Miami-Dade County, Florida Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Miami-Dade County, Florida, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The estimated population of Miami-Dade County, Florida is 2,690,113 people, with a median age of 40.4.

We can look at the total population in Miami-Dade County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
2,690,113
 -0.57% -0.46%
2020
2,705,528
+0.23%
-
2019
2,699,428
 -0.59% -
2018
2,715,516
+0.48%
-
2017
2,702,602
 - -

Population of Miami-Dade County, Florida by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
13.3%
13.7%
 -2.92%
Black/African American
15.2%
16.3%
 -6.75%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
68.5%
67.5%
 +1.48%
Asian
1.5%
1.5%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.2%
0.6%
 +100.00%
Other
0.4%
0.3%
 +33.33%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Miami-Dade County, Florida by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.4 +0.5% 39 +1.3% 41.9 +0.24%
2020 40.2 +0.75% 38.5 +0.79% 41.8 +0.72%
2019 39.9 +0.5% 38.2 +0.26% 41.5 +0.73%
2018 39.7 +0.51% 38.1 +0.53% 41.2 +0.24%
2017 39.5 - 37.9 - 41.1 -

The median age of Miami-Dade County, Florida gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 155,327 -2% 150,937 -2.04% 152,228 147,870
10 to 19 159,118 +0.98% 150,967 +1.15% 160,651 152,707
20 to 29 190,855 -9.6% 185,577 -9.35% 173,138 168,779
30 to 39 188,154 +1.24% 187,271 -2.1% 190,481 183,337
40 to 49 198,076 -2.46% 198,564 -3.88% 193,217 190,966
50 to 59 180,481 +5.35% 193,527 +1.37% 190,308 196,178
60 to 69 121,499 +7.83% 150,108 +2.16% 131,270 153,368
70+ 118,487 +5.27% 173,654 +4.13% 124,819 180,796

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Miami-Dade County, Florida is $57,815.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Miami-Dade County.

  • Under 25
    $36,749.00
  • 25 to 44
    $64,600.00
  • 45 to 64
    $67,220.00
  • 65 and over
    $33,686.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Miami-Dade County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Miami-Dade County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Miami-Dade County, Florida is currently $87,004.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

7.50% of households in Miami-Dade County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Miami-Dade County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    22.22%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.64%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.20%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.76%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.36%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.32%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.50%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Miami-Dade County is $31,813.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Miami-Dade County by the total population of Miami-Dade County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Miami-Dade County, Florida, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Miami-Dade County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    12.71%
  • Bachelor's degree
    33.41%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.73%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    40.04%
  • Less than high school diploma
    7.12%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Miami-Dade County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Miami-Dade County over the age of 16 is 2,204,401.

Of those people, a total of 63.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Miami-Dade County is 60.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 127,744 22.50% 17.20%
20 to 24 years 159,492 67.10% 9.10%
25 to 29 years 182,425 80.40% 6.60%
30 to 34 years 191,625 83.00% 5.00%
35 to 44 years 370,581 84.70% 4.00%
45 to 54 years 393,131 82.90% 4.00%
55 to 59 years 189,150 76.70% 4.50%
60 to 64 years 155,068 63.20% 4.30%
65 to 74 years 237,914 27.90% 4.10%
75 years and over 197,271 6.40% 3.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Miami-Dade County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 1,247,551 64.10% 4.10%
Black or African American 342,856 59.90% 9.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4,669 67.90% 7.20%
Asian 36,190 62.10% 4.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 531 51.80% 0.00%
Other 117,502 63.00% 5.20%
Two or more races 455,102 65.50% 5.10%
Hispanic or Latino 1,546,221 65.00% 4.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 273,602 61.00% 4.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Miami-Dade County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Miami-Dade County is 1,329,793, with median earnings of $34,011.00.

Women in Miami-Dade County, Florida earning approximately 80.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 1,329,793 $34,011.00
Male 709,389 $37,852.00
Female 620,404 $30,517.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 148,049 $63,778.00
Business and Financial 67,631 $55,614.00
Computer and Mathematical 26,064 $69,009.00
Architecture and Engineering 13,957 $65,039.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 7,172 $57,147.00
Community and Social Service 16,996 $41,897.00
Legal 23,124 $79,758.00
Educational and Library 63,626 $41,010.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 25,564 $41,298.00
Healthcare Practitioners 75,255 $56,081.00
Healthcare Support 40,482 $25,892.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 24,467 $28,261.00
Law Enforcement 11,342 $71,832.00
Food Preparation and Serving 70,915 $21,402.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 72,438 $19,729.00
Personal Care and Service 39,180 $20,285.00
Sales 159,048 $31,085.00
Office and Administrative Support 156,817 $31,470.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 5,832 $20,564.00
Construction and Extraction 82,206 $31,187.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 45,681 $37,919.00
Production 42,051 $27,955.00
Transportation and Material Moving 72,476 $31,186.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 89,892 $68,974.00 58,157 $55,894.00
Business and Financial 30,743 $65,237.00 36,888 $51,188.00
Computer and Mathematical 20,514 $73,019.00 5,550 $57,972.00
Architecture and Engineering 11,277 $67,178.00 2,680 $51,702.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 3,076 $77,768.00 4,096 $51,633.00
Community and Social Service 4,942 $42,176.00 12,054 $41,790.00
Legal 10,182 $110,559.00 12,942 $64,157.00
Educational and Library 16,874 $48,116.00 46,752 $38,085.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 14,612 $42,703.00 10,952 $36,610.00
Healthcare Practitioners 24,262 $70,814.00 50,993 $51,014.00
Healthcare Support 5,272 $27,053.00 35,210 $25,708.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 17,582 $29,547.00 6,885 $26,398.00
Law Enforcement 8,391 $78,603.00 2,951 $56,101.00
Food Preparation and Serving 36,226 $23,970.00 34,689 $19,922.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 30,936 $24,299.00 41,502 $16,707.00
Personal Care and Service 12,846 $22,789.00 26,334 $18,223.00
Sales 78,215 $39,326.00 80,833 $24,477.00
Office and Administrative Support 49,507 $33,050.00 107,310 $30,818.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 3,269 $21,591.00 2,563 $17,054.00
Construction and Extraction 79,023 $31,333.00 3,183 $25,842.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 43,565 $38,139.00 2,116 $30,510.00
Production 25,984 $33,980.00 16,067 $21,317.00
Transportation and Material Moving 62,514 $31,899.00 9,962 $26,468.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 936,351 households in Miami-Dade County, with an average household size of 2.83 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 643,696 families in Miami-Dade County with an average family size of 3.4 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 407,626 69,303 166,767 292,655
Average Household Size 3.54 3.38 3.6 1.27
Total Families 407,626 69,303 166,767 0
Average Household Size 3.49 2.99 3.37 0

Poverty

Of the 643,696 families in Miami-Dade County, 12.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Miami-Dade County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 1,064,991 housing units in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 936,351 87.92%
Vacant 128,640 12.08%

41.11% of the total 1,064,991 housing units in Miami-Dade County are rental units. This is approximately 437,840 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 486,018 are occupied by the owner - or 45.64% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Miami-Dade County is $1,470.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Miami-Dade County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    12,493
  • Less than $500
    28,740
  • $500 to $999
    53,618
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    145,980
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    118,963
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    55,431
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    19,133
  • $3,000 or more
    15,975

Property Value

The median value of a property in Miami-Dade County is $332,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Miami-Dade County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    11,716
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    13,148
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    24,410
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    43,139
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    113,309
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    178,923
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    73,425
  • $1,000,000 or more
    27,948

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Miami-Dade County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Miami-Dade County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    37,015
  • 1940 to 1949
    51,488
  • 1950 to 1959
    145,149
  • 1960 to 1969
    137,899
  • 1970 to 1979
    190,279
  • 1980 to 1989
    154,447
  • 1990 to 1999
    133,573
  • 2000 to 2009
    137,529
  • 2010 to 2013
    75,674
  • 2014 or later
    1,938

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Miami-Dade County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    90,753
  • 1 vehicle available
    355,914
  • 2 vehicles available
    328,358
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    161,326

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Miami-Dade County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Miami-Dade County that commute to work in a particular way.

32 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Miami-Dade County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    11,932
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    46,790
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    94,826
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    133,050
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    173,398
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    78,159
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    245,577
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    47,047
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    70,697
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    139,431
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    115,974
  • 90 or more minutes
    35,471

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Miami-Dade County, Florida in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Miami-Dade County, Florida

We have data for 83 places in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.