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Miami-Dade County

Florida · 2,496,435 residents · 1,900 sq mi
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With 2,496,435 people, Miami-Dade County is a county in Florida. The foreign-born share is 51%. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $269,600, having more than doubled since 2000. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households take in $43,605 at the median, 17% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 37.2
Average education
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,496,435
+11%since 2000
from 2,253,362 in 2000
2000 – 2025
Median age
38.2
+7%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,900 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
2.2M2.4M2.5M2.6M2.8M2000201020202024Miami-Dade County
20242.7M
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56%(149,937)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.8%(145,253)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.1%(152,541)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.8%(168,514)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.1%(176,823)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.6%(340,467)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.9%(372,397)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.7%(366,617)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410.9%(271,873)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747.5%(186,976)
US avg: 7%
75 to 844.8%(119,171)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.8%(45,866)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$43,605
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,966 in 2000
US average: $52,703
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$22,957
+24%since 2000
from $18,497 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
27.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
17.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 18.0% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.503
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services8%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance7.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6.6%
US avg: 4.2%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 10.9%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing4.6%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$269,600
+88%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,200 in 2000
US average: $225,659
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,004
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $647 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
55.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2000
from 57.8% in 2000
44.2% rent
Vacancy rate
15.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.88 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
50.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
61.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 60.5% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
6.2
−4%since 2009
from 6.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic20.7%(465,772)
Black19%(427,140)
Hispanic / Latino57.3%(1,291,737)
Asian1.4%(30,537)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic15.4%(383,551)
Black17.1%(425,650)
Hispanic / Latino65%(1,623,859)
Asian1.4%(35,841)
Other0.9%(22,461)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban33.1%(810,299)
South American10.9%(267,517)
Central American9.3%(228,255)
Nicaraguan4.6%(112,714)
Colombian4.6%(111,981)
Puerto Rican4.1%(100,169)
Honduran2.4%(59,273)
Dominican2.1%(52,386)
Mexican2.1%(51,863)
Venezuelan1.9%(45,308)
Peruvian1.5%(37,695)
Argentine1.1%(27,643)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.9%(22,289)
Ecuadorian0.8%(20,617)
Salvadoran0.7%(17,122)
Chilean0.5%(11,748)
Spaniard0.4%(10,339)
Panamanian0.3%(8,154)
Costa Rican0.3%(7,304)
Uruguayan0.3%(6,794)
Bolivian0.1%(3,296)
Paraguayan0%(601)
Ancestry
West Indian6.9%(169,741)
Haitian4.6%(111,518)
American3.4%(82,042)
German2.3%(55,280)
Italian2.2%(54,731)
Irish1.8%(45,237)
Jamaican1.5%(37,778)
English1.5%(35,726)
Russian1%(25,257)
Polish0.9%(22,101)
French0.9%(22,061)
Arab0.6%(13,556)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Brazilian0.5%(12,685)
Subsaharan African0.5%(11,934)
Scottish0.3%(7,538)
British0.3%(6,522)
Dutch0.3%(6,396)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(6,053)
Hungarian0.2%(5,580)
Lebanese0.2%(5,406)
Swedish0.2%(4,955)
Israeli0.2%(4,583)
Greek0.2%(4,266)
Portuguese0.2%(4,218)
Austrian0.2%(4,113)
Romanian0.1%(3,277)
Canadian0.1%(3,113)
Norwegian0.1%(3,063)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,683)
Guyanese0.1%(2,643)
Czech0.1%(2,383)
Turkish0.1%(2,278)
French Canadian0.1%(2,194)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,042)
Iranian0.1%(1,985)
Welsh0.1%(1,786)
Swiss0.1%(1,709)
Danish0.1%(1,504)
Nigerian0.1%(1,247)
Moroccan0%(1,140)
Syrian0%(1,059)
Slovak0%(1,030)
Belgian0%(969)
Egyptian0%(909)
Finnish0%(721)
Barbadian0%(683)
Armenian0%(567)
Jordanian0%(516)
Croatian0%(501)
Bulgarian0%(481)
Latvian0%(433)
Australian0%(306)
Serbian0%(303)
Ethiopian0%(220)
Iraqi0%(164)
Macedonian0%(154)
Slovene0%(142)
Ghanaian0%(82)
Kenyan0%(35)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 21.7% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
77.0%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.5 min
+38%since 2000
from 21.4 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
76.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 76.9% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
5.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
11.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
10.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
29.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
51.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
3.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married39.2%(435,827)
Married48.3%(537,612)
Widowed2.3%(25,375)
Divorced10.3%(114,381)
Women 15+
Never married33.7%(395,849)
Married42.7%(500,723)
Widowed8.6%(101,110)
Divorced15%(175,871)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Miami-Dade County, Florida?

Miami-Dade County, Florida has about 2,496,435 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Miami-Dade County, Florida?

The typical household in Miami-Dade County, Florida earns about $43,605 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Miami-Dade County, Florida expensive?

In Miami-Dade County, Florida, the median home is worth about $269,600, and the typical rent is about $1,004 a month.

How educated are people in Miami-Dade County, Florida?

About 26.2% of adults age 25 and over in Miami-Dade County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Miami-Dade County, Florida?

About 17.2% of people in Miami-Dade County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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