South Miami vs Westview

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

South Miami and Westview 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 11,823 in Westview). South Miami has the higher median household income ($88,313 vs $53,840 in Westview). South Miami has the higher median home value ($736,900 vs $333,500 in Westview).

Population, income & housing

	South Miami	Westview
Population	11,926	11,823
Median age	39.9 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,313	$53,840
Median home value	$736,900	$333,500
Median gross rent	$1,700	$1,019
Housing units	5,164	3,836
Homeownership rate	59.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Miami	Westview
Population	12,046 → 11,926 (-1.0%)	11,247 → 11,823 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$62,067 → $88,313 (+42.3%)	$33,984 → $53,840 (+58.4%)
Median home value	$569,300 → $736,900 (+29.4%)	$208,400 → $333,500 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,338 → $1,700 (+27.1%)	$1,043 → $1,019 (-2.3%)

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

Westview

Population

11,24711,823

Median household income

$33,984$53,840

Median home value

$208,400$333,500

Median gross rent

$1,043$1,019

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Miami	Westview
Under 5	6.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.4%
75 and over	4.8%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Miami	Westview
White (non-Hispanic)	27.5%	0.6%
Black or African American	9.5%	56.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	6.7%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	52.4%	34.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Miami	Westview
No high school diploma	6.3%	20.1%
High school graduate	19.8%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Miami	Westview
Drove alone	62.4%	78.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.6%
Public transit	6.4%	6.9%
Walked	3.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Miami	Westview
1-unit, detached	55.3%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	25.8%	24.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	South Miami	Westview
Poverty rate	11.5%	25.7%
Average household size	2.50	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1966	1960