Miami Gardens is a relatively large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 110,717 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Miami Gardens is the 24th largest community in Florida.
A relatively large number of people in Miami Gardens telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Gardens, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.01 minutes every day commuting to work.
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. 17.60% of adults 25 and older in Miami Gardens have a college degree.
The per capita income in Miami Gardens in 2022 was $25,033, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,132 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 33.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Miami Gardens include Jamaican, Haitian, Bahamian, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, and African.
Miami Gardens also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.16%.
The most common language spoken in Miami Gardens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.