Westchester's Livability
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D+
Affordability -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
C
Education -
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A+
Amenities
About Westchester, FL
Westchester, FL is located in Miami-dade County in the state of Florida.
The total City Population for Westchester is about 54,238 with about 2,644 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $367,137, which is roughly 30% higher than the Average Home Value of $255,473 for the state of Florida, and roughly 41% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $66,376, which is roughly 3% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $64,192 for the state of Florida, and roughly 2% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 3.21Male Population Estimate: 47.3%
Female Population Estimate: 52.7%
Median Age: 45.9
Male Median Age: 41.8
Female Median Age: 46.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
White:65.3%
Black:3.7%
Asian:2.1%
Other:1.7%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 46.06%
Libertarian: 0.29%
Other: 0.13%
Green: 0.11%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Westchester specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Miami-dade County: About 8.08821 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Miami-dade County: About 601.837 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Miami-dade County is about 51% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 52% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Westchester is about 4.7%.
Florida is ranked #32 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 36.22 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 30.13The average living wage for the state of Florida is $32.28/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.65/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Florida a minimum wage score of 25.7 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.98/hr, which gives Florida a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 75.11 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Florida is $173.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.4 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Florida does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Florida does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Florida does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Florida does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Florida does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Florida does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Florida does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Florida does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Florida does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Florida does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Florida does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Florida does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Florida does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Florida does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Florida does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Florida does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Florida does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Florida does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 33144, 33155, 33165, 33174, 33199 (5 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 25.747100
Longitude: -80.352300
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 5.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 305