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Miami Gardens, FL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Miami Gardens is $16,731, which is much lower than the state average of $26,499 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Miami Gardens median household income is $39,545. On average Miami Gardens residents spend 30.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #717

Miami Gardens, FL	16,731 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL	23,231 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL	23,788 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL	22,762 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #573

Miami Gardens, FL	39,545 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL	50,133 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL		-5.27%
Florida		21.62%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Miami Gardens, FL median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Florida and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Miami Gardens, FL		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.81%	$5,650, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.05%	$14,610, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.36%	$2,689, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.17%	$22,151, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL	45,360 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL	55,311 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Miami Gardens, FL	Florida	U.S.
White	$30,907, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$42,789, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,017, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$50,750, see rank	$61,248	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$9,792, see rank	$38,808	$37,170
One Race, Other	$46,662, see rank	$38,663	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,375, see rank	$42,356	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Miami Gardens, FL	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$28,870, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,738, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,356, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$30,460, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Miami Gardens, FL	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	87,371, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	39,491, 45.20%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	25,877, 65.53%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	93, 0.24%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	25,784, 65.29%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	20,965, 81.31%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,819, 18.69%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,614, 34.47%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	47,880, 54.80%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	29,015, 60.60%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	29,015, 60.60%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	24,733, 85.24%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,282, 14.76%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	18,865, 39.40%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Miami Gardens, FL	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	44,352, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	35,079, 79.09%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,378, 9.87%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,106, 7.00%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	435, 0.98%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	556, 1.25%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	798, 1.80%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Miami Gardens, FL	30.1 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Miami Gardens, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	45,698	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	20,965, 45.88%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,272, 15.61%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,768, 22.74%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,294, 20.48%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	73, 0.35%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,190, 10.45%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,741, 22.61%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	24,733, 54.12%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,020, 28.38%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,968, 28.17%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,182, 37.12%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.08%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	69, 0.28%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,346, 5.44%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Miami Gardens, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	45,698, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	152, 0.33%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	2,684, 5.87%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,985, 4.34%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,149, 2.51%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,713, 14.69%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,745, 8.20%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	917, 2.01%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,614, 3.53%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,690, 10.26%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,163, 24.43%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,238, 9.27%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,935, 8.61%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,713, 5.94%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Miami Gardens, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24,745	22.62%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,411	19.10%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.