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Miami-Dade County

Florida · 2,701,767 residents · 1,900 sq mi
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Miami-Dade County is home to 2,701,767 people in Florida. 54% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. 448,405 more people live here than in 2000. The average commute runs 33 minutes. Households take in $53,975 at the median, 19% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.8
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,701,767
+20%since 2000
from 2,253,362 in 2000
2000 – 2025
Median age
41.0
+15%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
1,900 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
2.2M2.4M2.5M2.6M2.8M2000201020202024Miami-Dade County
20242.7M
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.8%(129,651)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(141,840)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.8%(157,075)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196%(160,929)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(171,168)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.6%(367,609)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.4%(362,709)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5414.4%(389,089)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.2%(357,370)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.3%(251,025)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.5%(149,511)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.4%(63,791)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$53,975
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,966 in 2000
US average: $66,278
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$29,598
+60%since 2000
from $18,497 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
36.3%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
16.0%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 18.0% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Finance & insurance8.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical7.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade4.4%
US avg: 10%
Transportation & warehousing3.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$310,700
+83%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,200 in 2000
US average: $265,253
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,373
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $647 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
50.8%
−7.1 ptssince 2000
from 57.8% in 2000
49.2% rent
Persons per household
2.95 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.89 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.8
−11%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic13.4%(361,517)
Black14%(378,756)
Hispanic / Latino68.7%(1,856,938)
Asian1.5%(41,672)
Other1.2%(33,363)
Segregation Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban36%(973,473)
South American13.2%(356,759)
Central American8.9%(241,758)
Colombian5%(134,611)
Nicaraguan4%(109,228)
Venezuelan3.6%(97,940)
Puerto Rican3.2%(87,641)
Honduran2.5%(66,699)
Dominican2.4%(65,258)
Mexican2.2%(59,262)
Peruvian1.5%(40,708)
Argentine1.2%(33,472)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan1%(28,164)
Ecuadorian0.8%(22,787)
Salvadoran0.8%(22,296)
Spaniard0.6%(16,774)
Chilean0.5%(14,112)
Panamanian0.3%(8,969)
Uruguayan0.2%(6,444)
Costa Rican0.2%(6,166)
Bolivian0.2%(5,169)
Paraguayan0%(1,238)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(12,098)
Asian Indian0.4%(11,612)
Filipino0.2%(5,912)
Vietnamese0.1%(2,492)
Thai0.1%(1,983)
Pakistani0.1%(1,825)
Korean0.1%(1,789)
Japanese0.1%(1,368)
Cambodian0%(562)
Taiwanese0%(487)
Burmese0%(446)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(152)
Nepalese0%(66)
Mongolian0%(61)
Malaysian0%(40)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(250)
Samoan0%(195)
Tongan0%(97)
Fijian0%(37)
Ancestry
West Indian6.5%(176,987)
American4.6%(125,440)
Haitian4.5%(121,458)
Italian2.1%(56,127)
German1.6%(43,361)
Jamaican1.3%(36,439)
Irish1.3%(34,127)
English0.9%(25,589)
French0.8%(22,396)
Polish0.7%(19,291)
Russian0.7%(18,255)
Brazilian0.6%(15,027)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African0.5%(12,309)
Portuguese0.3%(8,308)
Lebanese0.3%(7,563)
Scottish0.3%(6,868)
British0.2%(5,279)
Hungarian0.2%(4,403)
Israeli0.2%(4,350)
Dutch0.2%(4,156)
Greek0.2%(4,085)
Ukrainian0.1%(3,638)
Swedish0.1%(3,525)
Romanian0.1%(3,176)
Canadian0.1%(2,936)
Norwegian0.1%(2,794)
Austrian0.1%(2,636)
Turkish0.1%(2,636)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(2,429)
Arab0.1%(2,228)
Iranian0.1%(2,102)
Nigerian0.1%(2,088)
French Canadian0.1%(1,963)
Guyanese0.1%(1,799)
Syrian0.1%(1,600)
Swiss0.1%(1,587)
Moroccan0.1%(1,482)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,412)
Czech0.1%(1,368)
Belgian0%(1,270)
Welsh0%(1,232)
Bulgarian0%(1,092)
Danish0%(1,051)
Egyptian0%(1,002)
Armenian0%(947)
Slovak0%(901)
Jordanian0%(878)
Barbadian0%(747)
Croatian0%(718)
Finnish0%(680)
Serbian0%(541)
Australian0%(341)
Latvian0%(182)
Ethiopian0%(149)
Macedonian0%(135)
Slovene0%(96)
Kenyan0%(78)
Iraqi0%(53)
Ghanaian0%(50)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 21.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
81.8%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.5 min
+52%since 2000
from 21.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
75.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 76.9% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
10.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 9.9% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2011
from 63.0% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
33.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
54.0%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
16.2%
−13.6 ptssince 2013
from 29.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.4%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
88.2%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
16.2%
−13.6 ptssince 2013
from 29.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
38.7%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
16.9%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
16.8%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
23.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
0.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
54.7%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
33.2%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.9%(12,237)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(9,959)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era29.3%(13,823)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War5.3%(2,512)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.1%(999)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 47,227 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 2,701,767 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Miami-Dade County, Florida earns about $53,975 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 $310,700, and the typical rent is about $1,373 a month.

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

About 30.7% 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 16.0% of people in Miami-Dade County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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