CITY · 1990 CENSUS

South Miami Heights

Florida · 30,030 residents · 4.91 sq mi

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South Miami Heights is a city of 30,030 people in Florida. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 29.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $66,500. There are 3,492 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $28,870, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,030

−10%vs 2000

vs 33,522 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 32.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(2,712)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(2,814)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(2,095)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(2,460)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(2,245)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(5,651)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(4,355)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(3,295)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(2,068)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.2%(1,266)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(857)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(212)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,870

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,899 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,770

−21%vs 2000

vs $12,315 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,500

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$506

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $593 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

37.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.2%(3,746)

Black28.4%(9,507)

Hispanic / Latino56.2%(18,829)

Asian1.8%(603)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.3%(18,994)

Black28%(8,396)

Hispanic / Latino48.3%(14,499)

Asian2.2%(657)

Other6.6%(1,983)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban42.8%(16,596)

Central American13.1%(5,075)

South American8.4%(3,249)

Salvadoran4.6%(1,800)

Colombian4.2%(1,634)

Nicaraguan3.8%(1,471)

Puerto Rican3.7%(1,436)

Mexican3.4%(1,335)

Honduran2.1%(805)

Dominican2.1%(798)

Guatemalan1.7%(673)

Venezuelan1.1%(429)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine1%(375)

Ecuadorian0.7%(265)

Panamanian0.7%(261)

Peruvian0.5%(195)

Uruguayan0.4%(143)

Chilean0.3%(108)

Bolivian0.3%(100)

Spaniard0.3%(100)

Costa Rican0.1%(53)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(368)

Filipino0.2%(94)

Pakistani0.2%(76)

Vietnamese0.1%(23)

Chinese0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(38)

Ancestry

American4.5%(1,727)

West Indian3.9%(1,497)

Jamaican1.5%(565)

Haitian1.2%(483)

Subsaharan African1%(406)

German1%(396)

Italian0.9%(338)

Irish0.7%(261)

Guyanese0.5%(193)

English0.4%(139)

Brazilian0.3%(133)

Russian0.2%(69)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.2%(63)

Portuguese0.1%(50)

French0.1%(49)

Lebanese0.1%(47)

Polish0.1%(43)

Scottish0.1%(26)

Norwegian0.1%(23)

Danish0%(19)

French Canadian0%(18)

Ukrainian0%(17)

Armenian0%(15)

Hungarian0%(14)

British0%(13)

Scotch-Irish0%(12)

Ethiopian0%(12)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(12)

Dutch0%(11)

Syrian0%(9)

Moroccan0%(7)

Swedish0%(4)

Turkish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest Central American population · Largest South American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.5%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.9 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 24.8 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 married38.6%(6,048)

Married48.2%(7,548)

Widowed1.5%(237)

Divorced11.7%(1,831)

Women 15+

Never married34.4%(5,668)

Married43.8%(7,224)

Widowed7.5%(1,238)

Divorced14.3%(2,361)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.4%

−18.5 ptssince 2013

from 32.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.3%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% 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)31.2%(224)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.6%(277)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 718 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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