West Perrine

West Perrine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Prior to the 2000 census it was part of Perrine. The other part of Perrine became the East Perrine CDP for the 2000 census and is now part of the incorporated Village of Palmetto Bay. West Perrine is still an unincorporated area, although some residents have discussed the possibility of incorporating Perrine. The population was 8,600 at the 2000 census.GeographyWest Perrine is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7sqmi, all of it land.The community is located southwest of Miami on U.S. 1.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 8,600 people, 2,642 households, and 2,021 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,966.9 people per square mile (1,919.4/km²). There were 2,814 housing units at an average density of 1,625.2/sq mi (628.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 18.92% White (8.6% were Non-Hispanic White,) 73.41% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.16% from other races, and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.29% of the population.