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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-MIAMI-FL · Miami, FL 446,663 pop · income 34th pct · 707 tracts
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
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Miami on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Hialeah · lowest
53,079
Hialeah · lowest
53,079 median HH income
54.5% of the leader · rank #1
Port Allen · near
59,380
Port Allen · near
59,380 median HH income
61.0% of the leader · rank #2
Country Club… · near
59,387
Country Club… · near
59,387 median HH income
61.0% of the leader · rank #3
Miami · this city
59,390
Miami · this city
59,390 median HH income
61.0% of the leader · rank #4
Southbridge · near
59,397
Southbridge · near
59,397 median HH income
61.0% of the leader · rank #5
Marquette · near
59,400
Marquette · near
59,400 median HH income
61.0% of the leader · rank #6
Oakland · highest
97,369
Oakland · highest
97,369 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, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Miami on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. 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: 446,663.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Miami - the verdict
Miami ranks in the 34th percentile for household income and the 11th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
34th
percentile, household income
83rd
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
11th
percentile, safety
📝 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, FL
Miami is a mid-sized U.S. city in Florida, home to 446,663 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Miami report a median income of $59,390 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 14.5%. Typical homes in Miami are valued around $475,200, and the median resident age is 39.7 years. Educational attainment runs 35.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 63.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 6,023 residential building permits were authorized in Miami (Rapid Growth), up 35% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Miami's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 3468.3 incidents per 100,000 residents, above the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 77.4°F with 67.4 inches of precipitation per year.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Florida at 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 23.4 minutes, with 61.7% driving alone and 14.2% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Miami'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 reported crime to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to housing and income to climate and hazard context to population change to schools and households to within-city variation; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Miami, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Miami?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 3468.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 52% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Miami?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Tampa (393,389 residents, $71,302 income); Orlando (311,732 residents, $69,268 income); St. Petersburg (260,646 residents, $73,118 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Oakland, CA (438,072 residents); Virginia Beach, VA (457,066 residents); Long Beach, CA (458,491 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. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 61.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 23.4 minutes.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 707 Census tracts to this city.
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.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Miami?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 8.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 14.5%, 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.
Household income
$59,390
Home value
$475,200
Value / income
8.0×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 77.4°F, with 67.4 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
77.4°F
Annual precipitation
67.4 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.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +46,917 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +10.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 6,023 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+10.6%
2025 estimate
489,812
2020 estimate
442,895
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
The NCES join finds 286 public schools within the city match. 35.6% 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.
Matched public schools
286
Bachelor's degree+
35.6%
Poverty estimate
14.5%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Below median income · poverty 14.5% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
F
City profile score · Miami, FL
32/100
5 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 B-
35.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$59,390
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
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.
Poverty rate F
14.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
473 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Miami profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 68/100 (B-) · 35.6%
Household income: 34/100 (F) · $59,390
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Poverty rate: 24/100 (F) · 14.5%
Violent crime: 18/100 (F) · 473 /100k
Where Miami sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Miami's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Miami highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Miami, FL (this city): home $475,200, crime 3,468/100k
Oakland, CA : home $924,700, crime 9,156/100k
Virginia Beach, VA : home $366,300, crime 1,732/100k
Long Beach, CA : home $762,200, crime 4,155/100k
Minneapolis, MN : home $345,600, crime 6,303/100k
Raleigh, NC : home $377,800, crime 3,308/100k
Tulsa, OK : home $189,600, crime 4,569/100k
Tampa, FL : home $375,300, crime 1,910/100k
St. Petersburg, FL : home $331,500, crime 3,079/100k
How does Miami compare to other US cities?
Miami measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income34% higher than other cities
Home value83% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
Safety11% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Florida and the picture shifts: Miami ranks #108 of 120 Florida cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Miami 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 near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Miami ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Miami only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#606 of 903
33rd percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#158 of 894
82nd percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#215 of 930
77th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#318 of 930
66th 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
34th percentile nationally for median household income · 11th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Miami's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Miami's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Miami's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$475,20017th percentilemore affordable than 17% 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's home-value-to-income ratio: 8.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#15,047 of 15,516
More affordable than 3% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#110 of 117
Large cities (200,000–999,999)
At 8.0×, Miami sits in the pressured band:
national rank #15,047 of 15,516 and #110 of 117large cities (200,000–999,999).
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
$59,390Miami, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Miami, 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, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)14.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
446,663
Median Income
$59,390
Median Home Value
$475,200
Median Age
39.7
Poverty Rate
14.5%
Labor force participation
63.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
3468.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
473.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2995.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
77.4°F
Annual Precipitation
67.4"
Annual Snowfall
0.0"
Schools
Total Schools
286
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Miami's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
442,895 residents
2021
442,275 residents
2022
460,762 residents
2023
474,744 residents
2024
483,419 residents
2025
489,812 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
6,023
housing units authorized
Single-Family
145
detached homes
Multifamily
5,878
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
13.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
4,468
107
4,361
$1332.2M
2020
3,583
81
3,502
$681.4M
2021
6,255
102
6,153
$1526.1M
2022
4,358
127
4,231
$1154.0M
2023
5,420
113
5,307
$1495.2M
2024
6,023
145
5,878
$2639.6M
Permit volume increased 35% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
23.4 minutes
Drive Alone
61.7%
Carpool
7.9%
Public Transit
6.9%
Walk
5.4%
Work from Home
14.2%
Other
3.9%
Based on 237,285 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. 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 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 sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Miami 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, FBI UCR, 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.