North Miami Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 40,673 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, North Miami Beach is the 60th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Miami Beach is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Miami Beach is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in North Miami Beach who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.82%), sales jobs (15.24%), and food service (6.86%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of North Miami Beach are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In North Miami Beach, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in North Miami Beach choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the bus.

North Miami Beach Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, North Miami Beach is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.19% of adults 25 and older in North Miami Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Miami Beach in 2000 was $14,699, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $58,796 for a family of four.

North Miami Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Miami Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in North Miami Beach is White, followed by African-American. North Miami Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.27% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in North Miami Beach include Haitian, Jamaican, and Italian.

In addition, North Miami Beach has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (49.67%).

The languages spoken by people in North Miami Beach are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in North Miami Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, French Creole, and French.