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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,249,291
+25%since 2000
from 5,007,564 in 2000
6,391,072 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,233 / sq mi
+25%since 2000
from 988 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
42.0
+11%since 2000
from 37.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5,067 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.7M2.9M4.2M5.4M6.7M19902000201020202024Miami
20246.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(331,724)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(332,627)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(361,313)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.7%(359,135)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(350,155)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(804,922)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(835,250)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.4%(836,759)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(838,110)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(639,833)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.2%(389,554)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(169,909)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,516
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,876 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,766
+96%since 2000
from $22,339 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.7%
+20.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.507
+3%since 2010
from 0.493 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade4.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$443,834
+121%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,236 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,875
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $703 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.2%
−5.2 ptssince 2000
from 65.4% in 2000
39.8% rent
Vacancy rate
12.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 16.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.64 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
34.8%
−11.9 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
60.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 57.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
+2%since 2009
from 5.7 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.
Gentrification Score
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)
Diversity Score
75
+2%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
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)
Hmong0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(1,490)
Chamorro0%(732)
Guamanian0%(157)
Tongan0%(75)
Fijian0%(46)
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)
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)
Somali0%(67)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.6%
+12.7 ptssince 2000
from 24.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.3%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 76.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.2%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.2 min
+49%since 2000
from 19.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.2%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 78.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.5%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 10.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 63.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 74.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.2%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
42.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.2%
−12.1 ptssince 2013
from 25.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.9%
+13.5 ptssince 2017
from 77.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 86.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
44.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2016
from 47.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
43.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 41.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
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

Uninsured
13.2%
−12.1 ptssince 2013
from 25.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
41.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 42.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
21.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
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)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(33,921)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(52,467)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(11,796)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(3,627)
US avg: 1%

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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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

Miami-Dade CountyCENTRAL2,802,029Broward CountyCENTRAL2,013,317Palm Beach CountyCENTRAL1,575,726
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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

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