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Miami Lakes, FL
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Miami Lakes profile


Living in Miami Lakes



Miami Lakes is a medium-sized town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 30,830 people and six associated neighborhoods, Miami Lakes is the 105th largest community in Florida.

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

Also of interest is that Miami Lakes 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: 8.98% 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.

One downside of living in Miami Lakes, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.63 minutes every day commuting to work.

Miami Lakes is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.27% of adults in Miami Lakes have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Miami Lakes in 2018 was $42,709, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,836 for a family of four. However, Miami Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Miami Lakes is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Miami Lakes 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 Miami Lakes, accounting for 89.43% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Miami Lakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Miami Lakes include Italian, Norwegian, English, German, and Irish.

In addition, Miami Lakes has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (49.54%).

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