density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.04% White (of which 12.5% were non-Hispanic) 3.40% Black, 0.06% Native American, 1.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.38% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 82.69% of the population. There were 8,646 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.32. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 18, 14.7% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,039, and the median income for a family was $48,451. Males had a median income of $30,884 versus $25,861 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,249. About 9.8% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 86.45% of residents, while English made up 12.06%, and French as a mother tongue was at 0.45% of the population. As of 2000, University Park had the fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 59.80% of the populace. It had the twelfth highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the US, at 2.89% of the population, and the fifty-fourth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.64% of its population (tied with Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania.) Education Colleges and universities Florida International University Modesto A. Maidique Campus is located in University Park. Primary and secondary schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools in University Park. Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School and Olympia Heights Elementary School are in University Park. St. Agatha Catholic School of the Roman