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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Virginia Gardens

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 318 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Virginia Gardens · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States
−9.5 pp since 2014
Virginia Gardens Miami-Dade County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Virginia Gardens
6.4%
Florida
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Virginia Gardens · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 6.4% · 2024
First value 12.9% · 2013
Highest 19.4% · 2017
Lowest 6.4% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearVirginia GardensChange Miami-Dade CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 6.4% −2.9 pp 14.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 9.3% +1.8 pp 14.9% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 7.5% −3.3 pp 15.3% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 10.8% −1.0 pp 15.7% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 11.9% −1.6 pp 16.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 13.5% +0.8 pp 17.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 12.6% −6.8 pp 18.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 19.4% +2.3 pp 19.0% 15.5% —
2016estimate 17.1% +1.2 pp 19.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 15.9% −0.1 pp 20.4% 16.5% —
2014estimate 16.0% +3.1 pp 20.5% 16.7% —
2013estimate 12.9% 19.9% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 64.7%
2 Seville 48.6%
3 Florida City 48.1%
4 Opa-locka 44.9%
5 Immokalee 44.8%
6 Gladeview 44.6%
7 Dover 43.8%
8 Fellsmere 42.9%
9 Chiefland 42.7%
10 Brownsville 42.4%
11 Tice 41.4%
12 St Leo 41.3%
13 University 39.8%
14 Goulding 38.9%
15 Belle Glade 37.4%
16 Fort Pierce 35.5%
17 Goulds 35.3%
18 Duck Key 35.3%
19 Naranja 35.0%
20 South Bay 34.8%
21 Chokoloskee 34.6%
22 Mangonia Park 33.6%
23 Pahokee 32.3%
24 Otter Creek 32.2%
25 West Perrine 32.1%
…
135 Delray Beach 17.2%
136 Port Richey 17.1%
137 Micco 17.1%
138 Virginia Gardens 17.1%
139 Homosassa 17.1%
140 Jacksonville 17.0%
141 Pensacola 16.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.