Miami, Florida Population 2024

456,229

Miami is a city located in Miami-Dade County Florida. Miami has a 2024 population of 456,229. It is also the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is currently growing at a rate of 0.74% annually and its population has increased by 3.03% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 442,799 in 2020.

The average household income in Miami is $90,171 with a poverty rate of 19.99%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Miami is 39.7 years, 38.5 years for males, and 41.2 years for females.

Miami is the county seat of Florida's Miami-Dade County and the most populous city in the Miami metropolitan area. Miami is the most populous metro region in the Southern US after Washington, D.C. It is also one of the largest urban areas in the country, and a global city with the largest concentration of international banks in the United States.

Miami is broken into several areas: the North, South, West, and Downtown. Downtown Miami, located on the eastern side, is the heart of the city and includes Brickell and the Port of Miami, which is known as the Cruise Capital of the World. It's also the central business district for all of South Florida. South Beach is located to the east across the Biscayne Bay. Northwest of Downtown is Civic Center.

Southern Miami includes Coconut Grove and Coral Way, which is a historic residential area that was constructed in 1922. Coconut Grove was established in 1822. The west side of the city includes Flagami and Little Havana, and it's home to many traditional immigrant neighborhoods from Central America and Cuba.

Miami Population and Diversity

The city proper of Miami has 1 in 13 residents of South Florida, and 52% of Miami-Dade County does not live in an incorporated city.

In 2000, the most significant ethnic/national origin in Miami was Cuban (34.1% of the population), followed by Nicaraguan (5.6%), Haitian (5.5%), Honduran (3.3%), Dominican (1.7%) and Colombian (1.6%). The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) also ranked Miami first in terms of its percentage of foreign-born residents at 59%, followed fairly far behind by Toronto at 50%.

Miami Population Growth

Miami's tremendous growth has been driven by internal migration from other areas in the country through the 1980s, along with immigration. Immigration to the city has slowed a great deal in the last decade, and now Miami's growth is due to a fast urbanization rate and high-rise construction, which has increased its population densities in inner city regions, most notably Downtown and Brickell. In one area of Downtown Miami, there was a 2,069% increase in ten years.

Nearly 32% of Metro Miami's growth in 2011 was foreign-born, and more than half went on to become US citizens. While South Florida's population has been relatively stagnant for a decade, it's starting an unexpected shift upward, with Miami-Dade's population growing 2.1% in one year. It's now the 6th fastest growing region in the United States when it didn't even make the top 50 from 2000 to 2010.

It's possible that Miami's metro population will top 7.5 million by 2040, although projections do show this population will be disproportionately older.

The Miami region was inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous people of the area, most notably the Tequestas, who occupied this region for 1,000 years before Europeans arrived.

In 1566, an explorer named Pedro Menendez de Aviles claimed the area for Spain, and a mission was built just a year later. Great Britain and Spain then alternated control of Florida for years until Spain ceded it in 1821 to the United States.

The United States constructed Fort Dallas in 1836 to remove local Seminoles, and it became the first major city in the country conceived by a woman, a local citrus grower named Julia Tuttle. For much of its early history, Miami was known as Biscayne Bay Country, and it wasn't until the very end of the 19th century that its potential was seen.

Miami was incorporated in 1896 with just 300 people, but it began to attract many people from the north, and it grew massively during the 1920s. By 1940, Miami had a population of 172,000, and the wealthy Cubans who left after Fidel Castro came into power in 1959 further boosted the city's population. In just 110 years, Miami and its metropolitan region grew from 1,000 to 5.5 million, and it's been known as a popular resort destination for nearly as long.

Miami Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Miami was:

  • White: 45.39%
  • Two or more races: 32.31%
  • Black or African American: 14.12%
  • Other race: 6.38%
  • Asian: 1.46%
  • Native American: 0.33%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.01%
State
Florida
Land Area (mi²)
36.0 sq mi
Density (mi²)
12,674.30/sq mi
Growth Since 2020
3.03% (13,430)
The current population of Miami, Florida is 456,229 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates.The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 442,799.

Miami, Florida Population 2024

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White201,39145.39%
Two or more races143,34132.31%
Black or African American62,63414.12%
Other race28,2996.38%
Asian6,4811.46%
Native American1,4770.33%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander420.01%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Miami Population by Race

Miami Population Pyramid 2024

Miami Median Age

39.7

Total

38.5

Male

41.2

Female

Miami Adults

There are 370,285 adults, (72,343 of whom are seniors) in Miami.

Miami Age Dependency

48.9

Age Dependency Ratio

24.3

Old Age Dependency Ratio

24.6

Child Dependency Ratio

Miami Sex Ratio

Female218,34749.21%
Male225,31850.79%

Miami Population by Age

Miami Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All186,1372.3330.169.9
Non Family85,9881.2825.174.9
Married57,2523.2341.558.5
Female29,9923.3824.475.6
Male12,9052.9426.473.6

3.12

Average Family Size

2.33

Average Household Size

30.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Miami Households and Families

Male

Female

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Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Miami Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Miami Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 71.43%.

Miami Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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$37,452

Average Earnings

$41,393

Average Male

$32,331

Average Female

Miami Earnings by Educational Attainment

Miami Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Miami Language

22.23% of Miami residents speak only English, while 77.77% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 70.04% of the population.

Miami Language

Miami Poverty by Race

rate

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic317,08162,04219.57%
Multiple142,48926,39018.52%
Black60,12919,61332.62%
Other28,1545,52519.62%
White52,3545,52510.55%
Asian6,4411,06416.52%
Native1,44762643.26%
Islander4242100%

19.99%

Overall Poverty Rate

17.77%

Male Poverty Rate

22.25%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Miami

The race most likely to be in poverty in Miami is Islander, with 100% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Miami is White, with 10.55% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.43%. Among those working part-time, it was 20.62%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 40.07%.

Miami Poverty

rate

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade32.73%
High School21.71%
Some College16.35%
Bachelors or Greater9.77%

Miami Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed41.11%
Female Unemployed32.01%
Female Employed9.65%
Male Employed6.52%

Miami Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Miami Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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mean

median

Income by Household Type

Miami Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

36.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

39.0%

Male Marriage Rate

33.9%

Female Marriage Rate

Miami Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Miami Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Miami Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Miami Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

7,342

Number of Veterans

6,466

Male Veterans

876

Female Veterans

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Miami Veterans by War

count

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Miami Veterans by Age

count

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Miami Veterans by Race

Miami Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

12.15%

Veteran Poverty Rate

22.41%

Veteran Disability Rate

Miami Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

65.8%

Labor Force Participation

62.4%

Employment Rate

5%

Unemployment Rate

Miami Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Miami Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Miami Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

28.38%

Born in Miami

42.12%

Native Born

57.88%

Foreign Born

28.35%

Non Citizen

29.53%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

42.12% of Miami residents were born in the United States, with 28.38% having been born in Florida. 28.35% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Miami Place of Birth

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
2029473,0163,3570.71%
2028469,6593,3580.72%
2027466,3013,3570.73%
2026462,9443,3580.73%
2025459,5863,3570.74%
2024456,2293,3580.74%
2023452,8713,3570.75%
2022449,5147,5151.7%
2021441,999-800-0.18%
2020442,799-24,304-5.2%
2019467,1035,1411.11%
2018461,9626,0371.32%
2017455,9257,1361.59%
2016448,78914,0863.24%
2015434,7039,6062.26%
2014425,0979,4312.27%
2013415,6664,5171.1%
2012411,1494,5421.12%
2011406,6075,8091.45%
2010400,798
2000362,4703,9221.09%
1990358,54811,8673.42%
1980346,68111,8223.53%
1970334,85943,17114.8%
1960291,68842,41217.01%
1950249,27677,10444.78%
1940172,17261,53555.62%
1930110,63781,066274.14%
192029,57124,100440.5%
19105,4713,771221.82%
19001,700-471,316-99.64%
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Miami Population by Year