City safety & data profile

South MiamiFL

South Miami, FL is a 12K-resident city in Miami-Dade County with a median household income of $94,507.

Miami-Dade County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for South Miami, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. South Miami has a population larger than 14% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $829,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 15%
By size
$94,507
Median income (place)
$829,400
Median home (place)
10%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on South Miami

South Miami posts a median household income higher than 65% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the South Miami area.

Top 35%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near South Miami

Where South Miami income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$94,507 Top 35% higher than 65% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

South Miami $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading South Miami, FL beyond the headline numbers

South Miami sits inside Miami-Dade County, Florida, at roughly 25.71°N, -80.29°W. Population 12,242, $94,507 median household income. Median home value $829,400, median rent $1,764. Poverty rate 10%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around South Miami, 1/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 10%, poverty in South Miami, FL runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in South Miami costs around 8.8 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

22% of South Miami workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 8.4% in South Miami, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

7.2% of South Miami workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for South Miami from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,242
South Miami · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$94,507
+6% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$829,400
+101% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Miami-Dade County): South Miami's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.7M+7%
Median Income
$71,753+66%
Median Home Value
$463,000+130%
Poverty Rate
14.7%-26%
Unemployment
4.6%-61%

Economics

Economics indicators for South Miami, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,764/mo
Poverty Rate
10% -19% vs avg
Unemployment 3.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 56.3%
Work From Home 22%
Public Transit 7.2%

Population

White 31%
African American 11.9%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
34.8%
High Blood Pressure
29.5%
Obesity
25.2%
Physical Inactivity
23.8%
Binge Drinking
16.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
16.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.5%
Diabetes
11.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.4%
Current Smoking
8.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.1%
Annual Checkup 76.2%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.4%
Stroke
2.8%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
Average Rating
1/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
LARKIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
SOUTH MIAMI · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★☆☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect South Miami?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for South Miami right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-SOUTH-MIAMI · South Miami

South Miami: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to South Miami; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of South Miami, FL?
South Miami, FL has a population of 12,242 people, located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
What is the median household income in South Miami?
The median household income in South Miami, FL is $94,507 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 10%.
What is the median home value in South Miami?
The median home value in South Miami, FL is $829,400. Median rent is $1,764/month.
What are the top health concerns in South Miami?
The top health indicators in South Miami include Short Sleep Duration (34.8%), High Blood Pressure (29.5%), Obesity (25.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in South Miami?
South Miami has 1 hospital with an average rating of 1/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in South Miami?
The median age in South Miami, FL is 38.9 years. 56.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for South Miami, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (10% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($94,507 here).

Compare South Miami with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

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Nearby Cities 8

Using South Miami's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the South Miami area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare South Miami against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Miami-Dade County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.