Palm Springs North, Florida

Palm Springs North is located at 25°55′58″N 80°19′58″W (25.932904, -80.332871).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (12.66%) is water.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,460 people in 1,630 households, including 1,449 families, in the CDP. The population density was 7,885.2 people per square mile (3,055.2/km²). There were 1,656 housing units at an average density of 2,391.6/sq mi (926.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.0% White (of which 33.2% were Hispanic/Latino White,)[5] 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 3.2% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races.

Of the 1,630 households 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.1% were non-families. 8.3% of households were one person and 3.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.49.

The age distribution was 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median household income was $62,161 and the median family income was $64,428. Males had a median income of $39,886 versus $28,281 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,383. About 3.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 6.18% of residents, while English made up 93.82% of the population.[6]

As of 2000, Palm Springs North had the eleventh highest percentage of Cuban residents, with 43.6% of the Hispanic/Latino population self-identifying as such,[7] while it had the sixty-third highest percentage of Colombians, at 2.4% of all residents.[8]

The community is named after Palm Springs Estates, an unincorporated community surrounded by the city of Hialeah, just a few miles south.

Public schools that serve Palm Springs North are:

• Palm Springs North Elementary
• Spanish Lake Elementary
• Lawton Chiles Middle school
• American Senior High School and Barbara Goleman Senior High School

Private schools that serve Palm Springs North are:

• Mother of Our Redeemer Catholic School
• Dade Christian School