CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Miami

Florida · 358,548 residents · 36.0 sq mi

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With 358,548 people, Miami is a city in Florida. Owners hold 33% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 31.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 38% less than in Florida as a whole. Households take in $16,925 at the median, 44% less than the US figure. The median age is 36.1, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

358,548

−1%vs 2000

vs 362,470 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

36.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024460K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(25,485)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(23,799)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(20,097)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(22,018)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(23,713)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(58,564)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(47,637)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(38,615)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(38,689)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(33,200)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(20,685)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(6,046)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,925

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,483 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,799

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,128 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.2%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,200

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $116,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$404

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $535 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

33.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.9% in 2000

66.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.8%(42,897)

Black19.9%(72,190)

Hispanic / Latino65.8%(238,351)

Asian0.6%(2,181)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.8%(236,040)

Black27.3%(97,822)

Hispanic / Latino62.3%(223,438)

Asian0.6%(2,151)

Other6.3%(22,535)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban30.3%(139,430)

Central American15.7%(72,307)

South American14.4%(66,379)

Nicaraguan6.5%(30,105)

Honduran5.9%(27,176)

Colombian4.9%(22,641)

Venezuelan4.9%(22,515)

Puerto Rican3.1%(14,061)

Dominican2.7%(12,193)

Mexican2.3%(10,384)

Salvadoran1.5%(6,865)

Argentine1.5%(6,781)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian1.4%(6,660)

Guatemalan1.3%(5,923)

Spaniard1%(4,400)

Ecuadorian0.7%(3,189)

Chilean0.5%(2,245)

Panamanian0.3%(1,269)

Uruguayan0.2%(1,025)

Costa Rican0.2%(962)

Bolivian0.2%(927)

Paraguayan0.1%(392)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(2,326)

Asian Indian0.4%(2,064)

Filipino0.2%(876)

Pakistani0.1%(384)

Vietnamese0.1%(377)

Korean0.1%(348)

Sri Lankan0.1%(286)

Thai0%(203)

Japanese0%(160)

Laotian0%(152)

Taiwanese0%(143)

Burmese0%(143)

+ 6 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0%(122)

Cambodian0%(64)

Singaporean0%(25)

Nepalese0%(23)

Hmong0%(17)

Malaysian0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(46)

Samoan0%(46)

Guamanian0%(35)

Ancestry

West Indian4.4%(20,195)

Haitian3.1%(14,450)

Italian2.9%(13,502)

American2.5%(11,265)

German2.1%(9,540)

English1.5%(6,816)

Irish1.5%(6,671)

French1%(4,506)

Arab0.9%(4,184)

Brazilian0.8%(3,618)

Polish0.7%(3,098)

Jamaican0.6%(2,948)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.6%(2,708)

Portuguese0.6%(2,567)

Subsaharan African0.6%(2,547)

Lebanese0.5%(2,279)

British0.2%(1,113)

Swedish0.2%(953)

Dutch0.2%(950)

Greek0.2%(914)

Scottish0.2%(865)

Turkish0.2%(803)

Syrian0.1%(575)

Ukrainian0.1%(568)

Swiss0.1%(560)

Canadian0.1%(545)

Norwegian0.1%(543)

Belgian0.1%(520)

Armenian0.1%(444)

Iranian0.1%(391)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(377)

Nigerian0.1%(363)

Romanian0.1%(347)

Israeli0.1%(341)

Hungarian0.1%(335)

Austrian0.1%(334)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(324)

Lithuanian0.1%(314)

French Canadian0.1%(307)

Welsh0.1%(300)

Serbian0.1%(284)

Barbadian0.1%(272)

Egyptian0.1%(260)

Czech0.1%(260)

Danish0.1%(241)

Bulgarian0%(188)

Latvian0%(182)

Moroccan0%(180)

Croatian0%(178)

Palestinian0%(168)

Macedonian0%(157)

Iraqi0%(88)

Ethiopian0%(82)

Finnish0%(76)

Slovak0%(44)

Slovene0%(35)

Cape Verdean0%(26)

Guyanese0%(25)

Jordanian0%(20)

Australian0%(8)

Kenyan0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest Central American population · Largest South American population · Largest Nicaraguan population · Largest Honduran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.6%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 18.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.2%(88,785)

Married41.8%(83,885)

Widowed2.3%(4,606)

Divorced11.7%(23,410)

Women 15+

Never married38%(73,951)

Married38.4%(74,622)

Widowed8.5%(16,558)

Divorced15.1%(29,431)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.3%

−18.0 ptssince 2013

from 34.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.2%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.9%(2,625)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(2,134)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.2%(1,476)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(181)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(31)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,305 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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