Surfside

Population: 5,566
Median household income: $88,938
Median home value: $736,800

Surfside, a community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, has 5,566 residents. At $88,938, its median household income sits above Miami-Dade County's $68,694.

Between 2019 and 2023, Surfside's population declined 2.8% from 5,725 to 5,566, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $625,500 to $736,800.

Owners occupy 66.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,566
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,938
Median home value: $736,800
Median gross rent: $1,795
Housing units: 3,841
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7255,566

Median household income

$69,063$88,938

Median home value

$625,500$736,800

Median gross rent

$1,977$1,795

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,725	$69,063	$625,500	$1,977
2020	5,665	$57,775	$619,300	$1,631
2021	5,665	$67,544	$628,800	$1,692
2022	5,625	$73,160	$699,300	$1,670
2023	5,566	$88,938	$736,800	$1,795

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 242.0%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	510	9.2%
5 to 17	1,289	23.2%
18 to 24	110	2.0%
25 to 34	444	8.0%
35 to 44	916	16.5%
45 to 54	785	14.1%
55 to 64	506	9.1%
65 to 74	610	11.0%
75 and over	396	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,200	57.5%
Black or African American	260	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	111	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.2%
Two or more races	84	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,899	34.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's15.4%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree31.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	2.0%
High school graduate	926	25.3%
Some college or associate's	563	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	934	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,161	31.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit6.5%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,549	65.2%
Carpooled	130	5.5%
Public transit	155	6.5%
Walked	56	2.4%
Bicycle	41	1.7%
Worked from home	419	17.6%
Other means	26	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	396	20.2%
15 to 29 min	343	17.5%
30 to 44 min	772	39.4%
45 to 59 min	157	8.0%
60+ min	289	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 15.4% (858 of 5,566)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,258	61.3%
Nonfamily households	795	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,053	53.4%
Vacant	1,788	46.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,358	66.1%
Renter-occupied	695	33.9%

1-unit, detached35.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units48.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,379	35.9%
1-unit, attached	98	2.6%
2 to 4 units	99	2.6%
5 to 19 units	423	11.0%
20 or more units	1,842	48.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1270075
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 25.8788, -80.1250