South Miami is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 11,744 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Miami is the 198th largest community in Florida.

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

Also of interest is that South Miami has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 South Miami, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.27 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.

Even though South Miami is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to South Miami, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. South Miami is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.00% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in South Miami in 2018 was $54,310, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,240 for a family of four. However, South Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

South Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Miami 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 South Miami, accounting for 55.35% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of South Miami residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Miami include Irish, German, Italian, Brazilian, and English.

In addition, South Miami has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (44.18%).

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