METRO AREA
Miami Metro
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · 3 counties · 6,391,072 residents (2025 est.) · 5,067 sq mi
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With 6,249,291 people, Miami is a metro area. 42% of residents were born outside the United States. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 1,241,727 more people live here than in 2000. The median age is 42.0, about 3 years above the US median. Density works out to 1,233 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,516, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 121%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Miami
What changed most since 1990
- Population2,119,006 → 6,249,291 (+195%)US over the same years: +35%
- White share76.8% → 27.4% (−49.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
- Hispanic share8.1% → 46.7% (+38.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Florida
- 9th in household income$76,516
- 7th in share with a bachelor's degree36.6%
- 3rd in home value$443,834
- 3rd in diversity score75.1
Section 01
Population & growth
6,249,291
+25%since 2000
from 5,007,564 in 2000
6,391,072 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
5,067 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20246.2M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(331,724)
5 to 95.3%(332,627)
10 to 145.8%(361,313)
15 to 195.7%(359,135)
20 to 245.6%(350,155)
25 to 3412.9%(804,922)
35 to 4413.4%(835,250)
45 to 5413.4%(836,759)
55 to 6413.4%(838,110)
65 to 7410.2%(639,833)
75 to 846.2%(389,554)
85 and over2.7%(169,909)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$76,516
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,876 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
50.7%
+20.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
Wholesale trade8.2%
Other services8.2%
Finance & insurance7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical6.8%
Public administration5%
Retail trade4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
Education & health services0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
Construction0.6%
Manufacturing0%
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Section 03
Housing
$443,834
+121%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,236 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
5.8
+2%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
69
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic44.1%(2,205,930)
Black18.1%(904,878)
Hispanic / Latino34%(1,704,064)
Asian1.7%(83,467)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic27.4%(1,712,459)
Black19.3%(1,203,755)
Hispanic / Latino46.7%(2,921,036)
Asian2.5%(155,831)
Other4.1%(256,210)
75
+2%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
51
−2%since 2020
from 52 in 2020
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
Cuban18.5%(1,155,991)
South American11.9%(741,867)
Central American6.4%(398,148)
Colombian4.5%(282,180)
Puerto Rican3.6%(224,306)
Venezuelan3.4%(215,393)
Mexican2.4%(151,906)
Nicaraguan2.2%(137,684)
Dominican2%(126,525)
Honduran1.5%(96,577)
Peruvian1.5%(91,231)
Guatemalan1.4%(86,266)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.9%(57,317)
Salvadoran0.8%(50,346)
Ecuadorian0.8%(48,840)
Spaniard0.5%(34,255)
Chilean0.3%(20,618)
Panamanian0.2%(14,340)
Uruguayan0.2%(13,081)
Costa Rican0.2%(11,651)
Bolivian0.1%(8,196)
Paraguayan0%(2,512)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(55,343)
Chinese0.6%(34,381)
Filipino0.3%(19,206)
Vietnamese0.3%(16,374)
Pakistani0.1%(7,801)
Korean0.1%(5,486)
Bangladeshi0.1%(5,101)
Thai0.1%(3,681)
Japanese0%(3,053)
Taiwanese0%(1,293)
Nepalese0%(799)
Burmese0%(748)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0%(707)
Laotian0%(586)
Cambodian0%(504)
Indonesian0%(471)
Uzbek0%(365)
Malaysian0%(247)
Kazakh0%(46)
Singaporean0%(41)
Hmong0%(17)
Okinawan0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(1,898)
Samoan0%(1,490)
Chamorro0%(732)
Guamanian0%(157)
Tongan0%(75)
Fijian0%(46)
Marshallese0%(15)
Ancestry
West Indian9.4%(585,287)
American5.4%(338,434)
Haitian5.3%(334,019)
Italian4.8%(300,110)
German4.1%(257,024)
Irish4%(252,116)
English3.2%(200,171)
Jamaican3%(190,505)
Polish1.7%(104,522)
Russian1.3%(82,099)
French1.1%(70,358)
Brazilian0.9%(56,258)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African0.8%(49,879)
Arab0.8%(48,813)
Scottish0.6%(34,882)
Portuguese0.5%(30,567)
Ukrainian0.4%(22,753)
Hungarian0.4%(22,469)
Greek0.3%(21,289)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(21,165)
Swedish0.3%(19,578)
Lebanese0.3%(19,442)
Dutch0.3%(18,800)
British0.3%(16,217)
Romanian0.3%(15,790)
French Canadian0.2%(15,386)
Canadian0.2%(14,916)
Norwegian0.2%(14,795)
Austrian0.2%(13,211)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(12,703)
Israeli0.2%(11,692)
Lithuanian0.2%(9,740)
Turkish0.1%(8,946)
Czech0.1%(8,863)
Guyanese0.1%(8,789)
Welsh0.1%(8,614)
Swiss0.1%(6,821)
Nigerian0.1%(6,766)
Syrian0.1%(5,880)
Iranian0.1%(5,766)
Danish0.1%(5,748)
Armenian0.1%(5,366)
Finnish0.1%(4,982)
Egyptian0.1%(4,923)
Moroccan0.1%(4,440)
Slovak0.1%(4,344)
Croatian0.1%(4,180)
Barbadian0.1%(3,487)
Belgian0.1%(3,412)
Serbian0%(3,050)
Palestinian0%(3,010)
Bulgarian0%(2,941)
Jordanian0%(2,076)
Australian0%(1,785)
Latvian0%(1,571)
Slovene0%(1,245)
Iraqi0%(1,217)
Macedonian0%(1,134)
Ghanaian0%(787)
Ethiopian0%(762)
Kenyan0%(613)
Cape Verdean0%(341)
Somali0%(67)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
87.3%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 76.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 74.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
96.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.3%(947,733)
Married49.5%(1,257,206)
Widowed2.6%(66,672)
Divorced10.5%(267,301)
Women 15+
Never married31.8%(852,638)
Married44.1%(1,182,697)
Widowed9.3%(250,073)
Divorced14.9%(399,307)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
21.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.1%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 59.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.6%
+0.3 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)22.6%(38,039)
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(33,921)
Vietnam era31.2%(52,467)
Korean War7%(11,796)
World War II2.2%(3,627)
Share of the 168,279 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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Over time
Miami, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,119,006 | $75,283 | $225,777 | 20.1% | 48.0 |
| 2000 | 5,007,564 | $72,641 | $200,812 | 24.0% | 82.1 |
| 2010 | 5,564,635 | $69,673 | $375,224 | 28.6% | 83.3 |
| 2020 | 6,138,333 | $71,340 | $362,857 | 33.0% | 83.6 |
| 2024 | 6,249,291 | $76,516 | $443,834 | 36.6% | 75.1 |
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
In this metro
Largest cities
MiamiCENTRAL489,812Hialeah230,968Fort LauderdaleCENTRAL188,677Pembroke Pines176,714Hollywood157,019Miramar142,570Coral Springs138,783West Palm BeachCENTRAL127,189Pompano BeachCENTRAL117,211Miami Gardens113,579Davie110,851Boca RatonCENTRAL101,582Plantation99,183SunriseCENTRAL98,846Deerfield BeachCENTRAL89,339Homestead86,242Boynton Beach82,396DoralCENTRAL81,634Miami BeachCENTRAL81,594KendallCENTRAL79,562Lauderhill75,668Tamarac74,134Delray BeachCENTRAL69,809Weston69,588Palm Beach GardensCENTRAL63,883Wellington62,662JupiterCENTRAL62,350North Miami60,884Margate60,070The Hammocks58,838
The 30 most populous of 165 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
What's inside
3 component counties
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has about 6,249,291 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?
The typical household in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL earns about $76,516 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL expensive?
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, the median home is worth about $443,834, and the typical rent is about $1,875 a month.
How educated are people in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?
About 36.6% of adults age 25 and over in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?
About 13.1% of people in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL live below the federal poverty line.
Has Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL grown since 1990?
Yes, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,130,285 residents, a change of about 195 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024