Sunny Isles Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 21,885 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Sunny Isles Beach is the 138th largest community in Florida.

Sunny Isles Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Sunny Isles Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Sunny Isles Beach is also a city of artists. Sunny Isles Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sunny Isles Beach’s character.

Also of interest is that Sunny Isles Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.99% 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.

Another notable thing is that Sunny Isles Beach is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Sunny Isles Beach 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 Sunny Isles Beach is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sunny Isles Beach, the average commute to work is 31.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Sunny Isles Beach are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.96% of adults in Sunny Isles Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sunny Isles Beach in 2022 was $58,204, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $232,816 for a family of four. However, Sunny Isles Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sunny Isles Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sunny Isles Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sunny Isles Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sunny Isles Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 46.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sunny Isles Beach include Russian, Italian, Ukrainian, European, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sunny Isles Beach's cultural character, accounting for 64.85% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Sunny Isles Beach is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Slavic languages.