| Official Name: | Three Lakes, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Three_Lakes.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: | 10.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.36 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.73 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.67 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 16540 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1979.16 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5125.50 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 25.6353°N -80.3992°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: | 12-71741[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1853294[4] |
Three Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 16,540 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 15,047 in 2010.[5]
Three Lakes is located southwest of downtown Miami at 25.6353°N -80.3992°W (25.635372, -80.399031).[6] It is bordered to the north by The Crossings, to the northeast by Kendall, to the east by Richmond Heights, to the south by Zoo Miami, and to the west by Country Walk. The Hammocks touches the northwest corner of Three Lakes, and Palmetto Estates touches the southeast corner.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Three Lakes CDP has a total area of 3.9sqmi, of which 3.2sqmi are land and 0.7sqmi, or 17.17%, are water.[1]
The three main neighborhoods in the Three Lakes CDP are Deerwood, Bonita Lakes, and Three Lakes (its namesake).
Three Lakes has a handful of churches, schools, and strip malls scattered around.
| White (NH) | 2,805 | 2,192 | 18.64% | 13.25% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1,388 | 1,050 | 9.22% | 6.35% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 8 | 13 | 0.05% | 0.08% | |
| Asian (NH) | 667 | 717 | 4.43% | 4.33% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 7 | 4 | 0.05% | 0.02% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 80 | 131 | 0.53% | 0.79% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 249 | 466 | 1.65% | 2.82% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9,843 | 11,967 | 65.42% | 72.35% | |
| Total | 15,047 | 16,540 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,540 people, 4,736 households, and 3,813 families residing in the CDP.[9]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 15,047 people, 4,726 households, and 3,606 families residing in the CDP.[10]
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,955 people, 2,463 households, and 1,889 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2131.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,627 housing units at an average density of 805.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.49% White (31.6% were Non-Hispanic White),[11] 15.64% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.87% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.10% from other races, and 3.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.76% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 2,463 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19.
In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 40.8% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $54,830, and the median income for a family was $58,424. Males had a median income of $37,194 versus $30,481 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,832. About 6.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 51.87% of residents, while English made up 45.19%, and French was the mother tongue of 2.92% of the population.[12]