The Village of Palmetto Bay incorporated on September 10, 2002, taking the territory formerly held by the East Perrine census-designated place. East Perrine's name was derived from the name of Henry Perrine an agriculturist who had been granted land in the area.
Geography
East Perrine is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 km2, all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,079 people, 2,276 households, and 1,852 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,387.4/km2. There were 2,339 housing units at an average density of 458.4/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.44% White 16.87% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.39% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.74% from other races, and 4.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.09% of the population. There were 2,276 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couplesliving together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.34. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,395, and the median income for a family was $66,852. Males had a median income of $42,398 versus $35,660 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,165. About 6.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, before being annexed to Palmetto Bay, English as a first language accounted for 66.62% of all residents, while Spanish comprised 30.22%, French Creole was at 1.64%, and French as a mother tongue made up 1.49% of the population.
