Population

86,242

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$380,000

Owner-occupied units

Homestead, FL

Florida · 25.466° N, 80.446° W · 15 sq mi

Homestead is a city in Florida, with a population of 86,242 and about 5,717 residents per square mile. The median household earns $65,423 a year, and the median home is worth $380,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

15 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,717

People per square mile

Rank by population

#444

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#738

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$65,423

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,674

Per month

Homeownership

48.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

35.8 min

One way

People

Median age

32.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

24.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

40.8%

Households

25,638

3.21 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.2^%

Professional & business services 14^%

Construction 12^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Florida

Name

Jeff Bezos

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$206B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Miami

Source of wealth

Amazon

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Florida · private sector

Employer

Publix Super Markets

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Florida

Company

TD Synnex

Revenue

$58.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Clearwater

Ticker

SNX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

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