| Official Name: | The Crossings, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | The_Crossings.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: | 9.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.90 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.33 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 23276 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2614.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6770.22 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 25.6694°N -80.4011°W |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 33186 (Miami) |
| Area Code: | 305, 786, 645 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-71567[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1853292[4] |
The Crossings is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburb of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The CDP includes the neighborhoods of The Crossings, Devon Aire, and Calusa. The population was 23,276 at the 2020 census.[2]
The Crossings is located southwest of downtown Miami at 25.6694°N -80.4011°W (25.669425, -80.401108).[5] The CDP is bordered on the north by Kendall Drive (SW 88th Street), on the south by SW 120th Street, by Florida's Turnpike on the east, and SW 137th Avenue on the west. Neighboring census-designated places are Kendale Lakes to the north, Kendall to the east, Three Lakes to the south, and The Hammocks to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, The Crossings CDP has a total area of 3.6sqmi, of which 0.1sqmi, or 3.56%, are water.[1]
The communities comprising the CDP were developed in the 1970s and 1980s. The area today is made up of single-family residences and townhouses.
| White (NH) | 5,100 | 3,597 | 22.41% | 15.45% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 918 | 727 | 4.03% | 3.12% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 10 | 12 | 0.04% | 0.05% | |
| Asian (NH) | 559 | 542 | 2.46% | 2.33% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 1 | 3 | 0.01% | 0.00% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 78 | 152 | 0.34% | 0.65% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 289 | 493 | 1.27% | 2.12% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 15,803 | 17,750 | 69.44% | 76.26% | |
| Total | 22,758 | 23,276 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 23,276 people, 7,675 households, and 5,946 families residing in the CDP.[8]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 22,758 people, 7,961 households, and 5,972 families residing in the CDP.[9]
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,557 people, 8,264 households, and 6,255 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,304.9 people per square mile (2,431.9/km2). There were 8,672 housing units at an average density of 2,321.0/sq mi (895.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.20% White (34% were Non-Hispanic White),[10] 4.64% African American, 0.09% Native American, 3.31% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.17% from other races, and 3.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56.11% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 8,264 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.28.
In 2000, in the CDP the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $55,517, and the median income for a family was $60,263. Males had a median income of $42,360 versus $32,543 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,762. About 5.1% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 63.51% of residents, while English made up 31.38%, Portuguese was at 1.65%, French was at 0.91%, Persian at 0.72%, French Creole was the mother tongue of 0.71% of the population.[11]
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools.