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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Retail trade (12.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.6%).
Detached houses: $355,762Here:$355,762State:$275,879 Townhouses or other attached units: $223,369Here:$223,369State:$195,815 In 2-unit structures: $259,919Here:$259,919State:$200,248 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,593Here:$164,593State:$172,083 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $257,314Here:$257,314State:$221,364 Mobile homes: $47,460Here:$47,460State:$43,568 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $60,034Here:$60,034State:$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):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.9% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.6%
Obama (Democratic): 58.0% McCain (Republican): 41.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,915 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,039 (0.9%)
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.
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: 56 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 20 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 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.
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Notable locations in Miami-Dade County: Fountain Plaza (A), Palm Drive Shopping Plaza (B), Quail Roost Plaza (C), Dade Correctional Institution (D), Flamingo Plaza (E), Smallpox Tommies Seminole Village (F), Smallpox Tommies Camp (G), Southern and Caribbean Agencies Air Marine Terminals Wharf (H), River Marine Terminal Wharf (I), Pioneer Shipping Wharf (J), Miami - Haiti Terminal Wharf (K), Jones Boat Yard Upper Wharf and Piers (L), Jones Boat Yard Lower Wharf and Slip (M), Island Shipping and Terminals Wharf (N), International Marine Terminal Wharf (O), Byrd Diving and Salvage Upper Wharf (P), Byrd Diving and Salvage Lower Wharf (Q), Auto - Marine Engineers Wharf (R), Atlas Iron Processors Wharf (S), Stanley Franks Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Cutler Ridge Mall (1), South Miami Heights Shopping Center (2), Midway Mall (3), Essex Village Shopping Center (4), Village Shopping Center (5), Palm Springs Village Shopping Center (6), Keystone Point Shopping Center (7), Sunset Village Shopping Center (8), Biscayne Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Miami-Dade County include: Redland Church (A), Graham Baptist Church (B), Graham Mission (C), South Dade Church (D), Saint Andrew Church (E), B'nai Israel Synagogue (F), Coconut Grove United Methodist Church (G), Modello Baptist Church (H), Covenant Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Palm Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and swamps: Monroe Lake (A), Henry Lake (B), Ninemile Pond (C), Lake Chekika (D), Pouratis Pond (E), Cuthbert Lake (F), Taylor Slough (G), Lake Joanne (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Little River (A), Taylor River (B), East Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Miami-Dade County include: Homestead Bayfront Park (1), Orchard Jungle (2), Crandon County Park (3), Francis S Taylor Wildlife Management Area (4), Crandon Park (5), Virginia Beach County Park (6), Everglades Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area 3B (7), Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (8), Black Point 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: Fountain Plaza (A), Palm Drive Shopping Plaza (B), Quail Roost Plaza (C), Dade Correctional Institution (D), Flamingo Plaza (E), Smallpox Tommies Seminole Village (F), Smallpox Tommies Camp (G), Southern and Caribbean Agencies Air Marine Terminals Wharf (H), River Marine Terminal Wharf (I), Pioneer Shipping Wharf (J), Miami - Haiti Terminal Wharf (K), Jones Boat Yard Upper Wharf and Piers (L), Jones Boat Yard Lower Wharf and Slip (M), Island Shipping and Terminals Wharf (N), International Marine Terminal Wharf (O), Byrd Diving and Salvage Upper Wharf (P), Byrd Diving and Salvage Lower Wharf (Q), Auto - Marine Engineers Wharf (R), Atlas Iron Processors Wharf (S), Stanley Franks Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Cutler Ridge Mall (1), South Miami Heights Shopping Center (2), Midway Mall (3), Essex Village Shopping Center (4), Village Shopping Center (5), Palm Springs Village Shopping Center (6), Keystone Point Shopping Center (7), Sunset Village Shopping Center (8), Biscayne Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Miami-Dade County include: Redland Church (A), Graham Baptist Church (B), Graham Mission (C), South Dade Church (D), Saint Andrew Church (E), B'nai Israel Synagogue (F), Coconut Grove United Methodist Church (G), Modello Baptist Church (H), Covenant Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Palm Memorial Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Monroe Lake (A), Henry Lake (B), Ninemile Pond (C), Lake Chekika (D), Pouratis Pond (E), Cuthbert Lake (F), Taylor Slough (G), Lake Joanne (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Little River (A), Taylor River (B), East Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Miami-Dade County include: Homestead Bayfront Park (1), Orchard Jungle (2), Crandon County Park (3), Francis S Taylor Wildlife Management Area (4), Crandon Park (5), Virginia Beach County Park (6), Everglades Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area 3B (7), Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (8), Black Point Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Haulover Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Broward County , Collier County , Monroe County , Monroe County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.6%
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
Adherents
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Miami-Dade County (%):
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 2006: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8
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%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 88.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 87.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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).
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 394.29 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,600
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Air Transportation: $497,274,000
Sewerage: $260,381,000
Solid Waste Management: $247,715,000
All Other: $243,342,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $85,006,000
Parks and Recreation: $35,944,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,009,000
Toll Highways: $6,085,000
Parking Facilities: $2,480,000
Parks and Recreation: $128,029,000
Regular Highways: $111,641,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $95,512,000
Financial Administration: $53,261,000
General - Other: $43,887,000
Sewerage: $34,002,000
Water Utilities: $20,462,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,949,000
Local Fire Protection: $17,626,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,457,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,017,000
Central Staff Services: $2,017,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,223,000
Police Protection: $1,015,000
Solid Waste Management: $831,000
General Public Buildings: $21,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Transit Utilities: $433,620,000
Police Protection: $412,524,000
General - Other: $380,896,000
Air Transportation: $343,553,000
Solid Waste Management: $305,000,000
Public Welfare - Other: $284,921,000
Housing and Community Development: $277,547,000
Local Fire Protection: $245,514,000
Correctional Institutions: $159,068,000
Parks and Recreation: $148,526,000
Sewerage: $139,253,000
Water Utilities: $119,126,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $95,293,000
Financial Administration: $85,689,000
Corrections - Other: $68,172,000
Health - Other: $61,053,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $57,826,000
Libraries: $51,804,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $51,300,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,601,000
Regular Highways: $33,113,000
Central Staff Services: $27,111,000
General Public Buildings: $11,026,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,447,000
Toll Highways: $5,762,000
Parking Facilities: $1,590,000
Housing and Community Development: $254,261,000
Transit Utilities: $25,537,000
General Local Government Support: $638,000
Protective Inspection and Regulations: $17,000
General Revenue, NEC: $110,706,000
Special Assessments: $105,449,000
Fines and Forfeits: $44,267,000
Rents: $8,600,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,836,000
Sale of Property: $1,744,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $-1,590,802,592
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,599,030,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC – Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Sewerage: $22,668,000
Water Utilities: $13,642,000
Police Protection: $10,712,000
Financial Administration: $6,367,000
Libraries: $5,888,000
Regular Highways: $2,136,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,893,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,822,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,496,000
Central Staff Services: $1,383,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,282,000
Corrections - Other: $550,000
Public Welfare - Other: $444,000
Natural Resources - Other: $435,000
General - Other: $294,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $267,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
Health - Other: $7,000
Transit Utilities: $94,737,000
Transit Utilities: $66,850,000
Health and Hospitals: $55,200,000
All Other: $54,331,000
Highways: $15,295,000
Water Utilities: $114,000
Sewerage: $114,000
Public Utilities Sales: $203,627,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $118,751,000
NEC: $95,487,000
Other Selective Sales: $95,340,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $61,848,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,703,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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