income for a family was $17,625. Males had a median income of $20,732 versus $19,923 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $7,941. About 48.4% of families and 52.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 65.5% of those under age 18 and 32.7% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 74.32% of residents while Spanish made up 22.48%, and French Creole was at 2.39%, and French consisted of 0.79% of the population. Government and infrastructure The Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department is headquartered in Gladeview. The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue operates Station 2 Model Cities in Gladeview. Education Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates area public schools: Elementary schools Poinciana Park Elementary School Lillie C Evans Elementary School Liberty City Elementary School Gladeview Christian School Middle schools Charles Drew Middle School High schools Miami Northwestern Senior High School Transportation Gladeview is served by Metrobus throughout the area, the Miami Metrorail, Tri-Rail, and Amtrak: Metrorail: Northside (NW 79th Street and NW 32nd Avenue) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza (NW 62nd Street and NW 27th Avenue) Tri-Rail: Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer (NW 79th Street and NW 37th Avenue) Amtrak: Amtrak-Miami: Silver Star and Silver Meteor service, (NW 79th Street and NW 37th Avenue) References Census-designated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida