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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Miami Metro

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · 3 counties · 5,564,635 residents · 5,067 sq mi
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With 5,564,635 people, Miami is a metro area. The foreign-born share is 38%. Median rent is $1,074 a month. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The typical home is worth $260,831, having more than doubled since 2000. Households earn $48,432 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 39.9
US median: 37.2
Average education
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
5,564,635
+11%since 2000
from 5,007,564 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,098 / sq mi
+11%since 2000
from 988 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.9
+6%since 2000
from 37.7 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
5,067 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.7M2.9M4.2M5.4M6.7M19902000201020202024Miami
20246.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.8%(324,045)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.8%(322,171)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.1%(341,665)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.5%(362,284)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.4%(355,711)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3412.8%(711,640)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.2%(789,398)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.9%(831,783)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.5%(639,346)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 748%(442,756)
US avg: 7%
75 to 845.5%(307,239)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.5%(136,597)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$48,432
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,876 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,267
+22%since 2000
from $22,339 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
31.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 30.6% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
14.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.493
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.7%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services8.6%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade8.1%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.9%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Transportation & warehousing4.1%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.5%
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
$260,831
+87%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,236 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,074
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $703 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
62.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 65.4% in 2000
37.1% rent
Vacancy rate
17.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 16.1% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.68 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.69 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
47.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 57.9% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
5.4
−5%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.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic34.8%(1,937,939)
Black19.7%(1,096,536)
Hispanic / Latino41.6%(2,312,929)
Asian2.2%(122,082)
Other1.5%(82,354)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban17%(927,729)
South American8.4%(457,857)
Central American5.7%(311,234)
Puerto Rican3.8%(207,686)
Colombian3.6%(195,419)
Mexican2.4%(129,069)
Nicaraguan2.3%(123,922)
Dominican1.6%(90,024)
Honduran1.4%(79,026)
Venezuelan1.3%(72,598)
Peruvian1.3%(69,818)
Guatemalan0.9%(50,977)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.8%(41,889)
Ecuadorian0.7%(38,165)
Salvadoran0.6%(30,618)
Spaniard0.3%(17,716)
Chilean0.3%(17,221)
Panamanian0.2%(12,365)
Uruguayan0.2%(11,775)
Costa Rican0.2%(11,749)
Bolivian0.1%(6,062)
Paraguayan0%(890)
Ancestry
West Indian8.9%(486,042)
German6.1%(332,725)
Italian5.8%(319,749)
Irish5.7%(311,968)
Haitian5%(273,174)
American4%(220,817)
English4%(219,231)
Jamaican2.9%(158,173)
Polish2.5%(138,636)
Russian2.4%(133,088)
French1.6%(86,075)
Scottish0.8%(44,802)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Brazilian0.8%(44,449)
Subsaharan African0.7%(36,693)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(34,179)
Dutch0.6%(33,137)
Arab0.6%(32,913)
Hungarian0.6%(31,721)
Swedish0.5%(25,004)
Austrian0.4%(23,073)
Greek0.4%(22,474)
British0.4%(20,158)
French Canadian0.4%(19,888)
Canadian0.4%(19,611)
Romanian0.4%(19,427)
Norwegian0.3%(17,292)
Portuguese0.3%(17,262)
Ukrainian0.2%(13,243)
Czech0.2%(12,395)
Israeli0.2%(12,376)
Welsh0.2%(12,346)
Lebanese0.2%(11,974)
Lithuanian0.2%(11,188)
Danish0.1%(7,910)
Guyanese0.1%(7,487)
Turkish0.1%(7,088)
Swiss0.1%(6,813)
Finnish0.1%(6,353)
Slovak0.1%(5,604)
Iranian0.1%(5,271)
Armenian0.1%(4,539)
Belgian0.1%(3,495)
Egyptian0.1%(3,487)
Syrian0.1%(3,384)
Croatian0.1%(3,248)
Nigerian0.1%(2,907)
Barbadian0.1%(2,841)
Moroccan0%(2,495)
Palestinian0%(2,178)
Latvian0%(1,846)
Serbian0%(1,817)
Bulgarian0%(1,721)
Jordanian0%(1,617)
Australian0%(1,612)
Slovene0%(1,157)
Macedonian0%(639)
Iraqi0%(538)
Ethiopian0%(360)
Kenyan0%(326)
Ghanaian0%(210)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.6%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 24.0% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
82.5%
+6.5 ptssince 2000
from 76.0% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
10.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.5 min
+40%since 2000
from 19.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
78.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 78.3% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
8.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
32.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% 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
37.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 36.5% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
6.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
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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 5,564,635 residents according to the 2010 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 $48,432 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 $260,831, and the typical rent is about $1,074 a month.

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

About 28.6% 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 14.5% 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 3,445,629 residents, a change of about 163 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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