Miami Shores

Miami Shores is a somewhat small coastal village (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,562 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Miami Shores is the 199th largest community in Florida.

Miami Shores home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Miami Shores real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Miami Shores is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Miami Shores is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Miami Shores who work in management occupations (20.73%), sales jobs (12.27%), and office and administrative support (10.03%).

Of important note, Miami Shores is also a village of artists. Miami Shores has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Miami Shores’s character.

Also of interest is that Miami Shores has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

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

Miami Shores 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.

One downside of living in Miami Shores, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Miami Shores. 55.04% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Miami Shores in 2010 was $47,913, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,652 for a family of four. However, Miami Shores contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Miami Shores is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Miami Shores home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Miami Shores residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Miami Shores also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.80% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Miami Shores include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Haitian.

In addition, Miami Shores has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.51%).

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

Village Website:

https://www.miamishoresvillage.com