Miami-Dade County, Florida

70 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,685,296
Median household income: $68,694
Median home value: $425,400

Miami-Dade County is a county in Florida with a population of 2,685,296. 70 cities and places have their primary county here. At $68,694, its median household income sits below Florida's $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, Miami-Dade County's population held roughly steady from 2,699,428 to 2,685,296, while its median household income rose 33.8% from $51,347 to $68,694.

The typical home was built around 1980. 14.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,685,296
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $68,694
Median home value: $425,400
Median gross rent: $1,731
Housing units: 1,085,414
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,699,4282,685,296

Median household income

$51,347$68,694

Median home value

$289,600$425,400

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,699,428	$51,347	$289,600	$1,328
2020	2,705,528	$53,975	$310,700	$1,373
2021	2,690,113	$57,815	$332,800	$1,470
2022	2,688,237	$64,215	$387,000	$1,623
2023	2,685,296	$68,694	$425,400	$1,731

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	147,638	5.5%
5 to 17	393,057	14.6%
18 to 24	219,368	8.2%
25 to 34	364,721	13.6%
35 to 44	369,136	13.7%
45 to 54	384,068	14.3%
55 to 64	355,194	13.2%
65 to 74	248,024	9.2%
75 and over	204,090	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	345,749	12.9%
Black or African American	392,563	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,037	0.1%
Asian	39,484	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	531	0.0%
Some other race	13,859	0.5%
Two or more races	44,292	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,846,781	68.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	326,216	16.9%
High school graduate	513,099	26.7%
Some college or associate's	446,621	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	393,474	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	245,823	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit3.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	936,987	70.7%
Carpooled	117,798	8.9%
Public transit	43,247	3.3%
Walked	26,699	2.0%
Bicycle	6,802	0.5%
Worked from home	162,923	12.3%
Other means	30,570	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	163,067	14.0%
15 to 29 min	395,268	34.0%
30 to 44 min	340,277	29.3%
45 to 59 min	130,276	11.2%
60+ min	133,215	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 14.9% (394,945 of 2,644,927)

	Count	Share
Family households	658,249	68.2%
Nonfamily households	306,556	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	964,805	88.9%
Vacant	120,609	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	503,562	52.2%
Renter-occupied	461,243	47.8%

1-unit, detached39.4%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units33.3%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	427,519	39.4%
1-unit, attached	104,209	9.6%
2 to 4 units	56,960	5.2%
5 to 19 units	119,737	11.0%
20 or more units	361,778	33.3%
Mobile home & other	15,211	1.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 12086
State: Florida
Land area: 1,900 sq mi
Water area: 489 sq mi
Center point: 25.6160, -80.5037