$27,473. About 7.7% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 60.96% of residents, while English made up 35.18%, French was at 1.01%, Arabic at 0.60%, and Portuguese consisted of 0.54% of the population. Transportation The Miami Metrorail Dadeland North station straddles the border of Glenvar Heights and Kendall CDPs. The Don Shula Expressway Toll Road makes up the northeastern border of Glenvar Heights. Additionally, the Snapper Creek Expressway runs through Glenvar Heights in the south, intersecting with US Route 1 in the southeast corner of the CDP, and the Palmetto Expressway passes through the center of the neighborhood. Education Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools. South Miami Middle School and South Miami K-8 Center are adjacent to, but not in, Glenvar Heights. South Miami Senior High School is in Glenvar Heights. St. Thomas the Apostle School of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami is in Glenvar Heights. References Census-designated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida