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Population (year 2000): 5,863. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,743 (-2.0% change)
 

Males: 2,664  (45.4%)
Females: 3,199  (54.6%)

Miami-Dade County

Median resident age:  43.2 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33144.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,100 (it was $34,910 in 2000)
West Miami  $36,100
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $274,900 (it was $138,300 in 2000)
West Miami  $274,900
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in West Miami:

  • Hispanic (84.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (15.0%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (2.7%), Italian (2.4%), German (2.0%), English (1.5%), Arab (1.1%), West Indian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 9 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 8198 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in West Miami

  • High school or higher: 63.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Miami city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

4,037 residents are foreign born (67.4% Latin America).

This city:  68.9%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in West Miami, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West Miami to the number of sex offenders is 2916 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Miami:  1.3% ($1,750)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fountainbleau, FL (3.5 miles , pop. 59,549).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Miami, FL (5.4 miles , pop. 362,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (1046.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Coral Terrace, FL (0.9 miles ), Coral Gables, FL (2.7 miles ), Westchester, FL (2.8 miles ), South Miami, FL (3.2 miles ), Fountainbleau, FL (3.5 miles ), Glenvar Heights, FL (3.6 miles ), Virginia Gardens, FL (3.6 miles ), Olympia Heights, FL (3.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 25.76 N, Longitude: 80.30 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +112 (+1.9%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in West Miami by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.016.9
Robberies 59101526
    per 100,000 83.1146.8163.2244.233.0101.2
Assaults 23712111410
    per 100,000 382.4114.2195.8179.1231.1168.7
Burglaries 353941314033
    per 100,000 581.9636.1669.1504.7660.2556.8
Thefts 14315413510210299
    per 100,000 2377.42511.82203.01660.71683.41670.3
Auto thefts 221111141223
    per 100,000 365.8179.4179.5227.9198.1388.1
Arson 010001
    per 100,000 0.016.30.00.00.016.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 266.5226.2237.4229.1185.5214.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (16 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.74
US city average:  3.00

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West Miami-area historical tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the West Miami city center injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/10/1956, a category 3 tornado 17.4 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Miami:
  • PAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MIAMI, FL)
  • MEADOWBROOK REHAB HOSP OF WEST GABLES (about 2 miles; MIAMI, FL)
  • MIAMI CHILDRENS HOSP (about 2 miles; MIAMI, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Miami:
  • MIAMI INTL (about 3 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: MIA)
  • FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (about 24 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; ID: FLL)
  • PALM BEACH INTL (about 65 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Miami:
  • MIAMI (about 10 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: X44)
  • MIAMI (about 10 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: X48)
  • OPA LOCKA (about 11 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: OPF)

Amtrak stations near West Miami:
  • 3 miles: MIAMI INT'L AIRPORT (MIAMI, TRANSIT BUS LOADING AREA) - Bus Station
  • 7 miles: MIAMI (8303 N.W. 37TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: HOLLYWOOD (3001 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Miami:
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 25,323)
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 5,780)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (about 18 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL; FT enrollment: 13,050)
  • FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; MIAMI, FL; FT enrollment: 22,716)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 27 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  77.0%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

West Miami compared to Florida state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in West Miami (2007 data):
  • Ocean Bank: Eighth Street Branch at 6600 S.W. 8th Street, branch established on 1992-12-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,872.4 mil, Deposits: $5,037.3 mil, headquarters in Miami, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Ocean Bankshares, Inc.
  • Intercontinental Bank: at 5722 Southwest 8th Street, branch established on 2002-06-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $117.9 mil, Deposits: $103.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 2$6,097$36,5820$0
Parks and Recreation 5$13,107$31,4575$4,003
Water Supply 1$1,946$23,3521$1,492
Other and Unallocable 3$7,769$31,0761$722
Solid Waste Management 5$10,904$26,1700$0
Financial Administration 4$10,995$32,9850$0
Other Government Administration 3$12,452$49,8080$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$12,903$30,9670$0
Police - Other 5$12,903$30,9670$0
Streets and Highways 6$18,896$37,7920$0
Welfare 2$3,372$20,2322$1,924
Totals for Government 41$111,344$32,5889$8,141


West Miami government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $466,000
    Solid Waste Management: $298,000
    All Other: $131,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,365,000
    General - Other: $947,000
    Sewerage: $678,000
    Parks & Recreation: $622,000
    Regular Highways: $438,000
    Solid Waste Management: $413,000
    Water Utilities: $375,000
    Central Staff Services: $273,000
    Financial Administration: $204,000
    General Public Buildings: $139,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $64,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $279,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,803,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,465,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $338,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $235,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $150,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $162,000
    General - Other: $92,000
    Police Protection: $84,000
    Water Utilities: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,312,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $406,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,193,000
    General Support: $526,000
    Highways: $92,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,774,000
    Public Utilities: $436,000
    NEC: $139,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,965,000

3.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,972 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.96%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,671 average AGI)
Miami-Dade County:  0.28%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Broward County, FL  1.01% ($36,908 average AGI)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.17% ($34,307)
from New York County, NY  0.09% ($100,288)


5.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,860 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.08%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($897 average AGI)
Miami-Dade County:  0.11%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Broward County, FL  1.54% ($40,863 average AGI)
to Lee County, FL  0.22% ($25,891)
to Palm Beach County, FL  0.21% ($44,535)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Miami:
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQAM (560 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQAM LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WACC (830 AM; 5 kW; HIALEAH, FL; Owner: RADIO PEACE CATHOLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIOD (610 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJCC (1700 AM; 10 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WMYM (990 AM; 5 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Miami:
  • WAMR-FM (107.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WCMQ-FM (92.3 FM; HIALEAH, FL; Owner: WCMQ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WVUM (90.5 FM; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WVUM, INC.)
  • WRTO (98.3 FM; GOULDS, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #2)
  • WMCU (89.7 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WHQT (105.1 FM; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WLVE (93.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMIB (103.5 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMXJ (102.7 FM; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WPOW (96.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WPOW LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZTA (94.9 FM; MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFLC (97.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPYM (93.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO-MIAMI, LLC)
  • WLRN-FM (91.3 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WBGG-FM (105.9 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLYF (101.5 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS CO. OF FLORIDA)
  • WHYI-FM (100.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around West Miami:
  • WIMP-CA (Channel 25; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJAN-CA (Channel 41; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SHERJAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVEB-CA (Channel 21; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: HISPANIC KEYS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPBT (Channel 2; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY TV FOUNDATION OF S. FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WSVN (Channel 7; MIAMI, FL; Owner: SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORP.)
  • WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WLTV (Channel 23; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WLTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBFS-TV (Channel 33; MIAMI, FL; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF MIAMI INC.)
  • WPXM (Channel 35; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WBZL (Channel 39; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CHANNEL 39, INC.)
  • WLRN-TV (Channel 17; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WAMI-TV (Channel 69; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA MIAMI LLC)
  • WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WLMF-LP (Channel 53; MIAMI, FL; Owner: PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WPPB-TV (Channel 63; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)
  • W58BU (Channel 58; HALLANDALE, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT,INC.)
  • WHFT-TV (Channel 45; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.)
  • W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
  • WPMF-LP (Channel 31; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JAMES J. CHLADEK)
  • WFUN-CA (Channel 48; MIAMI, ETC., FL; Owner: LOCALONE TEXAS, LTD.)
  • W54BB (Channel 54; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WEYS-LP (Channel 56; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)

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