Hialeah is a relatively large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 221,300 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 (12.29%), sales jobs (10.38%), and management occupations (7.04%). A relatively large number of people in Hialeah telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Hialeah is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hialeah, the average commute to work is 30.68 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Hialeah are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.21% of adults in Hialeah having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hialeah in 2022 was $25,766, which is low income relative to Florida, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,064 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 95.24% 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, French, German, Irish, and Portuguese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Hialeah's cultural character, accounting for 74.65% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Hialeah is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.
