Miami Gardens, FL

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2022 Population

111,618

0.0788% 1-year decline

2022 Median Age

38.2

2.41% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

15.4%

3.43% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$56,071

9.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$299,700

18.6% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

50,303

3.73% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Miami Gardens, FL had a population of 112k people with a median age of 38.2 and a median household income of $56,071. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Miami Gardens, FL declined from 111,706 to 111,618, a −0.0788% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,067 to $56,071, a 9.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Miami Gardens, FL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (62.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13.4%), White (Hispanic) (13.3%), Other (Hispanic) (4.11%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (2.45%).

None of the households in Miami Gardens, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86% of the residents in Miami Gardens, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Miami Gardens, FL are St. Thomas University (1,051 degrees awarded in 2022) and Florida Memorial University (253 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Miami Gardens, FL was $299,700, and the homeownership rate was 64.7%.

Most people in Miami Gardens, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Miami Gardens, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Miami Gardens, FL is home to a population of 112k people, from which 86% are citizens. As of 2022, 36.8% of Miami Gardens, FL residents were born outside of the country (41.1k people).

In 2022, there were 4.67 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (69.9k people) in Miami Gardens, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15k Two+ (Hispanic) and 14.8k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86%

2022 Citizenship

87.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 86% of Miami Gardens, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Miami Gardens, FL was 87.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Miami Gardens, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Miami Gardens, FL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
69.9k ± 2.83k
Two+ (Hispanic)
15k ± 2.08k
White (Hispanic)
14.8k ± 2.28k

33.3%

Hispanic Population

37.2k people

33.3% of the people in Miami Gardens, FL are hispanic (37.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Miami Gardens, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

36.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

41.1k people

35.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

39.7k people

As of 2022, 36.8% of Miami Gardens, FL residents (41.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Miami Gardens, FL was 35.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Miami Gardens, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
748 ± 215
Gulf War (2001-)
598 ± 171
Gulf War (1990s)
379 ± 121

Miami Gardens, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Miami Gardens, FL employs 50.3k people. The largest industries in Miami Gardens, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,965 people), Retail Trade (6,571 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (5,198 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($70,375), Public Administration ($54,667), and Educational Services ($46,270).

Employment

Occupations

50.3k

2022 Value

± 2,178

3.73%

1 Year growth

± 5.95%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Miami Gardens, FL grew at a rate of 3.73%, from 48.5k employees to 50.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Miami Gardens, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,413 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,550 people), and Transportation Occupations (3,698 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Miami Gardens, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

50.3k

2022 Value

± 2,178

3.73%

1 Year growth

± 5.95%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Miami Gardens, FL grew at a rate of 3.73%, from 48.5k employees to 50.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Miami Gardens, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,965 people), Retail Trade (6,571 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (5,198 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Miami Gardens, FL, though some of these residents may live in Miami Gardens, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,889

Median earning men ± $1,649

$30,982

Median earning women ± $1,705

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($59,899), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,744), and Construction ($44,930).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($53,039), Information ($45,529), and Construction ($41,367).

Civics

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Education

In 2022, universities in Miami Gardens, FL awarded 1,304 degrees. The student population of Miami Gardens, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,151 male students and 4,356 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Miami Gardens, FL are Hispanic or Latino (552 and 45.1%), followed by Black or African American (400 and 32.7%), White (161 and 13.2%), and Unknown (80 and 6.54%).

The largest universities in Miami Gardens, FL by number of degrees awarded are St. Thomas University (1,051 and 80.6%) and Florida Memorial University (253 and 19.4%).

The most popular majors in Miami Gardens, FL are Registered Nursing (213 and 16.3%), Law (187 and 14.3%), and General Business Administration & Management (159 and 12.2%).

The median tuition cost in Miami Gardens, FL for private four year colleges is $22,588.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Miami Gardens, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 68.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 7.14%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 7,507 (42% men and 58% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 7,507 students enrolled in Miami Gardens, FL, 42% men and 58% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,058 records, of which 60.2% were women and 39.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
150 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
49 degrees awarded
General Psychology
37 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Miami Gardens, FL was Registered Nursing with 150 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Miami Gardens, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

St. Thomas University
1,051 degrees awarded
Florida Memorial University
253 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was St. Thomas University with 1,051 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 479 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Miami Gardens, FL, which is 0.581 times less than the 825 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 552 degrees mean that there were 1.38 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 400 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($22,588) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,710) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,330) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Miami Gardens, FL was $299,700 in 2022, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $252,600 to $299,700, a 18.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Miami Gardens, FL is 64.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Miami Gardens, FL have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Miami Gardens, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Miami Gardens, FL is $56,071. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Miami Gardens, FL was Census Tract 95.03 with a value of $79,940, followed by Census Tract 95.04 and Census Tract 99.05, with respective values of $77,230 and $70,461.

Housing

Property

$299,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,783

$22,229

Median Property Taxes

±$1,339

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Miami Gardens, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Miami Gardens, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.7%

Homeownership

2022

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 64.7% of the housing units in Miami Gardens, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Miami Gardens, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 95.03
Census Tract 95.04
Census Tract 99.05

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Miami Gardens, FL was Census Tract 95.03 with a value of $79,940, followed by Census Tract 95.04 and Census Tract 99.05, with respective values of $77,230 and $70,461.

The following map shows all of the places in Miami Gardens, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,071

Median Household Income

± $2,976

34.4k

Number of Households

± 1,625

In 2022, the median household income of the 34.4k households in Miami Gardens, FL grew to $56,071 from the previous year's value of $51,067.

The following chart displays the households in Miami Gardens, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Miami Gardens, FL is from Miami Gardens, FL.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Miami Gardens, FL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Worked At Home (7.54%)
Carpooled (6.78%)

In 2022, 78.3% of workers in Miami Gardens, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.54%) and those who carpooled to work (6.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Miami Gardens, FL have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.44% of the workforce in Miami Gardens, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Miami Gardens, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Miami Gardens, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Miami Gardens, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Miami Gardens, FL (17k out of 110k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Miami Gardens, FL is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

80.3% of the population of Miami Gardens, FL has health coverage, with 31.9% on employee plans, 25.9% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.723% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

19.7%

Uninsured

31.9%

Employer Coverage

25.9%

Medicaid

10.3%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

0.723%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Miami Gardens, FL declined by 1.28% from 19.9% to 19.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Miami Gardens, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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