One downside of living in Miami Gardens, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.88 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Many people in Miami Gardens take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Miami Gardens citizens for affordable transportation.
The education level of Miami Gardens citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.66% of adults 25 and older in Miami Gardens have a college degree.
The per capita income in Miami Gardens in 2018 was $23,556, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,224 for a family of four. However, Miami Gardens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Miami Gardens is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Miami Gardens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Miami Gardens residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Miami Gardens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Miami Gardens include Jamaican, Haitian, Bahamian, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, and African.
In addition, Miami Gardens has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.85%).
The most common language spoken in Miami Gardens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
