Miami Gardens vs North Miami

A side-by-side comparison of Miami Gardens and North Miami: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Miami Gardens has the higher population (111,264 vs 59,429 in North Miami). Miami Gardens has the higher median household income ($60,979 vs $51,909 in North Miami). Miami Gardens has the higher median home value ($337,200 vs $326,300 in North Miami).

Population, income & housing

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
Population	111,264	59,429
Median age	38.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,979	$51,909
Median home value	$337,200	$326,300
Median gross rent	$1,709	$1,543
Housing units	36,280	21,729
Homeownership rate	65.8%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
Population	111,363 → 111,264 (-0.1%)	62,489 → 59,429 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$44,064 → $60,979 (+38.4%)	$41,611 → $51,909 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$190,200 → $337,200 (+77.3%)	$202,600 → $326,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $1,709 (+33.7%)	$1,172 → $1,543 (+31.7%)

Miami Gardens

Population

111,363111,264

Median household income

$44,064$60,979

Median home value

$190,200$337,200

Median gross rent

$1,278$1,709

North Miami

Population

62,48959,429

Median household income

$41,611$51,909

Median home value

$202,600$326,300

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
Under 5	5.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.1%
75 and over	7.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
White (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	9.7%
Black or African American	61.7%	55.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	31.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
No high school diploma	16.5%	18.6%
High school graduate	37.3%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
Drove alone	76.0%	72.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.1%
Public transit	3.0%	6.3%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.7%	7.8%
Other means	3.2%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
1-unit, detached	69.0%	36.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	11.8%
20 or more units	13.6%	43.7%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Miami Gardens	North Miami
Poverty rate	13.6%	19.1%
Average household size	3.19	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1969	1966