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Homestead, Florida
15,007 Black residents · 18.6% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 80,737 people in Homestead, Florida, and 15,007 of them — 18.6% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Homestead is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 80,737 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 15,007 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 18.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 41 of 955 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Homestead: 12,316 Black residents in 2010 and 15,007 in 2020. The population grew by 21.8%, and the Black share in Homestead moved from 20.4% to 18.6%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 955 places the Census Bureau counts in Florida, Homestead ranks 41 by Black population, with 15,007 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Homestead within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Homestead is a place of 80,737 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Homestead itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.