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METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Miami Metro

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · 3 counties · 2,119,006 residents · 5,067 sq mi
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With 2,119,006 people, Miami is a metro area. The population has fallen 58% since 2000. The median age is 38.7, about 6 years above the US median. Median rent is $580 a month. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.8% of residents.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $30,130
Older
median age 38.7
US median: 33.0
Average education
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,119,006
−58%vs 2000
vs 5,007,564 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
669 / sq mi
−32%vs 2000
vs 988 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
38.7
+3%vs 2000
vs 37.7 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
5,067 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.7M2.9M4.2M5.4M6.7M19902000201020202024Miami
20246.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.2%(131,485)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 95.7%(121,469)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 145.1%(107,385)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 195.1%(108,813)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.6%(118,947)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3416.7%(354,675)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4414.3%(303,071)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 549.8%(207,570)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 649.2%(195,104)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 7411.8%(250,725)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 848.4%(177,784)
US avg: 4%
85 and over2%(41,978)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$31,367
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $39,876 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$18,128
−19%vs 2000
vs $22,339 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
9.8%
−4.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 14.1% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$94,071
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $110,236 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$580
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $703 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
69.6%
+4.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 65.4% in 2000
30.4% rent
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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic83.1%(1,760,554)
Black14.2%(300,273)
Hispanic / Latino8.1%(170,696)
Asian1.2%(25,615)
Other1.5%(32,564)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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
20.1%
−3.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 24.0% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
77.6%
+1.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 76.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
6.9%
−2.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 9.3% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.1 min
+8%vs 2000
vs 19.6 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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 2,119,006 residents according to the 1990 Census.

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 $31,367 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 $94,071, and the typical rent is about $580 a month.

How educated are people in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

About 20.1% 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 9.8% of people in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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