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Surfside, FL

5,566 Population
0.6 square miles 9,986.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±3.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 41.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6450%†
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female54%
  • Male
  • Female
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57%†White5%†Black0%Native2%†Asian0%Islander0%†Other2%†Two+34%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$54,623 ±$14,033 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $42,369 ±$332
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Florida: $41,055 ±$191
$88,938 ±$25,702 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $73,481 ±$523
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $71,711 ±$282

15.4% ±6% (858  ±334) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 13.1% 794,980 (±0.2% / ±14,555)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,707,698 (±0.1% / ±27,380)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty17%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty15%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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31.9 minutes ±2.4 (62,485  ±13,993) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 29.3 76,367,010 (±0.1 / ±484,056)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)

Families

2,053 ±211 Number of households
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,311,230 ±5,212
  • Florida: 8,550,911 ±21,145
2.7 ±0.3 (5,566  ±22) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2.6 6,048,596 (±0 / ±1,051)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,454,752

Population by household type

Married couples70%†
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married63%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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4.1% ±4.3% (43  ±46) 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% 63,174 (±0.2% / ±2,173)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 4.8% 231,960 (±0.1% / ±4,526)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-240%25-290%30-3528%†35-390%40-440%45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

3,841 ±270 Number of housing units
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,662,397 ±499
  • Florida: 10,082,356 ±678

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied53%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied66%†
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit62%†
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$736,800 ±$134,562 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $405,600 ±$2,230
  • more than double the amount in Florida: $325,000 ±$895

22.8% ±11.1% (1,263  ±612.5) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 12.5% 760,407 (±0.2% / ±13,252.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 14% 3,045,406 (±0.1% / ±24,362.6)

Social

98% ±11.7% (3,584  ±512.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 86.9% 3,847,432 (±0.4% / ±18,766.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 89.6% 14,206,862 (±0.2% / ±38,654.5)
57.3% ±9.1% (2,095  ±371.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 35.6% 1,577,648 (±0.3% / ±11,539)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,263,931 (±0.1% / ±22,582.4)

Population by highest level of education

2%†No degree25%†High school15%†Some college26%†Bachelor's32%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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41% ±8% (2,284  ±443) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 41.9% 2,569,673
  • nearly double the rate in Florida: 21.4% 4,694,419

1.4% ±1.4% (52  ±53) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 3.6% 174,641 (±0.1% / ±4,331)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Florida: 7.7% 1,347,330 (±0.1% / ±10,604)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII0Korea0Vietnam23†Gulf (1990s)17†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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52 Total veterans ±53 35 Male ±44 17 Female ±27

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Surfside, FL <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1270075-surfside-fl/>