Three Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,540 at the 2020 census, up from 15,047 in 2010. Its name comes from the planned community of Three Lakes, which is located inside Three Lakes CDP boundaries. Geography Three Lakes is located southwest of downtown Miami at (25.635372, -80.399031). It is bordered to the north by The Crossings, to the northeast by Kendall, to the east by Richmond Heights, to the south by Zoo Miami, and to the west by Country Walk. The Hammocks touches the northwest corner of Three Lakes, and Palmetto Estates touches the southeast corner. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Three Lakes CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 17.17%, are water. Neighborhoods The three main neighborhoods in the Three Lakes CDP are Deerwood, Three Lakes, and Bonita Lakes. Points of interest Three Lakes has a handful of churches, schools, and strip malls scattered around. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,540 people, 4,830 households, and 3,769 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 6,955 people, 2,463 households, and 1,889 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,627 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.49% White (of which 31.6% were Non-Hispanic White,) 15.64% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.87% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.10% from other races, and 3.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.76% of the population. There were 2,463 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 40.8% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males.