDP.[8]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 13,488 people, 3,793 households, and 2,932 families residing in the CDP.[9]
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,452 people, 4,157 households, and 3,487 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4941.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,231 housing units at an average density of 1554.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.50% White (22.3% were Non-Hispanic White),[10] 0.83% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 2.46% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 76.33% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 4,157 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.41.
In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $50,720, and the median income for a family was $54,533. Males had a median income of $34,382 versus $23,406 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,198. About 5.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 80.44% of residents, while English as a mother tongue made up 19.55% of the population.[11]
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Olympia Heights.
Blue Lakes Elementary School is in Olympia Heights. Blue Lakes Elementary school's address is 9250 SW 52nd Terrace, Miami, FL 33165.[12] Olympia Heights Elementary School is located in University Park CDP, adjacent to Olympia Heights. Olympia Heights Elementary school's address is 9797 SW 40th St, Miami, FL 33165.[12] [13]
Southwest Miami High School is located in Olympia Heights.[12] [14]
Private schools in Olympia Heights include Gulliver Pinecrest Preparatory School Miller Drive Campus, Florida Christian School, and King's Christian School.[12] [15] Pinecrest Preparatory opened in 1996.[16]
Florida International University, as of the 2020 U.S. Census, is in the Westchester census-designated place.[17] In the 1990 U.S. Census it was in the Olympia Heights CDP.[18]