Miramar Beach, FL

Census Place

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2021 Population

9,059

2.77% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

56.3

0.716% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

5.37%

9.09% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$75,347

2.99% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$434,300

9.92% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Miramar Beach, FL had a population of 9.06k people with a median age of 56.3 and a median household income of $75,347. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Miramar Beach, FL grew from 8,815 to 9,059, a 2.77% increase and its median household income declined from $77,667 to $75,347, a −2.99% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Miramar Beach, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.54%), White (Hispanic) (4.57%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.49%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.927%).

None of the households in Miramar Beach, 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.

96.5% of the residents in Miramar Beach, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Miramar Beach, FL was $434,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.7%.

Most people in Miramar Beach, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Miramar Beach, FL was 2 cars per household.

United States Florida Walton County, FL Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Walton, Washington, Holmes & Bay Counties PUMA, FL

Population & Diversity

Miramar Beach, FL is home to a population of 9.06k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 11.4% of Miramar Beach, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.03k people).

In 2021, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.64k people) in Miramar Beach, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 502 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 414 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.5%

2021 Citizenship

97.2%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.5% of Miramar Beach, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Miramar Beach, FL was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Miramar Beach, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.64k ± 882
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
502 ± 287
White (Hispanic)
414 ± 216

6.01%

Hispanic Population

544 people

6.01% of the people in Miramar Beach, FL are hispanic (544 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

11.4%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.03k people

9.21%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

812 people

As of 2021, 11.4% of Miramar Beach, FL residents (1.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Miramar Beach, FL was 9.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
387 ± 132
Gulf War (2001-)
174 ± 131
Korea
100 ± 136

Miramar Beach, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.22 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Miramar Beach, FL employs 3.67k people. The largest industries in Miramar Beach, FL are Accommodation & Food Services (574 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (473 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (457 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,169), Wholesale Trade ($103,953), and Construction ($95,486).

Employment

Occupations

3.67k

2021 Value

± 612

0.0546%

1 Year growth

± 23.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Miramar Beach, FL grew at a rate of 0.0546%, from 3.67k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Miramar Beach, FL, are Management Occupations (614 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (548 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (498 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Miramar Beach, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.67k

2021 Value

± 612

0.0546%

1 Year growth

± 23.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Miramar Beach, FL grew at a rate of 0.0546%, from 3.67k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Miramar Beach, FL, are Accommodation & Food Services (574 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (473 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (457 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Miramar Beach, FL, though some of these residents may live in Miramar Beach, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,026

Median earning men ± $19,005

$36,893

Median earning women ± $16,042

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($230,298), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($107,386), and Construction ($77,396).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($103,953), Information ($66,641), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Florida. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Florida product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $93.7B, followed by Electronics ($57.8B) and Pharmaceuticals ($56.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Florida products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$640B

2020 Value in Florida

$1.41T

Projected 2050 Value in Florida

121% growth

In 2020, total outbound Florida trade was $640B. This is expected to increase 121% to $1.41T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Florida trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$22.9B
Texas
$17.8B
California
$14.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Florida domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $22.9B, followed by Texas with $17.8B and California and $14.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Florida shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Miramar Beach, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.635%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (4.9M), Some college (3.57M), and Bachelors Degree (3.2M).

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 Miramar Beach, FL was $434,300 in 2021, which is 1.77 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $395,100 to $434,300, a 9.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Miramar Beach, FL is 71.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Miramar Beach, FL have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Miramar Beach, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$434,300

Median Property Value 2021

±$49,324

$3,107

Median Property Taxes

±$465

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 Miramar Beach, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.7%

Homeownership

2021

55.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 71.7% of the housing units in Miramar Beach, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Miramar Beach, 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.

$75,347

Median Household Income

± $21,473

4.33k

Number of Households

± 627

In 2021, the median household income of the 4.33k households in Miramar Beach, FL declined from $75,347 from the previous year's value of $77,667.

The following chart displays the households in Miramar Beach, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Miramar Beach, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

0.472

2020 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2021, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.108% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (72%)
Worked At Home (20.2%)
Carpooled (4.89%)

In 2021, 72% of workers in Miramar Beach, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.2%) and those who carpooled to work (4.89%).

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

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Miramar Beach, FL have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Miramar Beach, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Miramar Beach, FL (479 out of 8.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Miramar Beach, FL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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

90.6% of the population of Miramar Beach, FL has health coverage, with 33.3% on employee plans, 4.44% on Medicaid, 24% on Medicare, 23.3% on non-group plans, and 5.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Walton County, FL see 2058 patients per year on average, which represents a 12.5% increase from the previous year (1830 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2072 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1236 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,058 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Walton County, FL

Primary care physicians in Walton County, FL see an average of 2,058 patients per year. This represents a 12.5% increase from the previous year (1,830 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Walton County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15% under 18 years, 11.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.45%

Uninsured

33.3%

Employer Coverage

4.44%

Medicaid

24%

Medicare

23.3%

Non-Group

5.5%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Miramar Beach, FL grew by 1.3% from 9.33% to 9.45%.

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