South Miami is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 13,207 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Miami is the 198th largest community in Florida. South Miami home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but South Miami real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.South Miami is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Miami is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Miami who work in management occupations (19.61%), sales jobs (10.67%), and office and administrative support (8.78%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In South Miami, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.49 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small city, South Miami has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, South Miami is a pretty powerful place. 56.29% of the adults in South Miami have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in South Miami in 2022 was $57,328, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $229,312 for a family of four. However, South Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Miami home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in South Miami, accounting for 53.78% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of South Miami residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Miami include Italian, German, French, English, and Irish. South Miami also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 43.02%. The most common language spoken in South Miami is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
