Miami, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 409,719 (All urban)

Miami, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 148,554 (134,359 occupied: 46,847 owner occupied, 87,512 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	65%
State:	30%

Housing density: 4164 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $7,144.

Median contract rent in 2007: $739 (lower quartile is $520, upper quartile is $946)

Median contract rent in 2005: $621 (lower quartile is $471, upper quartile is $789)

Housing units in Miami with a mortgage: 21,477 (2,806 second mortgage, 1,830 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,346

Miami,FL index of house prices

Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1965

Household type by relationship

Households: 351,036

In family households: 288,944 (53,284 male householders, 30,911 female householders)
50,800 spouses, 97,136 children (89,649 natural, 1,798 adopted, 5,689 stepchildren), 12,184 grandchildren, 7,952 brothers or sisters, 6,835 parents, 15,245 other relatives, 14,597 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 62,092 (25,900 male householders (20,065 living alone)), 24,249 female householders (20,779 living alone)), 11,943 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11,527 (8,232 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 29,308 2-persons, 21,418 3-persons, 15,820 4-persons, 9,134 5-persons, 4,967 6-persons, 3,548 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40,844 1-person, 7,784 2-persons, 1,014 3-persons, 304 4-persons, 125 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

35,239 married couples with children.
28,155 single-parent households (5,220 men, 22,935 women).

25.4% of residents of Miami speak English at home.
66.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 215,739 (59.5%)
(41.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.4
State:	3.8

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Miami, Florida:
	1 room: 1,191 2 rooms: 6,698 3 rooms: 9,151 4 rooms: 6,461 5 rooms: 7,921 6 rooms: 6,696 7 rooms: 4,535 8 rooms: 2,530 9 or more rooms: 1,664

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Miami, Florida:
	1 room: 20,995 2 rooms: 24,426 3 rooms: 18,591 4 rooms: 13,251 5 rooms: 5,969 6 rooms: 2,622 7 rooms: 952 8 rooms: 427 9 or more rooms: 279

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,495
1995 to 1998: 4,930
1990 to 1994: 5,086
1980 to 1989: 16,767
1970 to 1979: 28,201
1960 to 1969: 26,621
1950 to 1959: 28,572
1940 to 1949: 21,100
1939 or earlier: 15,782

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Miami:
	no bedroom: 3,409 1 bedroom: 9,756 2 bedrooms: 16,148 3 bedrooms: 12,639 4 bedrooms: 3,939 5 or more bedrooms: 956

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Miami:
	no bedroom: 23,880 1 bedroom: 36,023 2 bedrooms: 21,337 3 bedrooms: 5,285 4 bedrooms: 763 5 or more bedrooms: 224

Cars and other vehicles available in Miami in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5,011 1 vehicle: 19,066 2 vehicles: 15,815 3 vehicles: 4,816 4 vehicles: 1,548 5 or more vehicles: 591

Cars and other vehicles available in Miami in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 30,878 1 vehicle: 37,447 2 vehicles: 15,643 3 vehicles: 2,621 4 vehicles: 536 5 or more vehicles: 387

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Miami, FL:

Less than $10,000: 53
$10,000 to $14,999: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 144
$20,000 to $24,999: 91
$25,000 to $29,999: 213
$30,000 to $34,999: 188
$35,000 to $39,999: 424
$40,000 to $49,999: 927
$50,000 to $59,999: 1343
$60,000 to $69,999: 1864
$70,000 to $79,999: 2147
$80,000 to $89,999: 2726
$90,000 to $99,999: 2425
$100,000 to $124,999: 5358
$125,000 to $149,999: 5372
$150,000 to $174,999: 3777
$175,000 to $199,999: 1696
$200,000 to $249,999: 1701
$250,000 to $299,999: 918
$300,000 to $399,999: 881
$400,000 to $499,999: 455
$500,000 to $749,999: 602
$750,000 to $999,999: 216
$1,000,000 or more: 253

Miami rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Miami:

Less than $100: 1,456 people
$100 to $149: 5,198
$150 to $199: 2,476
$200 to $249: 1,414
$250 to $299: 902
$300 to $349: 935
$350 to $399: 773
$400 to $449: 2,420
$450 to $499: 3,356
$500 to $549: 4,927
$550 to $599: 3,704
$600 to $649: 4,803
$650 to $699: 4,993
$700 to $749: 5,661
$750 to $799: 6,964
$800 to $899: 9,411
$900 to $999: 7,027
$1,000 to $1,249: 6,188
$1,250 to $1,499: 3,995
$1,500 to $1,999: 5,464
$2,000 or more: 1,407
No cash rent: 1,748

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 47,349 1990 to 1994: 33,562 1985 to 1989: 29,613 1980 to 1984: 32,834 1975 to 1979: 10,273 1970 to 1974: 15,727 1970 to 1974: 21,420 1965 to 1969: 24,961

Miami, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.7%
Number of people working at home: 2,608 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1832
5 to 9 minutes: 8094
10 to 14 minutes: 14858
15 to 19 minutes: 21137
20 to 24 minutes: 20206
25 to 29 minutes: 6890
30 to 34 minutes: 24268
35 to 39 minutes: 2428
40 to 44 minutes: 4059
45 to 59 minutes: 8211
60 to 89 minutes: 7703
90 or more minutes: 4245

Miami mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 81,561 (64%)
Carpooled: 20,622 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12,676 (10%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 125 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 948 (1%)
Railroad: 338 (0%)
Taxi: 295 (0%)
Motorcycle: 68 (0%)
Bicycle: 700 (1%)
Walked: 4,646 (4%)
Other means: 1,952 (2%)
Worked at home: 2,608 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 32558
$10,000 to $14,999: 14370
$15,000 to $19,999: 12080
$20,000 to $24,999: 11007
$25,000 to $29,999: 9128
$30,000 to $34,999: 8152
$35,000 to $39,999: 6763
$40,000 to $44,999: 5737
$45,000 to $49,999: 4536
$50,000 to $59,999: 7360
$60,000 to $74,999: 7124
$75,000 to $99,999: 6458
$100,000 to $124,999: 3319
$125,000 to $149,999: 1510
$150,000 to $199,999: 1581
$200,000 or more: 2661

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 248457
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22046
Haitian: 17894
United States or American: 11317
Italian: 4176
German: 2919
English: 2687
Subsaharan African:: 2438
Irish: 2434
African: 2289
Jamaican: 1900
French (except Basque): 1653
Russian: 1534
Arab:: 1523
Bahamian: 1294
Polish: 993
Brazilian: 769
Scottish: 701
Lebanese: 631
European: 621
Greek: 577
Scotch-Irish: 488
British: 371
Hungarian: 354
Dutch: 326
Portuguese: 323
Canadian: 317
West Indian: 299
Arab/Arabic: 280
Austrian: 264
Swedish: 261
Norwegian: 243
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 229
French Canadian: 223
Syrian: 214
Welsh: 202
British West Indian: 179
Romanian: 173
Eastern European: 160
Lithuanian: 155
Turkish: 138
Ukrainian: 128
Armenian: 127
Palestinian: 119
Swiss: 112
Basque: 109
U.S. Virgin Islander: 107
Belizean: 100
Israeli: 99
Nigerian: 93
Iraqi: 89
Other Arab: 87
Iranian: 81
Czechoslovakian: 77
Bulgarian: 74
Belgian: 73
Czech: 72
Australian: 70
Yugoslavian: 70
Danish: 61
Croatian: 52
Moroccan: 51
Latvian: 51
Scandinavian: 50
Guyanese: 48
Jordanian: 48
Serbian: 42
Icelander: 36
Slavic: 35
Albanian: 34
Dutch West Indian: 27
Slovak: 22
Finnish: 14
Zimbabwean: 12
Pennsylvania German: 11
Liberian: 9
Macedonian: 9
Barbadian: 9
Other West Indian: 8
Ethiopian: 8
Ghanian: 7
Zairian: 7
Other Subsaharan African: 7
Northern European: 7
Celtic: 7
Sudanese: 6
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5
Egyptian: 4

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

Cuba (51%)
Nicaragua (12%)
Honduras (7%)
Haiti (7%)
Dominican Republic (3%)
Colombia (3%)
Peru (1%)

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

This state: 96406
Northeast: 17809
Midwest: 5341
South: 15409
West: 2454

56% of Miami residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5,375
Nursery to 4th grade: 3,400
5th and 6th grade: 10,735
7th and 8th grade: 8,681
9th grade: 7,159
10th grade: 4,767
11th grade: 4,695
12th grade, no diploma: 12,786
High school graduate (or equivalency): 23,870
Less than 1 year of college: 4,804
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,484
Associate degree: 4,827
Bachelor's degree: 10,850
Master's degree: 4,473
Professional school degree: 4,840
Doctorate degree: 1,355

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6,873
Nursery to 4th grade: 4,094
5th and 6th grade: 13,103
7th and 8th grade: 9,557
9th grade: 6,543
10th grade: 4,475
11th grade: 4,032
12th grade, no diploma: 13,160
High school graduate (or equivalency): 26,118
Less than 1 year of college: 6,016
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,210
Associate degree: 5,736
Bachelor's degree: 10,831
Master's degree: 4,267
Professional school degree: 3,322
Doctorate degree: 1,066

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 20.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 31.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,911
Black householders: $22,190
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $27,626
Asian householders: $69,560
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $81,870
Some other race householders: $34,015
Two or more races householders: $37,534
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,374

Miami household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Miami household income for Black householders

Miami household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Miami household income for Asian householders

Miami household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Miami household income for Some other race householders

Miami household income for Two or more races householders

Miami household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Miami marital status for males

Miami marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $499,367
Black or African American householders: $190,602
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $190,051
Asian householders: $467,141
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $261,665
Some other race householders: $314,273
Two or more races householders: $289,484
Hispanic or Latino householders: $341,542

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 45,523
One, attached: 17,049
Two: 8,846
3 or 4: 9,623
5 to 9: 13,865
10 to 19: 12,418
20 to 49: 14,187
50 or more: 25,449
Mobile homes: 1,462
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 132

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Miami:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (90%) No fuel used (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) No fuel used (8%) Utility gas (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,454

Here:	6.7%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,842

Here:	7.9%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,727

Here:	22.1%
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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