West Miami is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,944 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Miami is the 244th largest community in Florida.

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.83% 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.

West Miami is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in West Miami enrolled in college, West Miami has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Being a small city, West Miami does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of West Miami are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.10% of adults in West Miami have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in West Miami in 2022 was $38,156, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,624 for a family of four. However, West Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West 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 West Miami, accounting for 84.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West Miami residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Miami include Italian, Irish, French, German, and Polish.

West Miami also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 61.44%.

The most common language spoken in West Miami is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.