Miami Beach, Florida demographics

Miami Beach, FL demographics: median age 42.9; 52.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Miami Beach city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1245025. The survey estimates a population of 82,031 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Miami Beach is 42.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 41,600 households (±886). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.9 ±1.2	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	12,412 ±1,048	15.1% ±1.3 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	17,918 ±1,273	21.8% ±1.6 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	36,287 ±1,705	44.2% ±2.1 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	15,414 ±1,039	18.8% ±1.3 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	43,283 ±1,198	52.8% ±1.5 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	38,748 ±1,193	47.2% ±1.5 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	42,309 ±1,754	51.6% ±2.1 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,484 ±877	4.2% ±1.1 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	188 ±121 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,272 ±537	2.8% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	26 ±40 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	8,539 ±1,292	10.4% ±1.6 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	25,213 ±1,604	30.7% ±2.0 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,988 ±1,652	47.5% ±2.0 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	43,043 ±1,664	52.5% ±2.0 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 41,600
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	12,904 ±708	31.0% ±1.6 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,191 ±572	5.3% ±1.4 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,781 ±391	6.7% ±0.9 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	20,021 ±1,133	48.1% ±2.5 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,703 ±495	8.9% ±1.2 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 41,600
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,591 ±488	15.8% ±1.1 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	35,009 ±1,108	84.2% ±2.0 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 41,600
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	20,021 ±1,133	48.1% ±2.5 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	12,968 ±846	31.2% ±1.9 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,585 ±584	11.0% ±1.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,611 ±466	6.3% ±1.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,124 ±288	2.7% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	192 ±111 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	99 ±66 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 82,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	38,601 ±1,420	47.1% ±1.7 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	43,430 ±1,422	52.9% ±1.7 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 78,452
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	27,860 ±1,801	35.5% ±2.3 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	40,624 ±1,856	51.8% ±2.3 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2,137 ±546	2.7% ±0.7 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	527 ±182	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,326 ±362	1.7% ±0.5 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,813 ±675	4.9% ±0.9 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	76 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	204 ±112 · low precision	0.3% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	96 ±107 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	378 ±172	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	501 ±202	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	142 ±98 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	768 ±423 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 64,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,712 ±738	8.8% ±1.1 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,865 ±983	16.7% ±1.5 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,384 ±829	11.4% ±1.3 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	6,642 ±842	10.2% ±1.3 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18,800 ±1,102	28.9% ±1.6 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15,579 ±1,044	24.0% ±1.6 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 81,345
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	66,251 ±1,203	81.4% ±1.5 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	8,518 ±940	10.5% ±1.2 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,185 ±435	1.5% ±0.5 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,284 ±645	4.0% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,107 ±505	2.6% ±0.6 pp	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.6% of Miami Beach residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 87.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Miami Beach	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.6% ±1.5 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.6% ±1.3 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.9% ±0.6 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Miami Beach . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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