COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Miami-Dade County

Florida · 2,253,362 residents · 1,900 sq mi

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With 2,253,362 people, Miami-Dade County is a county in Florida. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. 18.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $35,966 at the median, 16% less than the US figure. The population has fallen 8% since 2009. About 22% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.6

US median: 35.2

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,253,362

−8%vs 2009

vs 2,457,044 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−4%vs 2009

vs 37.2 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,900 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20242.7M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(145,752)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(157,871)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(160,754)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(154,989)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.4%(144,721)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415%(337,433)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.1%(361,966)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.5%(282,766)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(206,558)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.2%(162,257)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.4%(99,827)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.7%(38,468)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,966

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $42,969 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,497

−18%vs 2009

vs $22,619 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

18.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 16.9% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$113,200

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $277,200 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$647

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $965 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

57.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 58.3% in 2009

42.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic18.1%(443,615)

Black18.1%(444,667)

Hispanic / Latino61.4%(1,507,621)

Asian1.5%(36,782)

2000

White, non-Hispanic20.7%(465,772)

Black19%(427,140)

Hispanic / Latino57.3%(1,291,737)

Asian1.4%(30,537)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban35.1%(962,511)

South American15%(410,786)

Central American9%(247,053)

Colombian5.2%(143,214)

Venezuelan5%(135,906)

Nicaraguan4.2%(115,910)

Puerto Rican3.1%(83,738)

Dominican2.4%(65,471)

Honduran2.3%(61,949)

Mexican2.2%(59,352)

Peruvian1.6%(44,547)

Argentine1.3%(36,057)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan1.1%(30,183)

Ecuadorian0.9%(25,887)

Salvadoran0.9%(23,915)

Spaniard0.7%(19,795)

Chilean0.5%(12,423)

Panamanian0.3%(8,585)

Uruguayan0.2%(6,139)

Costa Rican0.2%(6,045)

Bolivian0.2%(4,228)

Paraguayan0.1%(1,579)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(11,956)

Asian Indian0.4%(11,504)

Filipino0.2%(6,331)

Vietnamese0.1%(2,407)

Pakistani0.1%(1,835)

Korean0.1%(1,729)

Thai0%(1,181)

Bangladeshi0%(1,078)

Japanese0%(937)

Taiwanese0%(608)

Sri Lankan0%(371)

Laotian0%(313)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(311)

Nepalese0%(148)

Uzbek0%(147)

Cambodian0%(140)

Indonesian0%(103)

Malaysian0%(61)

Kazakh0%(46)

Singaporean0%(25)

Hmong0%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(579)

Chamorro0%(191)

Guamanian0%(157)

Samoan0%(140)

Tongan0%(37)

Ancestry

West Indian5.9%(161,743)

American4.6%(126,836)

Haitian3.9%(106,108)

Italian2.4%(65,506)

German1.7%(47,713)

Jamaican1.4%(37,246)

Irish1.3%(36,637)

English1.2%(32,352)

French0.8%(23,020)

Arab0.8%(21,466)

Polish0.7%(18,133)

Russian0.6%(17,789)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.6%(16,054)

Brazilian0.5%(14,861)

Portuguese0.4%(10,743)

Lebanese0.3%(9,548)

Scottish0.2%(6,296)

Ukrainian0.2%(6,093)

British0.2%(4,875)

Greek0.2%(4,754)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(4,371)

Swedish0.2%(4,218)

Israeli0.1%(4,091)

Dutch0.1%(3,796)

Romanian0.1%(3,546)

Hungarian0.1%(3,491)

Turkish0.1%(3,345)

Nigerian0.1%(3,043)

Norwegian0.1%(2,843)

Syrian0.1%(2,530)

Austrian0.1%(2,418)

Canadian0.1%(2,353)

Iranian0.1%(2,323)

Swiss0.1%(2,046)

Moroccan0.1%(1,902)

French Canadian0.1%(1,805)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(1,738)

Czech0.1%(1,581)

Guyanese0.1%(1,535)

Armenian0.1%(1,456)

Danish0.1%(1,430)

Welsh0%(1,344)

Lithuanian0%(1,329)

Belgian0%(1,255)

Egyptian0%(1,182)

Croatian0%(1,060)

Palestinian0%(979)

Bulgarian0%(952)

Serbian0%(859)

Barbadian0%(850)

Jordanian0%(801)

Slovak0%(690)

Finnish0%(555)

Latvian0%(457)

Iraqi0%(372)

Ghanaian0%(349)

Ethiopian0%(258)

Macedonian0%(200)

Slovene0%(188)

Kenyan0%(180)

Cape Verdean0%(106)

Australian0%(79)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest South American population · Largest Central American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Colombian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.7%

−4.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 25.9% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

67.9%

−8.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 76.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.3%

Unchangedvs 2009

vs 9.4% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married32.4%(275,699)

Married55.5%(471,322)

Widowed2.5%(21,307)

Divorced9.6%(81,549)

Women 15+

Never married25.3%(238,097)

Married50.4%(473,906)

Widowed10.9%(102,796)

Divorced13.3%(124,839)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.6%

−16.2 ptssince 2013

from 29.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.9%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.0%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% 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)28.8%(12,708)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(10,480)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.1%(11,526)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(1,590)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(448)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44,155 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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