South Miami

Population: 11,926
Median household income: $88,313
Median home value: $736,900

South Miami, a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 11,926 residents. At $88,313, its median household income sits above Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Miami's population held roughly steady from 12,046 to 11,926, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $569,300 to $736,900.

Owners occupy 59.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,926
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $88,313
Median home value: $736,900
Median gross rent: $1,700
Housing units: 5,164
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,046	$62,067	$569,300	$1,338
2020	11,958	$66,769	$569,100	$1,409
2021	11,997	$67,110	$577,500	$1,445
2022	11,944	$78,830	$692,400	$1,564
2023	11,926	$88,313	$736,900	$1,700

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	780	6.5%
5 to 17	1,522	12.8%
18 to 24	1,221	10.2%
25 to 34	1,925	16.1%
35 to 44	1,351	11.3%
45 to 54	1,413	11.8%
55 to 64	1,843	15.5%
65 to 74	1,302	10.9%
75 and over	569	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,275	27.5%
Black or African American	1,128	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	479	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	794	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,250	52.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate19.8%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree26.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	530	6.3%
High school graduate	1,660	19.8%
Some college or associate's	1,575	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,411	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,227	26.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit6.4%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home20.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,720	62.4%
Carpooled	306	5.1%
Public transit	382	6.4%
Walked	221	3.7%
Bicycle	60	1.0%
Worked from home	1,223	20.5%
Other means	52	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	795	16.8%
15 to 29 min	1,540	32.5%
30 to 44 min	1,187	25.0%
45 to 59 min	625	13.2%
60+ min	594	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 11.5% (1,366 of 11,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,600	55.0%
Nonfamily households	2,128	45.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,728	91.6%
Vacant	436	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,810	59.4%
Renter-occupied	1,918	40.6%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units25.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,856	55.3%
1-unit, attached	185	3.6%
2 to 4 units	486	9.4%
5 to 19 units	283	5.5%
20 or more units	1,334	25.8%
Mobile home & other	20	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1267550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 25.7085, -80.2951