Miami Shores vs South Miami

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

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

South Miami has the higher population (11,926 vs 11,627 in Miami Shores). Miami Shores has the higher median household income ($137,873 vs $88,313 in South Miami). Miami Shores has the higher median home value ($788,600 vs $736,900 in South Miami).

Population, income & housing

	Miami Shores	South Miami
Population	11,627	11,926
Median age	37.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$137,873	$88,313
Median home value	$788,600	$736,900
Median gross rent	$2,233	$1,700
Housing units	3,994	5,164
Homeownership rate	86.7%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.7%	55.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miami Shores	South Miami
Population	10,459 → 11,627 (+11.2%)	12,046 → 11,926 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$123,478 → $137,873 (+11.7%)	$62,067 → $88,313 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$558,700 → $788,600 (+41.1%)	$569,300 → $736,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,523 → $2,233 (+46.6%)	$1,338 → $1,700 (+27.1%)

Miami Shores

Population

10,45911,627

Median household income

$123,478$137,873

Median home value

$558,700$788,600

Median gross rent

$1,523$2,233

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)

	Miami Shores	South Miami
Under 5	5.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	12.8%
18 to 24	17.7%	10.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.9%
75 and over	5.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miami Shores	South Miami
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	27.5%
Black or African American	14.9%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miami Shores	South Miami
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.3%
High school graduate	14.5%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miami Shores	South Miami
Drove alone	60.5%	62.4%
Carpooled	12.7%	5.1%
Public transit	1.0%	6.4%
Walked	2.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	20.5%
Other means	2.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miami Shores	South Miami
1-unit, detached	85.2%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	25.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Miami Shores	South Miami
Poverty rate	7.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.77	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1953	1966