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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in West Miami, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, West Miami provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

As is often the case in a small city, West Miami doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of West Miami citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.