Miami Gardens is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 110,497 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Miami Gardens is the 24th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Miami Gardens isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Miami Gardens are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Miami Gardens is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Miami Gardens who work in office and administrative support (14.74%), sales jobs (9.05%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.46%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.54% 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. One downside of living in Miami Gardens is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Miami Gardens, the average commute to work is 33.88 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Many people in Miami Gardens 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 Miami Gardens citizens for affordable transportation.The percentage of adults in Miami Gardens who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.66% of the adults in Miami Gardens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Miami Gardens in 2022 was $23,556, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,224 for a family of four. However, Miami Gardens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Miami Gardens is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Miami Gardens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Miami Gardens residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Miami Gardens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Miami Gardens include Jamaican, Haitian, Bahamian, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, and African. In addition, Miami Gardens has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.85%). The most common language spoken in Miami Gardens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
