Hialeah is a relatively large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 220,292 people and 78 associated neighborhoods, Hialeah is the sixth largest community in Florida.Hialeah is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hialeah is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hialeah who work in office and administrative support (12.68%), sales jobs (10.66%), and management occupations (6.18%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Hialeah, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. In terms of college education, Hialeah is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.94% of adults 25 and older in Hialeah have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hialeah in 2022 was $24,295, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,180 for a family of four. However, Hialeah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hialeah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hialeah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hialeah, accounting for 95.42% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hialeah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hialeah include Italian, German, Portuguese, Lebanese, and Irish. Hialeah also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 74.12%. The most common language spoken in Hialeah is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.
