West Miami, FL

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2020 Population

8,152

4.67% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

41.8

6.9% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

18%

14% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$49,212

1.46% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$347,700

3.54% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, West Miami, FL had a population of 8.15k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $49,212. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of West Miami, FL grew from 7,788 to 8,152, a 4.67% increase and its median household income declined from $49,942 to $49,212, a −1.46% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in West Miami, FL are White (Hispanic) (74.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (6.24%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (2.17%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.91%).

None of the households in West Miami, 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.

77.4% of the residents in West Miami, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in West Miami, FL are Florida Education Institute (229 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in West Miami, FL was $347,700, and the homeownership rate was 53.7%.

Most people in West Miami, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in West Miami, FL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

West Miami, FL is home to a population of 8.15k people, from which 77.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 62.7% of West Miami, FL residents were born outside of the country (5.11k people).

In 2020, there were 7.39 times more White (Hispanic) residents (6.1k people) in West Miami, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 825 Two+ (Hispanic) and 509 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

77.4%

2020 Citizenship

79.4%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 77.4% of West Miami, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in West Miami, FL was 79.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Miami, FL

White (Hispanic)
6.1k ± 663
Two+ (Hispanic)
825 ± 628
White (Non-Hispanic)
509 ± 160

90%

Hispanic Population

7.34k people

90% of the people in West Miami, FL are hispanic (7.34k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

62.7%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

5.11k people

63%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

4.91k people

As of 2020, 62.7% of West Miami, FL residents (5.11k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in West Miami, FL was 63%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
38 ± 62
Vietnam
22 ± 38
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 31

West Miami, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of West Miami, FL employs 4.35k people. The largest industries in West Miami, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (917 people), Educational Services (470 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (405 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($74,595), Public Administration ($73,864), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,673).

Employment

Occupations

4.35k

2020 Value

± 583

12.9%

1 Year growth

± 16.4%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in West Miami, FL grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 3.85k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Miami, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (757 people), Management Occupations (437 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (334 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Miami, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

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

4.35k

2020 Value

± 583

12.9%

1 Year growth

± 16.4%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in West Miami, FL grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 3.85k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Miami, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (917 people), Educational Services (470 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (405 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Miami, FL, though some of these residents may live in West Miami, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,462

Median earning men ± $7,764

$30,757

Median earning women ± $3,698

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($74,545), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,480), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,716).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,389), Information ($45,795), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Florida. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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 $94.8B, followed by Electronics ($62.6B) and Pharmaceuticals ($59.6B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Florida.

$688B

2020 Value in Florida

$1.41T

Projected 2050 Value in Florida

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Florida trade was $688B. This is expected to increase 105% 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
$24.9B
California
$19.2B
Texas
$15.8B

In 2020, the top outbound Florida domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $24.9B, followed by California with $19.2B and Texas and $15.8B.

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

Civics

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 27 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

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 Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 27 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

In 2020, universities in West Miami, FL awarded 229 degrees. The student population of West Miami, FL in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 53 male students and 186 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in West Miami, FL are Hispanic or Latino (224 and 97.8%), followed by Black or African American (3 and 1.31%), Asian (1 and 0.437%), and White (1 and 0.437%).

The largest universities in West Miami, FL by number of degrees awarded are Florida Education Institute (229 and 100%).

The most popular majors in West Miami, FL are General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts (44 and 19.2%), Medical Insurance Coding Specialist (38 and 16.6%), and Baking & Pastry Arts (36 and 15.7%).

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 2020, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.09% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (4.93M), Some college (3.6M), and Bachelors Degree (3.09M).

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 West Miami, FL was $347,700 in 2020, which is 1.51 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $335,800 to $347,700, a 3.54% increase. The homeownership rate in West Miami, FL is 53.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in West Miami, FL have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Miami, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$347,700

Median Property Value 2020

±$18,746

$1,585

Median Property Taxes

±$312

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

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

Rent vs Own

53.7%

Homeownership

2020

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 53.7% of the housing units in West Miami, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 59.04
Census Tract 59.01

The following map shows all of the places in West Miami, 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.

$49,212

Median Household Income

± $11,582

2.95k

Number of Households

± 459

In 2020, the median household income of the 2.95k households in West Miami, FL declined from $49,212 from the previous year's value of $49,942.

The following chart displays the households in West Miami, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West Miami, FL is from Florida.

0.472

2020 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2019 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2020, the income inequality in Florida was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more 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 2020

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (9.47%)
Worked At Home (6.62%)

In 2020, 82.9% of workers in West Miami, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.47%) and those who worked at home (6.62%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Miami, FL have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in West Miami, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Miami, FL (1.46k out of 8.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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 West Miami, FL has health coverage, with 41.6% on employee plans, 25.4% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Florida was $8,076 in 2014. This is a 5.05% increase from the previous year ($7,688).

Primary care physicians in Miami-Dade County, FL see 1243 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.51% decrease from the previous year (1262 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1433 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 586 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Florida. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Florida, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Miami-Dade County, FL.

1,243 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Miami-Dade County, FL

Primary care physicians in Miami-Dade County, FL see an average of 1,243 patients per year. This represents a 1.51% decrease from the previous year (1,262 patients).

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

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Florida across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 44.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.43%

Uninsured

41.6%

Employer Coverage

25.4%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

11.8%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Miami, FL declined by 4.96% from 9.93% to 9.43%.

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