Community Background Report

Village of Biscayne Park

County

Miami-Dade

Boundaries

North: North: 121st Street
South: South: 107th Street
West: Biscayne Canal/ Griffin Boulevard
East: 11th Place

Community Type

Municipality

History

Before its incorporation, Biscayne Park was mainly tomato farms. The land was first subdivided by Arthur Griffing in 1921, which became a plat called Griffing Biscayne Park Estates. By a vote of its 113 citizens, the Town of Biscayne Park was incorporated on December 31, 1931.

The first official meeting of the town council was held on January 7, 1932. At this meeting it declared the corporate limits of Biscayne Park to be a bird sanctuary making it unlawful to shoot, trap, or in any manner destroy birds. The Village of Biscayne Park was incorporated in 1933 and adopted its slogan "A village of homes," and on June 16th, 1933, a state charter was granted changing the name to the Village of Biscayne Park.

The Works Progress Administration built a log cabin, a clear and distinct reference to the Depression as well as to the simplicity of the American frontier days. On February 1, 1933, at the height of the Depression, the Federal Emergency Relief Program provided the labor for the Dade County pine construction. William Green, a resident of the Park, as well as a Councilperson, was a regional administrator for the Federal program and was certainly instrumental in the creation of the Park's singular and distinctive building. At a special ceremony on January 24th, 1935, the finished Log Cabin was officially turned over to the Village, and to this day has been the center for the daily operations of the Park. Since its creation in the thirties, it has been the prized symbol of the Village of Biscayne Park. The city’s village hall was constructed in 1933 and currently serves as the town hall and police station.

Community Dynamics

Biscayne Park has a population of 3,203 people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $61,667. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Biscayne Park, FL grew from 3,193 to 3,203, a 0.31% increase and its median household income declined from $66,000 to $61,667, a 6.57% decrease.

The population of Biscayne Park is 45.1% Hispanic, 28.7% White, and 25.3% Black. 66.9% of the people in Biscayne Park, FL speak a non-English language, and 86.4% are U.S. citizens. The most common foreign languages in Biscayne Park, FL are Spanish (1,048 speakers), French Creole (344 speakers), and Arabic (61speakers), but compared to other places.

The median property value in Biscayne Park is $354,700, and the homeownership rate is 59.5%.

Business Landscape

Biscayne Park has no commercial properties and solely relies on residential taxes, fines, and fees to fund the appearance of a government.

Transportation Characteristics

Most people in Biscayne Park, commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Biscayne Park, FL is 2 cars per household.

Majority of the roads in the village are local residential streets, with the exception of the NE 6th avenue, which Miami Dade Transit (MDT) buses serve.