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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Total population

Male

Female

Median age (years)

Under 18 years

Male

Female

18 years and over

Male

Female

1,141,434

47.9%

52.1%

30.2

350,992

50.9%

49.1%

790,442

46.5%

53.5%

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Households

Family households

With own children under 18 years

Married-couple families

With own children under 18 years

Female, no husband present

With own children under 18 years

Nonfamily households

Male householder

Living alone

Female householder

Living alone

Average household size

Average family size

344,803

71.5%

38.7%

34.4%

17.9%

29.6%

17.7%

28.5%

13.7%

10.1%

14.9%

13.0%

3.18

3.78

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

Now married, except separated

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never married

Male 15 years and over

Now married, except separated

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never married

Female 15 years and over

Now married, except separated

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never married

853,142

34.5%

5.5%

11.1%

4.8%

44.2%

399,097

38.5%

2.8%

8.2%

3.6%

46.9%

454,045

31.0%

7.8%

13.6%

5.8%

41.8%

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

Less than high school diploma

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

Some college or associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or professional degree

High school graduate or higher

Male, high school graduate or higher

Female, high school graduate or higher

Bachelor's degree or higher

Male, bachelor's degree or higher

Female, bachelor's degree or higher

660,419

24.9%

34.1%

23.4%

12.0%

5.7%

75.1%

72.8%

77.1%

17.7%

15.4%

19.6%

3,715,542

17.7%

28.8%

25.1%

18.5%

10.0%

82.3%

81.7%

82.9%

28.5%

30.1%

27.1%

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

In labor force

Civilian labor force

Employed

Unemployed

Percent of civilian labor force

Armed Forces

Not in labor force

832,018

66.5%

66.4%

60.6%

5.8%

8.7%

0.1%

33.5%

4,335,685

62.6%

62.5%

58.9%

3.6%

5.7%

0.1%

37.4%

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

Car, truck, or van - drove alone

Car, truck, or van - carpooled

Public transportation (excluding taxicab)

Walked

Other means

Worked at home

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

487,035

75.2%

10.6%

8.2%

1.8%

2.1%

2.2%

28.9

2,484,113

78.5%

9.8%

3.7%

1.8%

2.0%

4.2%

27.8

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

Management, professional, and related occupations..................

Service occupations................................................................

Sales and office occupations...................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......

Male civilian employed population 16 years and over.........

Management, professional, and related occupations...................

Service occupations................................................................

Sales and office occupations...................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations..

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......

Female civilian employed population 16 years and over....

Management, professional, and related occupations..................

Service occupations................................................................

Sales and office occupations...................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......

416,751

30.1%

19.4%

28.8%

0.1%

5.2%

16.3%

196,921

23.0%

15.7%

21.6%

0.3%

10.4%

29.1%

219,830

36.5%

22.7%

35.3%

0.0%

0.5%

5.0%

2,676,751

34.3%

15.4%

25.2%

0.2%

12.0%

12.9%

1,518,941

31.3%

11.4%

17.3%

0.3%

20.6%

19.0%

1,157,810

38.2%

20.5%

35.5%

0.1%

0.8%

4.9%

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining................................................

Construction.......................................................................................................

Manufacturing.....................................................................................................

Wholesale trade...................................................................................................

Retail trade.........................................................................................................

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities..........................................................

Information...........................................................................................................

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing..................................

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, waste management services......

Educational services, and health care and social assistance.....................................

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services.................

Other services (except public administration)............................................................

Public administration.............................................................................................

0.4%

5.5%

4.0%

2.6%

12.4%

8.3%

2.6%

6.3%

10.5%

25.1%

11.8%

4.8%

5.7%

0.4%

8.8%

5.4%

4.5%

12.6%

6.3%

2.6%

8.9%

12.6%

18.4%

9.4%

6.0%

4.0%

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

Government workers

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

Unpaid family workers

78.4%

17.6%

4.0%

0.0%

81.5%

11.5%

6.8%

0.2%

INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)

Households344,803 2,002,081

Median household income (dollars) 38,819 49,232

4,406,082

46.8%

7.7%

12.4%

3.0%

30.2%

2,116,427

49.4%

3.3%

10.5%

2.5%

34.3%

2,289,655

44.4%

11.9%

14.1%

3.4%

26.3%

2,002,081

64.8%

28.5%

45.4%

18.4%

14.2%

7.9%

35.2%

16.4%

12.5%

18.8%

16.2%

2.65

3.29

5,413,212

48.6%

51.4%

39.9

1,228,451

51.3%

48.7%

4,184,761

47.9%

52.1%

OCCUPATION

Miami

Florida

Miami METRO

Black(local) Miami Black USA

All statistics above are from the Census Bureau - 2007 American Community Survey

Miami has the 7th largest Black population of any metropolitan area in the nation. Many are not aware that it has a Black population of over 1 million people. Almost 20% of this population is foreign born. The Miami metro is home to 271 thousand Haitians, 150 thousand Jamaicans, and many Black

39,663,004

47.8%

52.2%

30.3

12,237,882

51.0%

49.0%

27,425,122

46.4%

53.6%

13,672,045

63.9%

34.6%

28.7%

13.4%

29.1%

18.2%

36.1%

16.4%

13.8%

19.7%

17.8%

2.66

3.4

29,594,243

30.5%

6.2%

11.5%

4.6%

47.2%

13,833,820

34.7%

2.7%

9.8%

3.8%

49.1%

15,760,423

26.8%

9.3%

13.1%

5.2%

45.6%

22,841,743

19.7%

34.1%

28.7%

11.6%

5.9%

80.3%

79.3%

81.2%

17.5%

16.0%

18.7%

28,864,386

62.9%

62.4%

54.9%

7.5%

12.0%

0.5%

37.1%

15,411,803

71.1%

10.5%

11.5%

2.9%

1.7%

2.3%

27.7

15,835,609

27.0%

24.1%

26.6%

0.3%

6.1%

15.9%

7,350,655

22.0%

20.6%

19.2%

0.5%

12.5%

25.3%

8,484,954

31.3%

27.1%

33.1%

0.1%

0.6%

7.8%

0.5%

3.9%

9.6%

2.1%

10.8%

7.6%

2.6%

6.5%

8.7%

27.2%

9.1%

4.3%

7.0%

76.2%

20.0%

3.7%

0.1%

13,672,045

34,169

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