City of Miami - Demographics

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1900 2,739
1910 5,471 +99.7%
1920 29,549 +440.1%
1930 110,637 +274.4%
1940 172,172 +55.6%
1950 249,276 +44.8%
1960 291,688 +17.0%
1970 334,859 +14.8%
1980 346,865 +3.6%
1990 358,548 +3.4%
2000 362,470 +1.1%
2010 399,457 +10.2%
2012 413,892 +3.6%
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The city proper is home to less than 1 in 13 residents of South Florida. Additionally, 52% of Miami-Dade County's population doesn't live in any incorporated city. Miami is the 42nd most populous city in the U.S. The Miami metropolitan area, which includes Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, had a combined population of more than 5.5 million people, ranked seventh largest in the United States, and is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States. As of 2008, the United Nations estimates that the Miami Urban Agglomeration is the 44th-largest in the world.

As of 2000, in terms of national origin and/or ethnic origin, 34.1% of the populace was Cuban, while 5.6% of the city's population was Nicaraguan, 5.5% of the population was Haitian, 3.3% of the population was Honduran, 1.7% of all residents were Dominican, and 1.6% of the population was Colombian. In 2004, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ranked Miami first in terms of percentage of residents born outside of the country it is located in (59%), followed by Toronto (50%).

As of 2010, there were 183,994 households of which 14.0% were vacant. As of 2000, 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 18.7% have a female head of household with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.25. The age distribution was 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

In 2009, the median income for a household in the city was $29,812, and the median income for a family was $33,814. The per capita income for the city was $19,846. About 21.7% of families and 26.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

In 1960, non-Hispanic whites represented 80% of Miami-Dade county's population. In 1970, the Census Bureau reported Miami's population as 45.3% Hispanic, 32.9% non-Hispanic White, and 22.7% Black. Miami's explosive population growth has been driven by internal migration from other parts of the country, primarily up until the 1980s, as well as by immigration, primarily from the 1960s to the 1990s. Today, immigration to Miami has slowed significantly and Miami's growth today is attributed greatly to its fast urbanization and high-rise construction, which has increased its inner city neighborhood population densities, such as in Downtown, Brickell, and Edgewater, where one area in Downtown alone saw a 2,069% increase in population in the 2010 Census. Miami is regarded as more of a multicultural mosaic, than it is a melting pot, with residents still maintaining much of, or some of their cultural traits. The overall culture of Miami is heavily influenced by its large population of Hispanics, and Blacks, mainly from the Caribbean islands.

There has been a Norwegian Seamen's church in Miami since the early 1980s. In November 2011, Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened a new building for the church. The church was built as a center for the 10,000 Scandinavians that live in Florida. Around 4,000 of them are Norwegian. The church is also an important place for the 150 Norwegians that work at Disney World.

Miami Demographics
2010 Census Miami Miami-Dade County Florida
Total population 399,457 2,496,435 18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 +10.2% +10.8% +17.6%
Population density 11,135.9/sq mi 1,315.5/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 72.6% 73.8% 75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 11.9% 15.4% 57.9%
Black or African-American 19.2% 18.9% 16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 70.0% 65.0% 22.5%
Asian 1.0% 1.5% 2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 2.7% 2.4% 2.5%
Some Other Race 4.2% 3.2% 3.6%
Historic Ethnic Makeup of Miami
Year White Non-Hispanic
White
Black Asian Other Hispanic
(of any race)
1910 58.7% 41.3% 0.1%
1920 68.5% 31.3% 0.1%
1930 77.3% 22.7% 0.1%
1940 78.5% 21.4% 0.1%
1950 83.7% 16.2% 0.1%
1960 77.4% 22.4% 0.1% 17.6%
1970 76.6% 41.7% 22.7% 0.3% 0.4% 44.6%
1980 66.6% 19.4% 25.1% 0.5% 7.8% 55.9%
1990 65.6% 12.2% 27.4% 0.6% 6.4% 62.5%
2000 66.6% 11.8% 22.3% 0.7% 5.6% 65.8%
2010 72.6% 11.9% 19.2% 1.0% 4.2% 70.0%


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