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Miami-Dade County, Florida

Miami-Dade County, Florida. Miami-Dade County had 2,802,029 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 3.7% since 2020, slower than Florida (+8.9%). It holds 70 places (34 cities, villages and boroughs and 36 census-designated) and 707 census tracts. GEOID 12086.

Miami-Dade County is one of the 3 counties of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,802,029

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,701,767 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,738,356

Median household income

$71,753

±$708 (90% margin)
Florida: $74,568

Median home value

$463,000

±$2,523 (90% margin)
Florida: $359,000

Median gross rent

$1,829

±$10 (90% margin)
Florida: $1,669

How many people live in Miami-Dade County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 2,701,767 residents in Miami-Dade County. The Census Bureau estimates 2,802,029 for July 1, 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, slower than Florida (+8.9%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 2,738,356 over 1,900 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −25,378 (2,670,141)
2021→2022 +63,831 (2,733,972)
2022→2023 +59,539 (2,793,511)
2023→2024 +18,633 (2,812,144)
2024→2025 −10,115 (2,802,029)

Miami-Dade County in Florida. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Miami-Dade County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	2,738,356	22,416,077	+38,928
Households	975,411±2,604	8,752,810	+92,039
Average household size	2.76±0.01	2.51	−0.24
Housing units	1,094,983±260	10,256,470	+70,789

Miami-Dade County's population since 2000

From 2,253,362 in 2000 to 2,802,029 in 2025: up 24.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 2,253,362
2005 (estimate) 2,385,872
2010 Census 2,496,435
2015 (estimate) 2,659,549
2020 Census 2,701,767
2025 (estimate) 2,802,029

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Miami-Dade County?

Miami-Dade County holds 70 places: 34 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 36 census-designated places. The largest is Miami with 489,812 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Miami-Dade County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Miami	city	442,241	459,745±138	$62,462	$518,100	19.4%	100%
Hialeah	city	223,109	226,165±74	$55,594	$392,000	17.0%	100%
Miami Gardens	city	111,640	113,177±63	$63,627	$378,500	13.6%	100%
Miami Beach	city	82,890	82,031±47	$72,856	$556,700	14.4%	100%
Homestead	city	80,737	82,807±66	$65,423	$380,000	18.4%	100%
Kendall	CDP	80,241	79,562±3,981	$87,325	$567,900	11.2%	100%
Doral	city	75,874	79,216±45	$94,164	$562,800	10.3%	100%
North Miami	city	60,191	60,344±49	$57,188	$365,000	18.9%	100%
Fountainebleau	CDP	59,870	55,665±2,919	$64,908	$320,200	12.7%	100%
The Hammocks	CDP	59,480	58,838±3,363	$85,628	$468,100	12.1%	100%
Westchester	CDP	56,384	52,032±2,398	$72,262	$508,700	10.0%	100%
Kendale Lakes	CDP	55,646	52,622±2,529	$71,621	$404,500	10.3%	100%
Tamiami	CDP	54,212	49,752±2,606	$78,353	$482,100	11.6%	100%
Country Club	CDP	49,967	51,296±2,610	$75,212	$378,600	11.7%	100%
Coral Gables	city	49,248	49,802±99	$134,216	$1,089,900	9.4%	100%
Cutler Bay	town	45,425	45,070±50	$89,244	$472,700	9.7%	100%
North Miami Beach	city	43,676	43,898±71	$63,280	$366,700	14.6%	100%
Aventura	city	40,242	39,885±36	$89,274	$451,100	11.4%	100%
Princeton	CDP	39,308	42,625±2,462	$83,426	$426,900	10.5%	100%
South Miami Heights	CDP	36,770	38,766±2,399	$65,417	$407,100	15.5%	100%
Kendall West	CDP	36,536	35,912±2,106	$69,554	$409,500	11.9%	100%
Richmond West	CDP	35,884	35,593±2,797	$101,970	$489,100	10.5%	100%
Biscayne Gardens	CDP	–	35,472±2,373	$55,165	$414,800	22.6%	100%
West Little River	CDP	34,128	33,890±2,272	$56,436	$375,300	17.7%	100%
Miami Lakes	town	30,467	31,553±58	$101,557	$626,400	6.0%	100%
Leisure City	CDP	26,324	27,808±2,660	$41,977	$375,100	24.5%	100%
Ives Estates	CDP	25,005	28,506±2,215	$72,239	$294,700	11.9%	100%
Palmetto Bay	village	24,439	24,639±50	$142,447	$879,700	5.8%	100%
The Crossings	CDP	23,276	22,963±1,636	$91,012	$463,300	7.6%	100%
Coral Terrace	CDP	23,142	24,895±2,566	$80,353	$582,900	10.8%	100%
Hialeah Gardens	city	23,068	22,915±32	$65,439	$342,000	13.5%	100%
Sunny Isles Beach	city	22,342	22,437±42	$61,921	$549,100	14.3%	100%
Glenvar Heights	CDP	20,786	19,395±1,405	$72,118	$545,400	12.1%	100%
Ojus	CDP	19,673	19,198±1,491	$68,644	$337,500	12.5%	100%
Sweetwater	city	19,363	20,085±33	$54,967	$294,200	16.3%	100%
Pinecrest	village	18,388	18,462±67	$206,417	$1,406,400	4.3%	100%
Pinewood	CDP	17,246	18,114±2,138	$59,410	$372,400	20.5%	100%
Country Walk	CDP	16,951	19,291±1,563	$124,540	$547,000	6.0%	100%
Brownsville	CDP	16,583	16,936±1,533	$40,795	$325,200	26.2%	100%
Three Lakes	CDP	16,540	16,888±1,308	$102,306	$481,300	9.9%	100%
Opa-locka	city	16,463	16,282±28	$37,532	$295,800	29.7%	100%
Sunset	CDP	15,912	13,535±1,164	$109,401	$601,300	9.1%	100%
Gladeview	CDP	14,927	16,655±2,022	$47,469	$402,600	27.5%	100%
Key Biscayne	village	14,809	14,791±28	$181,505	$1,575,300	5.5%	100%
Miami Springs	city	13,859	13,726±49	$87,099	$560,800	10.0%	100%
Naranja	CDP	13,509	15,796±1,678	$53,984	$372,100	30.3%	100%
Palmetto Estates	CDP	13,498	16,129±2,179	$82,064	$445,900	11.6%	100%
Florida City	city	13,085	12,943±43	$47,482	$399,200	32.4%	100%
Olympia Heights	CDP	12,873	12,399±2,212	$108,958	$557,500	12.2%	100%
South Miami	city	12,026	12,277±30	$94,507	$829,400	10.0%	100%
Miami Shores	village	11,567	11,752±48	$144,050	$864,400	7.6%	100%
Goulds	CDP	11,446	14,425±1,697	$61,735	$481,200	16.4%	100%
Westwood Lakes	CDP	11,373	10,553±1,313	$86,040	$518,500	8.3%	100%
West Perrine	CDP	10,602	11,162±1,374	$66,997	$411,500	18.1%	100%
Westview	CDP	9,923	12,107±1,589	$57,563	$379,400	20.9%	100%
Richmond Heights	CDP	8,944	9,992±1,470	$67,606	$378,100	13.6%	100%
North Bay Village	city	8,159	8,118±23	$84,405	$464,200	9.3%	100%
West Miami	city	7,233	7,162±21	$61,274	$488,800	12.9%	100%
Bay Harbor Islands	town	5,922	5,847±33	$89,663	$653,500	5.4%	100%
Surfside	town	5,689	5,631±23	$100,208	$881,700	9.9%	100%
Palm Springs North	CDP	5,030	5,410±802	$99,438	$550,500	10.4%	100%
Biscayne Park	village	3,117	3,085±16	$77,083	$674,300	29.5%	100%
Bal Harbour	village	3,093	3,055±12	$80,806	$1,823,500	20.1%	100%
Virginia Gardens	village	2,364	2,423±402	$70,469	$457,600	6.4%	100%
El Portal	village	1,986	1,809±437	$108,167	$723,900	5.8%	100%
Medley	town	1,056	988±240	$40,735	$87,300	21.0%	100%
Homestead BaseGEOID 1232325	CDP	999	1,125±477	$7,969	not published	87.7%	100%
Golden BeachGEOID 1226250	town	961	691±199	$236,250	$2,000,000 or more	7.1%	100%
Fisher IslandGEOID 1222375	CDP	561	1,026±433	$250,000 or more	$2,000,000 or more	3.8%	100%
Indian CreekGEOID 1233425	village	84	39±43	not published	$2,000,000 or more	12.8%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Miami-Dade County?

The median resident of Miami-Dade County is 40.7 years old; 20.0% are under 18 and 16.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 69.3%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 14.1%. 54.5% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Miami-Dade County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	40.7±0.1	42.6	+0.8
Under 18 years	20.0%±0.1 pts	19.5%	–
65 years and over	16.9%±0.1 pts	21.3%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69.3%	27.4%	+0.8 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	12.6%±0.1 pts	50.4%	−0.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	14.1%±0.1 pts	14.6%	−1.7 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1.5%±0.1 pts	2.9%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1.9%±0.1 pts	3.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.6%±0.1 pts	0.7%	–
Born outside the United States	54.5%±0.3 pts	21.9%	+0.8 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	75.3%±0.3 pts	30.6%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	2.0%±0.1 pts	7.4%	–
With a disability	10.3%±0.2 pts	13.7%	–
No health insurance coverage	13.6%±0.3 pts	11.5%	−3.2 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	83.9%±0.3 pts	89.9%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	34.4%±0.4 pts	34.1%	+4.6 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	13.2%±0.2 pts	12.9%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.3%±0.1 pts	2.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Miami-Dade County earn?

Half of Miami-Dade County's 975,411 households earn less than $71,753 a year (±$708), against $74,568 in Florida. In 2015-2019 the median was $63,192 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $8,561 after inflation. 14.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Miami-Dade County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$71,753±$708	$74,568	+$8,561
Mean household income	$107,330±$1,271	$105,967	–
Per capita income	$39,469±$458	$42,609	+$4,734
People below the poverty line	14.7%±0.3 pts	12.6%	−2.4 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line	18.2%±0.8 pts	16.5%	−4.8 pts
Households receiving SNAP	22.8%±0.4 pts	12.6%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	89.7%±0.3 pts	91.6%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Miami-Dade County?

Owners occupy 52.2% of Miami-Dade County's occupied homes and renters 47.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $463,000 by its owner (±$2,523). The median renter pays $1,829 a month including utilities, and 55.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Miami-Dade County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$463,000±$2,523	$359,000	+$106,591
Median gross rent	$1,829±$10	$1,669	+$195
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	55.0%±0.8 pts	50.2%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$2,451±$24	$1,959	–
Owner-occupied homes	52.2%±0.5 pts	67.6%	+1.0 pts
Housing units	1,094,983±260	10,256,470	+70,789
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.2%±0.1 pts	1.4%	–
Rental vacancy rate	5.5%±0.3 pts	7.6%	–
Single-family detached homes	38.8%±0.4 pts	54.7%	–
Mobile homes	1.3%±0.1 pts	8.0%	–
Built 2020 or later	1.9%±0.1 pts	3.2%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	3.2%±0.2 pts	1.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Miami-Dade County building?

Builders took permits for 16,535 new housing units across Miami-Dade County in 2025 (2,666 single-family), 5.9 per 1,000 residents.

2019 10,008 units
2020 9,831 units
2021 13,393 units
2022 11,305 units
2023 12,781 units
2024 10,608 units
2025 16,535 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Miami-Dade County get to work?

68.7% of Miami-Dade County's workers drive alone and 14.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 30.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.6%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Miami-Dade County	Florida	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	64.3%±0.3 pts	59.8%	–
Unemployment rate	4.6%±0.2 pts	4.8%	−0.7 pts
Drove alone to work	68.7%±0.5 pts	70.2%	–
Carpooled	9.1%±0.3 pts	9.2%	–
Public transportation	3.3%±0.2 pts	1.2%	–
Walked	2.0%±0.1 pts	1.4%	–
Worked from home	14.0%±0.4 pts	15.7%	+8.5 pts
Mean travel time to work	30.9 min±0.2	28.0 min	−1.9 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Miami-Dade County's census tracts?

Miami-Dade County is divided into 707 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $7,969 (Tract 9807) to $250,000 or more (Tract 81.01).

All 707 census tracts of Miami-Dade County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Miami-Dade County compare with Florida's other counties?

Miami-Dade County's rank among Florida's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	1st of 67
Growth 2020-2025	53rd of 67
Residents per square mile	6th of 67
Median household income	28th of 67
Median home value	4th of 67
Median gross rent	6th of 67
Poverty rate	28th of 67
Bachelor's degree or higher	19th of 67
Median age	48th of 67

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Miami-Dade County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.