Miami Shores vs West Perrine

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

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

Miami Shores has the higher population (11,627 vs 9,944 in West Perrine). Miami Shores has the higher median household income ($137,873 vs $59,213 in West Perrine). Miami Shores has the higher median home value ($788,600 vs $328,800 in West Perrine).

Population, income & housing

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
Population	11,627	9,944
Median age	37.7 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$137,873	$59,213
Median home value	$788,600	$328,800
Median gross rent	$2,233	$1,413
Housing units	3,994	3,519
Homeownership rate	86.7%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.7%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
Population	10,459 → 11,627 (+11.2%)	9,826 → 9,944 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$123,478 → $137,873 (+11.7%)	$40,453 → $59,213 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$558,700 → $788,600 (+41.1%)	$205,100 → $328,800 (+60.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,523 → $2,233 (+46.6%)	$1,071 → $1,413 (+31.9%)

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

West Perrine

Population

9,8269,944

Median household income

$40,453$59,213

Median home value

$205,100$328,800

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
Under 5	5.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	20.7%
18 to 24	17.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	7.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	16.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	5.3%
75 and over	5.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	2.7%
Black or African American	14.9%	40.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	54.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
No high school diploma	4.2%	13.8%
High school graduate	14.5%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
Drove alone	60.5%	78.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	4.3%
Other means	2.4%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
1-unit, detached	85.2%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	20.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	9.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Miami Shores	West Perrine
Poverty rate	7.9%	19.3%
Average household size	2.77	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1953	1976