South Miami is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,073 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 (18.12%), sales jobs (11.91%), and teaching (8.91%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.51% 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. One downside of living in South Miami is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In South Miami, the average commute to work is 32.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In South Miami, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though South Miami is a relatively small city. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, South Miami is a pretty powerful place. 55.19% 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 $57,267, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,068 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 52.41% 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, Irish, French, English, and German. South Miami also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 41.15%. The most common language spoken in South Miami is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
