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South Miami Heights, FL

38,766 Population
4.9 square miles 7,898.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 41.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,120 ±$1,519 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $43,766 ±$306
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Florida: $42,609 ±$179
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,417 ±$5,988 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $76,527 ±$576
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $74,568 ±$284
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.5% ±3% (5,958  ±1,203) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 13.1% 807,868 (±0.2% / ±14,470)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,759,397 (±0.1% / ±28,960)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.7 minutes ±0.7 (580,430  ±48,070) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 29.3 76,410,570 (±0.1 / ±500,687)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,012 ±641 Number of households
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,334,797 ±5,380
  • Florida: 8,752,810 ±20,285
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±0.1 (38,337  ±2,399) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2.6 6,159,485 (±0 / ±1,066)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,939,310
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±1.5% (346  ±135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 4.6% 64,926 (±0.2% / ±2,472)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,402 ±635 Number of housing units
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,680,465 ±483
  • Florida: 10,256,470 ±942
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$407,100 ±$18,015 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $443,300 ±$1,894
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $359,000 ±$930
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.1% ±1.7% (3,126  ±674.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 12.4% 765,358 (±0.2% / ±13,545.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,039,847 (±0.1% / ±25,871.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.6% ±1.2% (22,795  ±1,305.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 87.3% 3,941,051 (±0.4% / ±19,643.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 90% 14,597,205 (±0.2% / ±39,237.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.6% ±1.8% (5,467  ±587.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 36.7% 1,654,882 (±0.3% / ±12,083.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 34.2% 5,541,467 (±0.1% / ±22,209.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

55.3% ±1.8% (21,421  ±1,502) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 42.4% 2,647,328
  • more than double the rate in Florida: 21.9% 4,905,727
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.3% ±0.7% (718  ±221) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 3.4% 168,279 (±0.1% / ±3,624)
  • about one-third of the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,327,071 (±0.1% / ±10,642)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
718 Total veterans ±221 696 Male ±205 22 Female ±35

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