Goulds vs South Miami

A side-by-side comparison of Goulds and South Miami: population, income, housing, and more.

Goulds and South Miami are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Goulds has the higher population (12,019 vs 11,926 in South Miami). South Miami has the higher median household income ($88,313 vs $58,291 in Goulds). South Miami has the higher median home value ($736,900 vs $415,100 in Goulds).

Population, income & housing

	Goulds	South Miami
Population	12,019	11,926
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,291	$88,313
Median home value	$415,100	$736,900
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,700
Housing units	4,171	5,164
Homeownership rate	50.2%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	55.2%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goulds	South Miami
Population	11,984 → 12,019 (+0.3%)	12,046 → 11,926 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$41,051 → $58,291 (+42.0%)	$62,067 → $88,313 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$260,600 → $415,100 (+59.3%)	$569,300 → $736,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $1,104 (+23.4%)	$1,338 → $1,700 (+27.1%)

Goulds

Population

11,98412,019

Median household income

$41,051$58,291

Median home value

$260,600$415,100

Median gross rent

$895$1,104

South Miami

Population

12,04611,926

Median household income

$62,067$88,313

Median home value

$569,300$736,900

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goulds	South Miami
Under 5	8.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	10.9%
75 and over	5.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goulds	South Miami
White (non-Hispanic)	10.3%	27.5%
Black or African American	36.3%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	50.4%	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goulds	South Miami
No high school diploma	23.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goulds	South Miami
Drove alone	81.9%	62.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	5.1%
Public transit	4.9%	6.4%
Walked	0.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	20.5%
Other means	0.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goulds	South Miami
1-unit, detached	57.2%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	15.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	5.5%
20 or more units	15.9%	25.8%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Goulds	South Miami
Poverty rate	20.0%	11.5%
Average household size	3.16	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1991	1966