South Miami, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,707 (All urban)

South Miami, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,553 (4,393 occupied: 2,642 owner occupied, 1,751 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1984 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: $909 (lower quartile is $707, upper quartile is $1,180)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $516

Median gross rent in South Miami, FL in 2007: $1,004

Housing units in South Miami with a mortgage: 1,809 (174 second mortgage, 187 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 541

South Miami,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $461,414 (it was $164,200 in 2000)

South Miami:	$461,414
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $314,113 - $632,500

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $488,737
Here: $488,737
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $496,250
Here: $496,250
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $316,637
Here: $316,637
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,261
Here: $120,261
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,941
Here: $188,941
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,829

In family households: 8,594 (1,651 male householders, 916 female householders)
1,774 spouses, 3,038 children (2,894 natural, 54 adopted, 90 stepchildren), 406 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 261 other relatives, 301 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,235 (830 male householders (601 living alone)), 888 female householders (712 living alone)), 517 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 110 (24 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 991 2-persons, 673 3-persons, 471 4-persons, 204 5-persons, 146 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,313 1-person, 292 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 26 4-persons.

1,296 married couples with children.
686 single-parent households (112 men, 574 women).

57.5% of residents of South Miami speak English at home.
36.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,316 (30.3%)
(57.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.1
State:	3.8

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Miami, Florida:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 56 3 rooms: 316 4 rooms: 182 5 rooms: 424 6 rooms: 689 7 rooms: 510 8 rooms: 312 9 or more rooms: 141

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Miami, Florida:
	1 room: 197 2 rooms: 402 3 rooms: 488 4 rooms: 231 5 rooms: 110 6 rooms: 171 7 rooms: 96 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 77
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 260
1970 to 1979: 824
1960 to 1969: 1,080
1950 to 1959: 1,561
1940 to 1949: 428
1939 or earlier: 260

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Miami:
	no bedroom: 121 1 bedroom: 113 2 bedrooms: 577 3 bedrooms: 1,410 4 bedrooms: 336 5 or more bedrooms: 85

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Miami:
	no bedroom: 260 1 bedroom: 815 2 bedrooms: 356 3 bedrooms: 233 4 bedrooms: 87 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in South Miami in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 166 1 vehicle: 879 2 vehicles: 1,178 3 vehicles: 338 4 vehicles: 73 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in South Miami in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 342 1 vehicle: 899 2 vehicles: 445 3 vehicles: 55 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in South Miami, FL:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 18
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 52
$150,000 to $174,999: 59
$175,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 to $249,999: 193
$250,000 to $299,999: 170
$300,000 to $399,999: 367
$400,000 to $499,999: 567
$500,000 to $749,999: 680
$750,000 to $999,999: 255
$1,000,000 or more: 168

South Miami rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Miami:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 30
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 26
$350 to $399: 24
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 41
$500 to $549: 37
$550 to $599: 35
$600 to $649: 35
$650 to $699: 60
$700 to $749: 80
$750 to $799: 90
$800 to $899: 238
$900 to $999: 219
$1,000 to $1,249: 378
$1,250 to $1,499: 79
$1,500 to $1,999: 116
$2,000 or more: 56
No cash rent: 77

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 518 1990 to 1994: 454 1985 to 1989: 369 1980 to 1984: 375 1975 to 1979: 212 1970 to 1974: 274 1970 to 1974: 307 1965 to 1969: 807

South Miami, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.7%
Number of people working at home: 219 (4.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 67
5 to 9 minutes: 339
10 to 14 minutes: 705
15 to 19 minutes: 790
20 to 24 minutes: 576
25 to 29 minutes: 231
30 to 34 minutes: 932
35 to 39 minutes: 207
40 to 44 minutes: 187
45 to 59 minutes: 376
60 to 89 minutes: 248
90 or more minutes: 170

South Miami mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,896 (77%)
Carpooled: 372 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 154 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 157 (3%)
Railroad: 23 (0%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 145 (3%)
Other means: 61 (1%)
Worked at home: 219 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 571
$10,000 to $14,999: 285
$15,000 to $19,999: 274
$20,000 to $24,999: 270
$25,000 to $29,999: 277
$30,000 to $34,999: 143
$35,000 to $39,999: 220
$40,000 to $44,999: 168
$45,000 to $49,999: 223
$50,000 to $59,999: 273
$60,000 to $74,999: 278
$75,000 to $99,999: 581
$100,000 to $124,999: 274
$125,000 to $149,999: 156
$150,000 to $199,999: 149
$200,000 or more: 143

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5652

United States or American: 495

English: 489

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 440

Irish: 429

German: 363

Italian: 333

Jamaican: 298

Russian: 173

Polish: 156

Scottish: 128

Arab:: 115

French (except Basque): 112

Dutch: 81

Scotch-Irish: 74

British: 69

Haitian: 67

Bahamian: 50

Swedish: 50

Belgian: 50

Subsaharan African:: 48

Hungarian: 47

Norwegian: 40

African: 38

Lebanese: 38

Eastern European: 33

French Canadian: 33

European: 30

Welsh: 28

Swiss: 26

Austrian: 25

Moroccan: 24

Syrian: 24

Greek: 24

Danish: 22

Czechoslovakian: 22

West Indian: 22

Turkish: 20

Bulgarian: 18

Latvian: 15

Israeli: 13

Brazilian: 12

Lithuanian: 11

Other Arab: 11

South African: 10

Basque: 10

Australian: 10

Arab/Arabic: 9

Jordanian: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Portuguese: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 3

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

Cuba (45%)
Jamaica (7%)
Colombia (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Nicaragua (4%)
Honduras (2%)
Argentina (2%)

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

This state: 4404
Northeast: 1285
Midwest: 540
South: 918
West: 301

63% of South Miami residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 52
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 51
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 116
12th grade, no diploma: 134
High school graduate (or equivalency): 628
Less than 1 year of college: 212
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 387
Associate degree: 268
Bachelor's degree: 744
Master's degree: 382
Professional school degree: 185
Doctorate degree: 133

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 42
7th and 8th grade: 109
9th grade: 96
10th grade: 101
11th grade: 140
12th grade, no diploma: 301
High school graduate (or equivalency): 727
Less than 1 year of college: 294
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 545
Associate degree: 215
Bachelor's degree: 758
Master's degree: 418
Professional school degree: 149
Doctorate degree: 88

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $72,253
Black householders: $25,123
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $68,308
Asian householders: $7,048
Some other race householders: $47,340
Two or more races householders: $75,710
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,772

South Miami household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Miami household income for Black householders

South Miami household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

South Miami household income for Asian householders

South Miami household income for Some other race householders

South Miami household income for Two or more races householders

South Miami household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

South Miami marital status for males

South Miami marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $530,541
Black or African American householders: $243,914
Some other race householders: $428,535
Two or more races householders: $386,384
Hispanic or Latino householders: $483,613

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,962
One, attached: 166
Two: 98
3 or 4: 147
5 to 9: 82
10 to 19: 297
20 to 49: 452
50 or more: 336
Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,188

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Miami:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (88%) No fuel used (5%) Utility gas (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (82%) Utility gas (9%) No fuel used (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207

Here:	18.7%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137

Here:	21.4%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 263

Here:	41.7%
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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