South Miami is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,939 people and two constituent neighborhoods, South Miami is the 223rd largest community in Florida.

South Miami is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Miami is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Miami who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.64%), sales jobs (14.89%), and management occupations (11.84%).

Of important note, South Miami is also a city of artists. South Miami has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape South Miami's character.

South Miami Information and Demographics

The education level of South Miami citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.05% of adults in South Miami have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in South Miami in 2000 was $24,526, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,104 for a family of four.

South Miami is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Miami home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in South Miami is White, followed by African-American. South Miami also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.71% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in South Miami include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Jamaican.

Foreign born people are also an important part of South Miami's cultural character, accounting for 30.31% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in South Miami is English. Some people also speak Spanish.