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Races in Miami-Dade County, Florida:
Detached houses: $431,661Here: $431,661State: $334,342 Townhouses or other attached units: $292,415Here: $292,415State: $258,333 In 2-unit structures: $309,384Here: $309,384State: $289,450 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,057Here: $214,057State: $240,504 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $326,292Here: $326,292State: $281,565 Mobile homes: $39,591Here: $39,591State: $43,568 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $103,180Here: $103,180State: $47,032
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Health of residents in Miami-Dade County based on 1416 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004: General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average. 68.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average. 17.8% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average. 37.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average. 56.1% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 69.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average. Average weight of males is 186 pounds. This is about average. Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is about average. 14.9% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.9% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.6%
Area name: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Miami-Dade County is $752 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $911 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1205 a month.
Cities in this county include: Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach, Kendall, North Miami, Fountainbleau, Carol City, Kendale Lakes, Tamiami, The Hammocks.
2005 air pollution in Miami-Dade County:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 26 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 56 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 9.6 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 20 µg/m3. Below U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Broward County , Collier County , Monroe County , Monroe County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Miami-Dade County: Little Doctor Seminole Village (A), Palm Drive Shopping Plaza (B), Palm Plaza (C), Panther Camp (D), Krome North Service Processing Center (E), Krome Avenue Boat Ramp (F), Pete Osceolas Farm (G), Pete Osceolas Seminole Village (H), Quail Roost Plaza (I), Redland Golf Course (J), Royal Palm Ranger Station (K), John Buck Seminole Village (L), Sam Franks Old Farm (M), Sam Willie Seminole Village (N), Sam Willies Camp (O), Jimmy Tommies Camp (P), Jimmie Tigers Farm (Q), Jessie Willies Seminole Village (R), Jessie Willies Camp (S), Schortemeyers Triangle (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Palm Springs Village Shopping Center (1), Keystone Point Shopping Center (2), Richmond Heights Shopping Center (3), Cutler Ridge Mall (4), South Miami Heights Shopping Center (5), Biscayne Shopping Center (6), Sunset Village Shopping Center (7), The Falls Shopping Center (8), Midway Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Miami-Dade County include: Modello Baptist Church (A), B'nai Israel Synagogue (B), Covenant Baptist Church (C), Open Bible Gospel Tabernacle (D), Redland Church (E), Graham Baptist Church (F), Graham Mission (G), Saint Marys Cathedral (H), South Dade Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Palm Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and swamps: Henry Lake (A), Seven Palm Lake (B), Monroe Lake (C), Joanne, Lake (D), Little Henry Lake (E), Chekika, Lake (F), Middle Lake (G), Palmer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Taylor River (A), East Creek (B), Little River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Miami-Dade County include: Crandon Park (1), Crandon County Park (2), Aerojet Wildlife Management Area (3), Haulover Beach Park (4), Francis S Taylor Wildlife Management Area (5), Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (6), Castello Hammock Park (7), Preston B Bird-Mary Heinlein Fruit and Spice Park (8), Black Creek Linear Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Haulover Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Miami-Dade County: Little Doctor Seminole Village (A), Palm Drive Shopping Plaza (B), Palm Plaza (C), Panther Camp (D), Krome North Service Processing Center (E), Krome Avenue Boat Ramp (F), Pete Osceolas Farm (G), Pete Osceolas Seminole Village (H), Quail Roost Plaza (I), Redland Golf Course (J), Royal Palm Ranger Station (K), John Buck Seminole Village (L), Sam Franks Old Farm (M), Sam Willie Seminole Village (N), Sam Willies Camp (O), Jimmy Tommies Camp (P), Jimmie Tigers Farm (Q), Jessie Willies Seminole Village (R), Jessie Willies Camp (S), Schortemeyers Triangle (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Palm Springs Village Shopping Center (1), Keystone Point Shopping Center (2), Richmond Heights Shopping Center (3), Cutler Ridge Mall (4), South Miami Heights Shopping Center (5), Biscayne Shopping Center (6), Sunset Village Shopping Center (7), The Falls Shopping Center (8), Midway Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Miami-Dade County include: Modello Baptist Church (A), B'nai Israel Synagogue (B), Covenant Baptist Church (C), Open Bible Gospel Tabernacle (D), Redland Church (E), Graham Baptist Church (F), Graham Mission (G), Saint Marys Cathedral (H), South Dade Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Palm Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Henry Lake (A), Seven Palm Lake (B), Monroe Lake (C), Joanne, Lake (D), Little Henry Lake (E), Chekika, Lake (F), Middle Lake (G), Palmer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Taylor River (A), East Creek (B), Little River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Miami-Dade County include: Crandon Park (1), Crandon County Park (2), Aerojet Wildlife Management Area (3), Haulover Beach Park (4), Francis S Taylor Wildlife Management Area (5), Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (6), Castello Hammock Park (7), Preston B Bird-Mary Heinlein Fruit and Spice Park (8), Black Creek Linear Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Haulover Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Current college students: 160,435 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,147,765 (47% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.6%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Miami-Dade County with a mortgage: 258,002 (33,736 second mortgage, 22,962 home equity loan, 842 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 77,813
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Miami-Dade County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Florida state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 153 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/17/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
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Means of transportation to work
3.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,972 average adjusted gross income)
0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,671 average AGI)Miami-Dade County: 0.28%Florida average: 0.22% 1.77% relocated from other counties in Florida ($15,539 average AGI) 1.92% relocated from other states ($24,762 average AGI)Miami-Dade County: 1.92%Florida average: 4.24%
5.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,860 average adjusted gross income)
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($897 average AGI)Miami-Dade County: 0.11%Florida average: 0.12% 3.16% relocated to other counties in Florida ($23,788 average AGI) 1.81% relocated to other states ($15,175 average AGI)Miami-Dade County: 1.81%Florida average: 3.31%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 321,353 (287,005 aged, 34,348 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Household type by relationship
381,607 spouses, 682,600 children (633,709 natural, 12,594 adopted, 36,297 stepchildren), 66,668 grandchildren, 39,162 brothers or sisters, 43,945 parents, 89,606 other relatives, 71,082 non-relatives
Size of family households: 176,478 2-persons, 136,682 3-persons, 120,091 4-persons, 65,957 5-persons, 31,595 6-persons, 21,681 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 181,076 1-person, 36,912 2-persons, 4,499 3-persons, 1,635 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 231 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.
32.1% of residents of Miami-Dade County speak English at home. 59.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all). 7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $15,597,387,000 ($6599 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $541,594,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,040,550,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,546,903,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $59,639,000 Federal grants: $4,864,730,000 Federal procurement contracts: $671,878,000 ($286,872,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,413,687,000 ($153,574,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $38,270,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $982,761,000 Federal Government insurance: $57,419,070,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 394.29 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
56% of Miami-Dade County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Florida.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,600
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Sewerage: $237,227,000
Solid Waste Management: $204,142,000
All Other: $148,718,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $83,153,000
Parks & Recreation: $31,087,000
Housing & Community Development: $17,858,000
Toll Highways: $6,629,000
Parking Facilities: $2,114,000
Parks & Recreation: $137,803,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $59,625,000
General: $52,130,000
Sewerage: $42,650,000
Water Utilities: $31,509,000
Regular Highways: $28,497,000
Housing & Community Development: $25,995,000
Own Hospitals: $21,872,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,044,000
Judicial & Legal: $2,118,000
Corrections - Other: $1,248,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000,000
Police Protection: $657,000
General - Other: $390,118,000
Police Protection: $361,422,000
Transit Utilities: $351,722,000
Air Transportation: $340,760,000
Housing & Community Development: $242,640,000
Solid Waste Management: $210,933,000
Corrections - Other: $204,913,000
Fire Protection: $204,856,000
Sewerage: $123,657,000
Welfare - Other: $119,489,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $118,467,000
Parks & Recreation: $113,947,000
Water Utilities: $94,734,000
Financial Administration: $75,686,000
Health Services - Other: $49,474,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $49,071,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $46,469,000
Libraries: $39,491,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,298,000
Regular Highways: $22,708,000
Central Staff Services: $20,385,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,198,000
General Public Buildings: $6,118,000
Toll Highways: $4,348,000
Parking Facilities: $1,032,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $580,000
Own Hospitals: $44,571,000
General - Other: $33,338,000
Sewerage: $28,434,000
Water Utilities: $21,006,000
Air Transportation: $17,136,000
Police Protection: $15,763,000
Fire Protection: $11,650,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,576,000
Libraries: $5,058,000
Central Staff Services: $2,759,000
Health - Other: $1,480,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,397,000
Financial Administration: $1,100,000
Regular Highways: $991,000
Parks & Recreation: $961,000
Correction - Other: $952,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $824,000
Judicial and Legal: $37,000
Housing & Community Development: $224,428,000
Transit Utilities: $89,574,000
Public Welfare: $24,469,000
Health & Hospitals: $769,000
General Support: $636,000
Corrections: $431,000
Police Protection: $300,000
Water Utilities: $1,285,100,000
Industrial Revenue: $166,415,000
Full Faith & Credit: $5,454,000
Industrial Revenue: $-1,849,539,296
Industrial Revenue: $153,690,000
Special Assessments: $83,058,000
General Revenue, NEC: $64,849,000
Fines & Forfeits: $48,755,000
Rents: $8,163,000
Property Sale Other: $1,482,000
Transit Utilities: $56,167,000
Natural Resource - Other: $6,576,000
Central Staff: $2,759,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,410,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,397,000
Corrections - Other: $952,000
Judicial: $37,000
Transit Utilities: $77,552,000
Transit Utilities: $57,426,000
Highways: $57,044,000
All Other: $54,959,000
Health & Hospitals: $25,238,000
Water Utilities: $79,000
Public Utilities: $164,973,000
Total General Sales: $111,386,000
NEC: $102,584,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $60,408,000
Other Selective Sales: $60,340,000
Motor Vehicle License: $10,155,000
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