El Portal, Florida

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El Portal is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. The village name is derived from the Spanish phrase for "the gate," after two wooden gates that once stood as a gateway to the village. The population was 2,505 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,468 [1].

[edit] Geography

El Portal is located at 25°51′19″N, 80°11′39″W (25.855173, -80.194168)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,505 people, 837 households, and 564 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,302.8/km² (5,896.6/mi²). There were 878 housing units at an average density of 807.1/km² (2,066.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 28.42% White, 61.36% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 2.51% from other races, and 6.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.24% of the population.

There were 837 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,681, and the median income for a family was $41,029. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $22,409 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,782. About 16.3% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.