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Miami Beach Apartments for Rent

Total population: 84,633 (All urban)

Miami Beach, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 59,757 (46,220 occupied: 16,930 owner occupied, 29,290 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	63%
State:	30%

Housing density: 8496 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $878 (lower quartile is $707, upper quartile is $1,185)

Housing units in Miami Beach with a mortgage: 3,025 (347 second mortgage, 486 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,569

Miami Beach,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $391,100 (it was $138,700 in 2000)

Miami Beach:	$391,100
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $271,800 - $750,000

Median year house/condo built: 1966

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship

Households: 86,727

In family households: 53,422 (12,694 male householders, 5,946 female householders)
13,132 spouses, 15,066 children (14,252 natural, 293 adopted, 521 stepchildren), 801 grandchildren, 1,184 brothers or sisters, 1,157 parents, 1,579 other relatives, 1,863 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 33,305 (15,324 male householders (11,808 living alone)), 12,278 female householders (10,665 living alone)), 5,703 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,334 (747 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,691 2-persons, 4,401 3-persons, 2,666 4-persons, 1,151 5-persons, 565 6-persons, 166 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,473 1-person, 4,704 2-persons, 320 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

7,092 married couples with children.
3,536 single-parent households (779 men, 2,757 women).

32.5% of residents of Miami Beach speak English at home.
54.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 48,852 (55.5%)
(44.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	3.4
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.0
State:	3.8

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Miami Beach, Florida:
	1 room: 2,244 2 rooms: 2,916 3 rooms: 3,655 4 rooms: 2,457 5 rooms: 1,368 6 rooms: 1,239 7 rooms: 927 8 rooms: 841 9 or more rooms: 1,283

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Miami Beach, Florida:
	1 room: 11,291 2 rooms: 7,371 3 rooms: 5,884 4 rooms: 3,090 5 rooms: 1,113 6 rooms: 235 7 rooms: 108 8 rooms: 89 9 or more rooms: 109

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,648
1995 to 1998: 2,036
1990 to 1994: 1,524
1980 to 1989: 4,811
1970 to 1979: 10,264
1960 to 1969: 13,995
1950 to 1959: 11,584
1940 to 1949: 7,289
1939 or earlier: 6,606

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Miami Beach:
	no bedroom: 2,520 1 bedroom: 6,068 2 bedrooms: 4,002 3 bedrooms: 2,195 4 bedrooms: 1,381 5 or more bedrooms: 764

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Miami Beach:
	no bedroom: 12,451 1 bedroom: 12,161 2 bedrooms: 4,056 3 bedrooms: 461 4 bedrooms: 97 5 or more bedrooms: 64

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Miami Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,936 1 vehicle: 8,216 2 vehicles: 4,526 3 vehicles: 918 4 vehicles: 246 5 or more vehicles: 88

Cars and other vehicles available in Miami Beach in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12,151 1 vehicle: 13,738 2 vehicles: 2,963 3 vehicles: 265 4 vehicles: 81 5 or more vehicles: 92

Miami Beach rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Miami Beach:

Less than $100: 193 people
$100 to $149: 96
$150 to $199: 599
$200 to $249: 431
$250 to $299: 225
$300 to $349: 146
$350 to $399: 141
$400 to $449: 139
$450 to $499: 217
$500 to $549: 299
$550 to $599: 404
$600 to $649: 789
$650 to $699: 1,069
$700 to $749: 1,434
$750 to $799: 1,555
$800 to $899: 2,911
$900 to $999: 2,259
$1,000 to $1,249: 3,452
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,495
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,331
$2,000 or more: 878
No cash rent: 600

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14,423 1990 to 1994: 6,778 1985 to 1989: 4,600 1980 to 1984: 5,486 1975 to 1979: 2,411 1970 to 1974: 3,141 1970 to 1974: 3,833 1965 to 1969: 8,180

Miami Beach, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.9%
Number of people working at home: 2,143 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 943
5 to 9 minutes: 3668
10 to 14 minutes: 5754
15 to 19 minutes: 5906
20 to 24 minutes: 5950
25 to 29 minutes: 2207
30 to 34 minutes: 6321
35 to 39 minutes: 875
40 to 44 minutes: 1296
45 to 59 minutes: 2253
60 to 89 minutes: 1433
90 or more minutes: 1119

Miami Beach mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,190 (58%)
Carpooled: 3,818 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4,025 (10%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 33 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 135 (0%)
Railroad: 52 (0%)
Ferryboat: 22 (0%)
Taxi: 289 (1%)
Motorcycle: 176 (0%)
Bicycle: 1,313 (3%)
Walked: 4,113 (10%)
Other means: 559 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,143 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 9569
$10,000 to $14,999: 4164
$15,000 to $19,999: 3696
$20,000 to $24,999: 3906
$25,000 to $29,999: 3142
$30,000 to $34,999: 2760
$35,000 to $39,999: 2276
$40,000 to $44,999: 1864
$45,000 to $49,999: 1623
$50,000 to $59,999: 2552
$60,000 to $74,999: 2883
$75,000 to $99,999: 2406
$100,000 to $124,999: 1666
$125,000 to $149,999: 843
$150,000 to $199,999: 1060
$200,000 or more: 1832

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 44518

United States or American: 4437

Italian: 3794

Russian: 2747

German: 2622

Polish: 2045

Irish: 1906

Brazilian: 1905

English: 1440

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1171

French (except Basque): 1059

European: 950

Arab:: 750

Hungarian: 699

Austrian: 566

Portuguese: 542

Jamaican: 494

Eastern European: 414

Haitian: 412

Ukrainian: 379

Dutch: 370

Canadian: 337

Scottish: 328

Greek: 320

Turkish: 309

Subsaharan African:: 277

Romanian: 275

British: 242

Scotch-Irish: 221

Lebanese: 219

Norwegian: 216

Israeli: 202

African: 202

Lithuanian: 182

Swedish: 175

Belgian: 159

French Canadian: 158

Other Arab: 132

Welsh: 119

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 114

Croatian: 110

Arab/Arabic: 104

Yugoslavian: 100

Iranian: 98

Moroccan: 96

Swiss: 92

Bulgarian: 91

Egyptian: 90

Slovak: 86

Armenian: 82

Czechoslovakian: 82

Latvian: 79

Basque: 77

Danish: 68

Czech: 60

Palestinian: 49

Albanian: 47

West Indian: 45

Australian: 42

Iraqi: 41

Bahamian: 32

Guyanese: 30

British West Indian: 29

Other West Indian: 24

Belizean: 21

Slavic: 20

South African: 19

Nigerian: 19

Syrian: 19

Northern European: 18

Serbian: 17

Cape Verdean: 13

Celtic: 12

New Zealander: 11

Ghanian: 9

Scandinavian: 9

Somalian: 9

Estonian: 8

Finnish: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 6

Slovene: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Cuba (31%)
Colombia (11%)
Argentina (8%)
Brazil (6%)
Peru (4%)
Venezuela (3%)
Dominican Republic (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12605
Northeast: 14170
Midwest: 4045
South: 3571
West: 1485

45% of Miami Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 530
Nursery to 4th grade: 207
5th and 6th grade: 1,197
7th and 8th grade: 1,135
9th grade: 555
10th grade: 464
11th grade: 473
12th grade, no diploma: 1,961
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,707
Less than 1 year of college: 1,809
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,826
Associate degree: 2,227
Bachelor's degree: 6,619
Master's degree: 2,611
Professional school degree: 3,204
Doctorate degree: 674

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 740
Nursery to 4th grade: 334
5th and 6th grade: 1,427
7th and 8th grade: 1,449
9th grade: 819
10th grade: 714
11th grade: 417
12th grade, no diploma: 2,278
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,501
Less than 1 year of college: 1,953
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,341
Associate degree: 2,021
Bachelor's degree: 5,648
Master's degree: 2,212
Professional school degree: 1,747
Doctorate degree: 490

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 23.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 56.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,054
Black householders: $30,352
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,205
Asian householders: $32,160
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $2,499
Some other race householders: $25,874
Two or more races householders: $34,082
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,015

Miami Beach household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Miami Beach household income for Black householders

Miami Beach household income for Asian householders

Miami Beach household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Miami Beach household income for Some other race householders

Miami Beach household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Miami Beach marital status for males

Miami Beach marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,041,335
Black or African American householders: $2,467,285
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $239,679
Asian householders: $1,240,692
Some other race householders: $440,727
Two or more races householders: $805,603
Hispanic or Latino householders: $695,351

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,580
One, attached: 690
Two: 375
3 or 4: 2,548
5 to 9: 4,158
10 to 19: 10,474
20 to 49: 11,235
50 or more: 24,581
Mobile homes: 65
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,188

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Miami Beach:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (86%) Utility gas (7%) No fuel used (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (71%) No fuel used (15%) Utility gas (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,216

Here:	22.6%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 685

Here:	19.1%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,395

Here:	26.9%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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