North Miami is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 59,008 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, North Miami is the 56th largest community in Florida.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.77% 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.

North Miami is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In North Miami, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Many people in North Miami take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among North Miami citizens for affordable transportation.

The population of North Miami overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in North Miami, 22.09% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Miami in 2022 was $26,638, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,552 for a family of four. However, North Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Miami home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Miami residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. North Miami also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Miami include Haitian, Jamaican, Italian, Brazilian, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of North Miami's cultural character, accounting for 52.23% of the city’s population.

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