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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 Nov 2, 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.1%
2 Masaryktown 41.6%
3 Opa-locka 41.2%
4 Belle Glade 41.1%
5 Brownsville 40.1%
6 Florida City 40.0%
7 Chiefland 38.8%
8 Dover 38.5%
9 Pahokee 37.8%
10 Goodland 37.4%
11 Immokalee 37.4%
12 St Leo 37.3%
13 Inglis 36.6%
14 Gladeview 35.9%
15 University 35.4%
16 Panacea 34.0%
17 Goulding 32.7%
18 Perry 31.9%
19 Pierson 31.6%
20 South Bay 30.8%
21 Crystal Springs 30.7%
22 Fort Pierce 29.4%
23 Mangonia Park 29.1%
24 Carrabelle 28.9%
25 Beverly Hills 28.7%
…
158 Pinellas Park 13.7%
159 Mims 13.7%
160 Fort Walton Beach 13.6%
161 Virginia Gardens 13.5%
162 Sunset 13.4%
163 Jay 13.4%
164 St. Petersburg 13.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.