West Miami is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,992 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Miami is the 244th largest community in Florida.

Housing costs in West Miami are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.

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

A relatively large number of people in West Miami telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.83% 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.

West Miami is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in West Miami enrolled in college, West Miami has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Being a small city, West Miami does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of West Miami are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.10% of adults in West Miami have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in West Miami in 2018 was $38,156, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,624 for a family of four. However, West Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West 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 West Miami, accounting for 84.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West Miami residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Miami include Italian, Irish, French, German, and Polish.

In addition, West Miami has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (61.44%).

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