North Miami is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 62,202 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, North Miami is the 56th largest community in Florida.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

North Miami is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in North Miami, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.05 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

A lot of people in North Miami take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in North Miami, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

The percentage of people in North Miami who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.15% of adults in North Miami have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Miami in 2022 was $26,813, which is low income relative to Florida, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,252 for a family of four. However, North Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Miami home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Miami residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. North Miami also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Miami include Haitian, Jamaican, Italian, Brazilian, and Irish.

In addition, North Miami has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (54.60%).

The most common language spoken in North Miami is French Creole. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.