South Miami Heights, FL Demographic Data

South Miami Heights, FL Summary

South Miami Heights is located in Miami Dade County in Florida
  • Population: 36,700
  • Area: 4.94 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 4.89 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 7,430.65 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 9.84 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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South Miami Heights, FL Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,871
51%
50.8
Male
18,865
49%
49.2
Total Population
38,736
 
323,128,000

South Miami Heights, FL Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,345
6.1% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,558
6.6% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,372
6.1% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,388
6.2% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,030
7.8% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,700
14.7% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,489
11.6% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,950
15.4% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,481
6.4% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,089
5.4% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,875
7.4% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,725
4.5% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
734
1.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
30,139
77.8%
77.2
Female
16,197
53.7%
51.3
Male
13,942
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
28,514
73.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,672
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,334
13.8%
15.2
Female
3,036
56.9%
55.8
Male
2,298
43.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0

South Miami Heights, FL Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
38,121
98.4% 
96.8
White
28,671
74.0% 
72.6
Black or African American
7,571
19.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
26
0.1% 
0.8
Asian
653
1.7% 
5.4
Asian Indian
318
0.8% 
1.2
Chinese
69
0.2% 
1.3
Filipino
174
0.4% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
92
0.2% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
1,200
3.1% 
5.1
Two or More Races
615
1.6% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
26,945
69.6% 
17.8
Mexican
1,379
3.6% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,680
4.3% 
1.7
Cuban
17,309
44.7% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,577
17.0% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,791
30.4% 
82.2

South Miami Heights, FL Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,242
12.4% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,033
11.6% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,696
37.2% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,189
16.1% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,802
6.9% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,115
12.0% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
966
3.7% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,275
24.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
19,768
75.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,081
15.7%
31.2

South Miami Heights, FL Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
11,417
36.3%
33.7%
Now Married
12,524
39.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,944
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
1,738
5.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,838
5.8
5.8%

South Miami Heights, FL Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,051
30.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
25,340
69.6%
21.6%
Spanish
24,666
67.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
445
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
196
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
33
0.1%
1.1%

South Miami Heights, FL Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
936
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
841
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,519
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,579
15.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,608
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,816
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,048
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
859
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
217
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
80
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
37,445
 
57,617
Per capita income
16,009
 
31,128

South Miami Heights, FL Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
236
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,417
8.2%
9.8
Construction
1,608
9.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,489
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
648
3.8%
6.6
Information
135
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
517
3.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,293
7.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,060
11.9%
11.4
Public administration
598
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,244
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,590
9.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
416
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,321
13.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,649
21.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,989
11.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,455
25.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,837
28.0%
18.1%

South Miami Heights, FL Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,113
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,707
80.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,849
10.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
700
4.1%
5.1
Walked
133
0.8%
2.7
Other means
499
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
225
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
37.1
 
26.6

South Miami Heights, FL Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
927
8.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,578
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,836
36.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,162
20.6%
21.0

South Miami Heights, FL Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
10,503
93.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,748
54.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,755
45.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
781
6.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
4.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5

South Miami Heights, FL Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,284
1 room
153
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
729
6.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,399
12.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,297
11.5%
16.5
5 rooms
3,593
31.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,481
22.0%
17.8
7 rooms
958
8.5%
12.0
8 rooms
459
4.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
215
1.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

South Miami Heights, FL Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,284
 
 
1-unit, detached
7,773
68.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
515
4.6%
5.9
2-units
114
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
67
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
40
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
216
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
2,473
21.9%
9.0
Mobile home
86
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

South Miami Heights, FL Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
18
0.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
36
0.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
733
6.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,592
14.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,915
25.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,366
38.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
878
7.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
746
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

South Miami Heights, FL Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
100
1.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
14
0.1%
4.7
Electricity
10,091
96.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
289
2.8%
1.1

South Miami Heights, FL Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,015
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
34
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
69
1.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
117
2.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
514
12.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
561
14.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
833
20.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,887
47.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,131
28.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
480
12.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
509
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
415
10.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,480
36.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

South Miami Heights, FL Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,585 
 
41,631,300 
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
51
1.1%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
64
1.4%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
498
10.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
764
16.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,432
31.2%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,776
38.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
170
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,021
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
220
4.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
191
4.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
376
8.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
650
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
393
8.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,625
58.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
300
0.0%
0.0%

South Miami Heights, FL Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,748
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
126
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
717
12.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,560
27.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,654
28.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,243
21.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
401
7.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
39
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
163,100
 
205,000