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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-MIAMI-BEACH-FL · Miami Beach, FL 81,319 pop · income 46th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Miami Beach
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Miami Beach on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Pine Hills · lowest
55,692
Pine Hills · lowest
55,692 median HH income
44.2% of the leader · rank #1
Rock Valley · near
67,012
Rock Valley · near
67,012 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #2
Twin Lakes · near
67,012
Twin Lakes · near
67,012 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #3
Miami Beach · this city
67,014
Miami Beach · this city
67,014 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #4
Newton · near
67,015
Newton · near
67,015 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #5
Bow · near
67,017
Bow · near
67,017 median HH income
53.2% of the leader · rank #6
Lehi · highest
125,860
Lehi · highest
125,860 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Miami Beach on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 81,319.
Miami Beach ranks in the 46th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
46th
percentile, household income
87th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Miami Beach, FL
Florida's Miami Beach is a small city, with 81,319 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Miami Beach households earn a median of $67,014 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.6%. Miami Beach's housing stock carries a median value of $542,000, and the median resident age is 42.4 years. About 51.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 65.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 71 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 87% from five years earlier. The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 76.1°F with 57.2 inches of precipitation per year.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Florida scores 103.4 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,526 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Florida run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Miami Beach report an average commute of 21.2 minutes, with 47.3% driving alone and 20.2% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Miami Beach's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to population change to schools and households to climate and hazard context to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Miami Beach, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Miami Beach?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 8.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.6%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Which cities make useful reference points for Miami Beach?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Homestead (80,725 residents, $61,975 income); Boynton Beach (80,601 residents, $71,378 income); The Villages (82,108 residents, $76,523 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Warner Robins, GA (81,438 residents); Alhambra, CA (81,483 residents); New Rochelle, NY (81,591 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Is Miami Beach growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -900 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 71 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the education layer cover for Miami Beach?
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 51.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Climate and hazard context
What physical conditions frame life in Miami Beach?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 76.1°F, with 57.2 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Florida is 75.7 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Mean temperature
76.1°F
Annual precipitation
57.2 in
FEMA risk index (state avg)
75.7
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What does the journey to work look like in Miami Beach?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 47.3%. The reported mean trip to work is 21.2 minutes.
Public transit
7.0%
Work from home
20.2%
Drive alone
47.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 44,800 workers age 16+.
Below median income · poverty 8.6% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
D
City profile score · Miami Beach, FL
48/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A
51.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income D
$67,014
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
8.6%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Miami Beach profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 85/100 (A) · 51.2%
Household income: 45/100 (D) · $67,014
Poverty rate: 45/100 (D) · 8.6%
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
How does Miami Beach compare to other US cities?
Where Miami Beach sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income46% higher than other cities
Home value87% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Miami Beach against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Miami Beach near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Miami Beach ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Miami Beach only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#476 of 903
47th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#118 of 894
87th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#426 of 930
54th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#126 of 930
86th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
46th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Miami Beach's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$542,00013th percentilemore affordable than 13% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Miami Beach's home-value-to-income ratio: 8.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#15,068 of 15,516
More affordable than 3% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#690 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 8.1×, Miami Beach sits in the pressured band:
national rank #15,068 of 15,516 and #690 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$67,014Miami Beach, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Miami Beach, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Miami Beach, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)51.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
81,319
Median Income
$67,014
Median Home Value
$542,000
Median Age
42.4
Poverty Rate
8.6%
Labor force participation
65.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
51.2%
Climate
Avg Temperature
76.1°F
Annual Precipitation
57.2"
Annual Snowfall
0.0"
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Miami Beach's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
82,494 residents
2021
80,943 residents
2022
81,946 residents
2023
82,943 residents
2024
82,618 residents
2025
81,594 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
71
housing units authorized
Single-Family
71
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
38
38
0
$38.9M
2020
33
33
0
$32.0M
2021
50
50
0
$51.8M
2022
73
73
0
$133.6M
2023
57
57
0
$49.4M
2024
71
71
0
$78.3M
Permit volume increased 87% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
21.2 minutes
Drive Alone
47.3%
Carpool
5.7%
Public Transit
7.0%
Walk
7.9%
Work from Home
20.2%
Other
11.9%
Based on 44,800 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Miami Beach. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Miami Beach is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Miami Beach sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Miami Beach compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.