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Miami-Dade County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Miami-Dade County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Miami-Dade County holds a labor force drawn from a population of 2.84 million, with 54.5% foreign-born residents and 33.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce shaped heavily by international migration. Median worker earnings stand at $38,213 against a median home value of $425,400 and median gross rent of $1,731/month, indicating meaningful cost pressure relative to wages. The county posted a -1.1% population decline over five years, carries a 4.4% unemployment rate and 14.9% poverty rate, and sustains a GDP per capita of $73,156 against a median household income of $71,753.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,838,461

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$71,753

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.1% since 2018

Miami-Dade County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,264,482 (46.2%)
  • White Alone725,047 (26.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone403,015 (14.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone241,747 (8.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races53,373 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone43,196 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,685,479
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)122,899
  3. 3.Other Indo-European42,420
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic13,452
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)8,407

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

54.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

44,155

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$73,156

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,858

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance286,559
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services197,579
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)143,438
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services135,543
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities124,446

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations517,849
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations300,190
  3. 3.Service Occupations264,096
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations162,974
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations136,144

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.52×)120,103
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.34×)41,570
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.26×)117,624
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.23×)78,349
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.20×)107,697

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$425,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,731/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

52.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999119,936 (23.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99999,608 (19.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99987,716 (17.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99942,509 (8.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99928,450 (5.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99927,472 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,213

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone931,441 (68.7%)
  • Worked At Home189,427 (14.0%)
  • Carpooled123,736 (9.1%)
  • Public Transit45,160 (3.3%)
  • Walked27,478 (2.0%)
  • Other19,926 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.