Miami

Population & Demographics

Miami, FL

Miami is home to 459,745 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 180,047 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
459,745
people
Population

459,745 residents

Median age 39.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Miami population & demographics

Who lives in Miami — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
459,745
Median age
39.3yrs
Median household income
$62,462
Median home value
$518,100
Median gross rent
$1,758/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
37.4%
Poverty rate
19.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Miami

How Miami breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino71.5%
White12.1%
Black11.9%
Two or more races2.2%
Asian1.6%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Miami

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Miami.

Miami at a glance
Employed Residents
180,047
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
34.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Coral Gables
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Miami proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Miami commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Miami

180,047 commutes, one dot at a time

Miami

Where 180,047 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Miami, by worker count.

1Miami0.0 mi61,603
2Coral Gables4.9 mi10,547
3Miami Beach5.9 mi9,820
4Doral9.2 mi8,248
5Hialeah6.8 mi5,480
6Kendall11.4 mi3,780
7Fort Lauderdale24.5 mi3,229
8Medley9.1 mi2,496

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Miami.

1Miami0.0 mi61,603
2Hialeah6.8 mi13,771
3Miami Gardens10.8 mi10,609
4Miramar14.0 mi8,925
5Miami Beach5.9 mi7,895
6Pembroke Pines16.6 mi7,800
7Kendall11.4 mi7,736
8Coral Gables4.9 mi5,779

Top industries

The sectors that employ Miami’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services15.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.1%
PAPublic Administration12.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.4%
RTRetail Trade6.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing6.1%
FIFinance and Insurance6.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Miami

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps95%
8 Gbps20%
See all internet providers in Miami

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).