The Miami metropolitan area , also known as Greater Miami Area or South Florida , is the 73th largest metropolitan area in the world and the eighth largest metropolitan area in America Union. It's entirely in the southern US state of Florida. With 6,158,824 residents in 2017, the Miami metropolitan area is the most populous in Florida and the second largest in the southeastern United States.
The metropolitan area is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (MSA), which consists of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County, a metropolitan statistical region used for statistical purposes by the US Census Bureau and other agencies. The land area is 6,137 square miles (15,890 km 2 ).
Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County are the first densely populated districts in Florida, and Miami-Dade, with 2,751,796 people by 2017, is the seventh most populous country in the United States. All three districts together have major cities including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, West Palm Beach, and Boca Raton. In addition to its relationship with the South Florida region, it is also partially identical to the area known collectively as the "Gold Coast".
The Census Bureau also defines a wider area based on travel patterns, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, Combined Statistics Area FL (CSA), also known as the Greater Miami Territory, with an estimated population of 6,723,472 in 2016. These include the four additional districts of Martin, St. Louis. Lucie, the Indian River, and Okeechobee.
Since the population of South Florida is largely confined to a plot of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Everglades, the urban area of ââMiami (ie, adjacent urban development area) is about 100 miles (160 km) long (north to south), but never more than 20 miles 32 km) wide, and in some areas only 5 miles (8.0 km) wide (east to west). Miami metropolitan statistics area is longer than other urban areas in the United States except for the New York metropolitan area. This is the eighth most heavily urban area in the United States at the 2000 census.
In the 2000 census, the urban area has a land area of ââ1,116 square miles (2,890 km 2 ), with a population of 4,919,036, for a population density of 4,407.4 per square mile (1,701.7 per square kilometer). Miami and Hialeah (the second largest city in the metropolitan area) have a population density of over 10,000 per square mile (over 3,800 per square kilometer). The Miami Urbanized Area is the fourth largest urban area in the United States at the 2010 census.
The Miami metropolitan area also includes several urban groups (UCs) at the 2000 Census that are not part of the Miami Urban Area. These are UC Belle Glade, population 24.218, area 20,717.433 square meters and population density 3027.6 per square mile; Key Biscayne UC, population 10,513, area 4,924,214 square meters and population density 5529.5 per square mile; Redland UC, population 3,936, area 10,586,212 square meters and population density of 963.0 per square mile; and West Jupiter UC, population 8,998, area 24,737,176 square meters and population density 942.1 per square mile.
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The Miami metropolitan area consists of three distinct metropolitan divisions, dividing the territory into three divisions according to three districts in the region: Miami-Dade County, Broward County and Palm Beach County.
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The largest city
The following is a list of the twenty largest cities in the Miami metropolitan area as ranked by population.
Areas with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants
Areas with fewer than 10,000 residents
Demographics
Population
The Miami region is a very diverse community with mostly foreign residents, largely because of its proximity to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Another major factor is the inhabitants of former snowbirds from the Northeast and, at lower levels, countries like Canada.
Politically, this region is very Democratic. Broward County is the second most reliable Democratic district in the state, behind only Gadsden County. Palm Beach County, like Broward, is mostly Democrats, especially among the Jewish community, while other parts of Florida tend to follow Southern politics and choose more Republicans, with the exception of certain parts of Florida where Southern culture is not so influential. With the majority of the Hispanic population in Miami-Dade, the Republican vote was mainly by the older generation of Cuban Americans who had largely fled to the United States to flee Communist government Fidel Castro, but Miami-Dade County remained very Democratic when compared to most districts else in Florida. In the 2016 presidential election, 62.3% of voters in the Miami metropolitan area voted Democrats. This is the 6th highest of any metro area in the United States.
In the 2005 American Community Survey, 5,334,685 people lived in the metropolis.
The Miami region has a huge Jewish community; 10.2% of the population is Jewish in the 2000 Census. There is also a large Muslim community numbering 70,000 people.
Population: In the US Census 2010, there were 5,564,635 people. 2.8 million (52%) were female and 2.6 million (48%) were male. The median age was 38.6 years. 24% of the population is under 18 and 15% are 65 years and older. There are 2,097,626 households, and 1,378,108 families living in the Miami metropolitan area.
Ethnic:
The racial sweep of the Miami area population [6,066,387] in 2016:
- White: 70,3% [4,263,038]
- Hispanic White: 39.2% [2,375,219]
- Non-Hispanic White: 31.1% [1.887,819]
- Black or African Americans: 21.2% [1,288,585]
- Native Americans: 0.2% [12,487]
- Asia: 2.5% [151,537]
- Pacific Islands: 0.1% [3,527]
- Other races: 3.5% [214,451]
- Two or more races: 2.2% [132,762]
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) is 44.2% [2.693.672] of the population
Language and national origin
Origin and national languages: Of the people living in Miami's Miami metro area in 2005, 63% were born in the United States (including 30% born in Florida) and 37% were born overseas. Among people aged at least five in the region in 2005, 52% spoke English at home while 48% spoke other languages ââat home. Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 78% speak Spanish and 22% speak other languages ââ(mainly Creole Haiti, but also French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Yiddish).
Geographical mobility: In 2005, 83% of people aged at least one year living in the Miami metro area lived in the same place one year before; 12% have moved over the last year from other residence in the same area, 2% from other districts in the same country, 2% from other countries, and 1% from abroad.
Housekeeping and family: There are 2,338,450 households, Average household size is 2.6 people. The family consists of 65% of households in the Miami area. This figure includes married families (45%) and other families (20%). Family households consist of 35% of all households in Miami. Most non-family households are people who live alone, but some are home-based people where there is nothing related to housekeeping.
Miami dialect
In and around Miami-Dade County and Broward County, a unique dialect, commonly called "Miami dialect", is widely used. This dialect develops among second- or third-generation Hispanics, including Cuban-Americans, whose first language is English (although some white, black, and other non-Hispanic race-born and raised in Miami-Dade tend to adopt it as well.) This is based on a fairly standard American accent but with some changes that are very similar to dialects in the Mid-Atlantic (mainly the New York area dialect, Northern New Jersey English, and New York Latino English.) Unlike Virginia Piedmont, Coastal Southern American dialect, and Northeastern America and the Florida Cracker dialect (see below), "Miami accent" is rhotic; it also combines the rhythm and pronunciation that is strongly influenced by the Spanish language (where the syllabic rhythm of the time). However, this is a native dialect of English, not English or a foreign language; it is possible to distinguish this variation from a language spoken by a second learner in the "Miami accent" that does not generally display the following features: no additions /?/ before the initial consonant with /s/, speaker not confusing /d?/ with /j/, (for example, Yale with jail ) , and/r/and/rr/are pronounced as alveolar approximant [? ] instead of alveolar tap [? ] or alveolar trill [r] in Spanish.
Education
Education: In 2005, 83% of people aged 25 and older were at least graduated from high school and 30% had college degrees or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years, 7% drop out; they are not enrolled in school and do not graduate from high school. The total number of school enrollments in the Miami Metro Area was 1.4 million in 2005. Nursery schools and college enrollment are 170,000 and primary or secondary school enrollment is 879,000 children. The school or graduate enrollment is 354,000.
Jobs, Income, and Industry
Employment and Employers Type: Among the most common jobs are: 32% are management, professional, and related employment, 30% are sales and office work, 18% are job services, 11% are construction, extraction, maintenance and repair works, and 9% are production, transportation, and moving material work. 81% of people employed are Wage workers and private salaries; 12% are Federal, state or local government workers; and 7% are entrepreneurs in unincorporated business workers.
Earnings: The average household income in the Miami area is $ 43,091. 78% of households receive income and 13% receive pensions other than Social Security. 30% of households receive Social Security. The average income from Social Security is $ 13. These sources of revenue are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households receive income from more than one source.
Industry: In 2005, for the working population 16 years and older, the leading industry in the Miami area is the Education, Healthcare and Social Assistance service, which accounts for 18%, and Professional, Scientific and Management , and waste management and administration and services, which account for 13% of the population.
Traveling to the Workplace: 79% of Miami area workers worked alone in 2005, 10% carpooled, 4% used public transport, and 4% used other means. The remaining 3% work at home. Among those who commute work, they need an average of 28.5 minutes to get to work.
Poverty and Participation in Government Programs: In 2005, 14% of people were in poverty. 19% of children under the age of 18 are below the poverty level, compared with 14% of people aged 65 and older. 11% of the whole family, and 26% of families with a household woman and none of the husbands present had income below the poverty level.
Characteristics and cost of housing
Changes in house prices for the area are tracked in general using the Case-Shiller index; statistics published by Standard & amp; Poor's and is also a component of the composite index of 10 cities S & amp; P of the market value of residential real estate.
Characteristics of housing: In 2005, the Miami region had a total of 2.3 million housing units, 13% of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 52% in single unit structure, 45% in multi-unit structure, and 3% are mobile homes. 25% of housing units have been built since 1990.
Character of residential units occupied: In 2005, the Miami area had 2.0 million housing units occupied - 1.3 million (66%) occupied owners and 688,000 (34%) occupants occupied.
Housing cost: In 2010, housing costs in the Miami area typically represent 40% of household income, compared to 34% across the country.
Increased property tax: In March 2009, Miami regional lawmakers passed a 5-10% increase in property tax evasion rates across the metropolitan area to finance the construction of new schools and to fund deficient schools and educational institutions energy, resulting in an increase in the property tax bill starting in the 2009 tax year.
Education
In Florida, every region is also a school district. Each district is headed by an elected school council. A professional inspector manages the day-to-day operations of each district, designated by and serves on the pleasure of the School Board.
The Miami-Dade County Public School District is currently the 4th largest public school district in the country. The Palm Beach County School District is the 4th largest in Florida and the 11th largest in the United States. Broward County Public School District is the 6th largest in the United States.
Some colleges and universities in Greater Miami include:
- Barry University (private/Catholic)
- Broward College (public)
- Carlos Albizu University (private)
- Florida Atlantic University (public)
- Florida International University (public)
- Florida Memorial University (private)
- Johnson & amp; University of Wales (private)
- Le Cordon Bleu Culinary College, Miami (private)
- Lynn University (private)
- Miami Dade College (public)
- Northwood University (private)
- Nova Southeastern University (private)
- University of Palm Beach Atlantic (private/Christian)
- Palm Beach State College (public)
- St. Thomas University (private/Catholic)
- The University of Miami (private)
In 2005, 82% of people aged 25 years and over had at least a graduate from secondary school and 28% had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years, 7% drop out; they are not enrolled in school and do not graduate from high school. The total number of school enrollments in the Miami metro area was 1.4 million in 2005. Nursery schools and college enrollment are 170,000 and primary or secondary school enrollment is 879,000. The school or graduate enrollment is 354,000.
Transportation
Road
The Miami metropolitan area is serviced by five interstate highways operated by the Florida Transportation Department (FDOT) in conjunction with local agents. Interstate 95 (I-95) runs north to south along the coast, ending south of Downtown Miami on South Dixie Highway (US 1). I-75 stretches from east to west, turn south in Broward County West and connect the northern rim of Miami-Dade to Naples on the Southwest Coast through Alligator Alley, which crosses the Florida Everglades before turning north. I-595 connects Broward Beach and downtown Fort Lauderdale to I-75 and Alligator Alley. In Miami, I-195 and I-395 relays the main I-95 route eastward to Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) and Miami Beach across Biscayne Bay via Julia Tuttle and MacArthur causeways.
In greater Miami, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) maintain eight state toll roads in conjunction with FDOT. The Airport Expressway (SR 112) and the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) broadcast the western area of ââMiami-Dade to the east coast of the city on I-95, and to Miami Beach via I-195 and I-395 at the intersection of Airport and Midtown. The Gratigny Parkway (SR 924) connects the northern outskirts of Miami to the southern end of I-75. The Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) is Miami's main urban belt road, delivering I-95 and Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) at the Golden Glades Interchange near North Miami Beach northeast to the southern outback suburbs of Kendall and Pinecrest. The Don Shula Expressway (SR 874) and Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (SR 821) form the southernmost tip of the highway, connecting the Palmetto Express Road to the Homestead and Florida City bedroom communities. The Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878) relays the Don Shula Expressway to South Dixie Highway (US 1).
The larger bypass of the city bypass in Fort Lauderdale is the Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869), connecting north Broward County beaches at I-95 and Deerfield Beach to I-595 and I-75 at Alligator Alley in Sunrise.
Main highways and highways
- Interstate 95
- Interstate 75
- Interstate 195/State Road 112 (Airport Expressway)
- Interstate 395/State Road 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
- Interstate 595 (Port Everglades Expressway)
- Florida's Turnpike, including the Homestead Extension
- Country Road 924 (Gratigny Parkway)
- State Road 874 (Don Shula Expressway)
- Country Road 878 (Snapper Creek Quick Street)
- National Road 869 (Sawgrass Toll Road)
- Country Road 826 (Expressway Palmetto Road)
Primary airport
The metropolitan area is serviced by three major commercial airports. These airports join to make the domestic market and the fourth largest origin in the United States, after New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The following smaller public airports are also in the metro area:
Harbor
The metropolitan city also has four seaports, the largest and most important being the Port of Miami. Other nearby areas include Port Everglades, Port of Palm Beach, and the Port of Miami River. On August 21, 2012, PortMiami and the US Army Engineer Corps signed a construction agreement Partnership Agreement (PPA) that will allow Deep Dredge project out to bid. Deep Dredge will deepen existing Port channels up to minus 50/52 feet to prepare for the expansion of the Panama Canal, now scheduled for completion by early 2015. Deeper PortMiami channels will provide ships with efficient, reliable, and safe economic routes to the Port. PortMiami will be the only US Port in southern Norfolk, Virginia is at a depth of minus 50 feet in tune with the opening of an expanded Canal. Deep Dredge is expected to create more than 30,000 direct, indirect and induction jobs in Florida and allow Ports to fulfill their goal of doubling cargo traffic over the next decade.
Public transport
Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) is Florida's largest public transport agency, operates rapid transit, people-driven, and intercity bus systems. Metrorail is the only fast transit in Florida, currently with 23 stations on track 24.4 miles (39.3 km). The Miami city center, Metromover, operates 20 stations and three lanes on a 4.1 kilometer (7.1 km) road through the downtown Omni, Downtown Downtown and Brickell districts. Metrobus serves the whole of Miami-Dade County, also serves Monroe County as far south as Marathon, and Broward County as far north as downtown Fort Lauderdale. In Broward County, Broward County Transit operates public buses, as does Palm Tran in Palm Beach County. In addition, the Southern Florida Transport Authority operates Tri-Rail, a commuter railway connecting three major South Florida cities (Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach), and most of the midpoint.
Climate
South Florida has a tropical climate, the only major metropolitan area in the 48 contiguous states that fall into that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical monsoon climate (climatic classification K̮'̦ppen, Am ). The metropolitan city of South Florida sees most of the rain in the summer (rainy season) and is quite dry in winter (dry season). The rainy, hot and humid season, lasts from May to October, when daily thunderstorms and past the tropical lows bring heavy rain during the afternoon. The dry season often begins in late October and lasts until the end of April. During the peak of the dry season from February to April, southern Florida is often very dry, and frequent fires and water restrictions are a problem. Sometimes cold fronts can make all the way down to southern Florida and provide some simple rainfall in the dry season. The storm season mostly coincides with the rainy season.
In addition to the sea level elevation, location and coastal position just above the Tropic of Cancer, this area owes a warm, humid climate to the Gulf Stream, which becomes moderate throughout the climate year. A typical summer day does not see temperatures below 75 à ° F (24 à ° C). Temperatures in the high 80s up to the 90s (30-35 à ° C) accompanied by high humidity are often released by afternoon thunderstorms or sea breezes that flourish from the Atlantic Ocean, which then allow for lower temperatures, although the conditions are still very moist. During the winter, dry air often dominates because the dew point is often very low. The highest daily average in South Florida in winter is around 75 - 77 F, although daily highs in low and even mid 80s are not uncommon. Minimum temperatures during the winter are generally in the mid-50s to about 60 ° F (10-15 ° C), sometimes into the 40s (7-9 ° C) and rarely below 40 ° F (5 Ã, à ° C). The average coast of South Florida is free of frost, although there may be some ice fields every decade.
The storm season officially runs from June 1 to November 30, although hurricanes can expand beyond that period. The most likely time for South Florida to be hit is during the peak of the Cape Verde season, mid-August to late September. Due to its location between two major water bodies known for its tropical activities, South Florida is also statistically the most likely region for the world's cyclone, trailed by Nassau, Bahamas and Havana, Cuba. Many hurricanes have affected the metropolis, including Betsy in 1965, Andrew in 1992, Irene in 1999, Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005, and Irma in 2017. In addition, the tropical depression in October 2000 passed through the city, causing record rainfall and floods. Locally, the storm is credited as the No Name Storm of 2000, although the depression then becomes Tropical Storm Leslie after entering the Atlantic Ocean.
Area code
- 305 and 786 Miami-Dade County and Florida Keys
- 954 and 754 Broward County
- 561 Palm Beach County
Sports
The Miami area is home to four major professional sports teams:
- The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League play at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
- The Miami Heat from the National Basketball Association plays at the American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami.
- Miami Marlins from Major League Baseball play at Marlins Park in Little Havana.
- Florida Panthers from National Hockey League play at BB & amp; T Center in Sunrise.
The Miami region also hosts small league sports, sports colleges and other sports:
- The Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals does spring training at Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium.
- Houston Astros and Washington Nationals hold spring training in West Palm Beach at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
- Barry University campus sports team, Florida University of Atlantic, Florida International University, Nova Southeastern University and the University of Miami.
- The Homestead-Miami Speedway oval has hosted the NASCAR Cup Series and IndyCar Series events. Also, the streets of Miami have hosted several CART races, IMSA GT and American Le Mans Series. The Palm Beach International Raceway is a small street.
Government
This big city is organized by 3 districts in the area. In total there are 107 municipalities or places joined in the metropolis. Each municipality has its own city, town or village government, although there is no difference between the 3 names. Much of the land in a metropolitan city is not connected, which means it does not belong to any municipality, and is therefore directly governed by the area where it belongs.
Congress district
The Miami metropolitan area contains all or part of the nine districts of Congress: the 18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th districts. The Cook Partisan Voting Index lists four as Republicans lean: 18, 25, 26, and 27, with the 25th most Republican leaning on R 5, and five as Democrats leaning: the 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd , and 24, with the 24th most democratic in D 34, making it the ninth most democratic district in the country.
Media
Greater Miami is served by several English-language newspapers and two Spanish-language newspapers. The Miami Herald , headquartered in Downtown Miami, is Miami's premier newspaper with over one million readers. It also has news bureaus at Broward County, Monroe County and Nassau, Bahamas. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is mainly located in Broward and the south Palm Beach district and also has a news agency in Havana, Cuba. The Palm Beach Post serves mainly Palm Beach County, mainly the central and northern regions, and the Treasure Coast. The Boca Raton News publishes five days a week and circulates in Palm Beach County south. El Nuevo Herald , a subsidiary of Miami Herald , and Diario Las Americas , is a Spanish-language newspaper that circulates mainly in Miami-Dade Region. La Palma and El Sentinel is a weekly Spanish-language newspaper published by Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel , successively, and circulated in the same area as their English counterparts.
Greater Miami is divided into two separate television/radio markets: The Miami-Fort Lauderdale market serves Miami-Dade, Broward and Florida Keys. The West Palm Beach market serves Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast area.
Miami-Fort Lauderdale is the 12th largest radio market and the 16th largest television market on US television stations serving the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area including WAMI-TV (UniMas), WBFS-TV (MyNetworkTV), WSFL-TV (The CW ), WFOR-TV (CBS), WHFT-TV (TBN), WLTV (Univision), WPLG (ABC), WPXM (ION), WSCV (Telemundo), WSVN (FOX), WTVJ (NBC), WLRN-TV (PBS), and WPBT (also PBS), the last television station became the only channel to serve the entire metropolitan area.
In addition to the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market, West Palm Beach has its own. This is the 49th largest radio market and the 38th largest television market in the US Television stations serving the West Palm Beach area include WPTV (NBC), WPEC (CBS), WPBF (ABC), WFLX (FOX), WTVX (The CW )), WXEL (PBS), WTCN (MyNetworkTV), and WPXP (ION). West Palm Beach markets share the use of WSCV and WLTV for Telemundo and Univision. Also, both markets cross and tend to be available alternately between the two regions. In 2015, WPBT and WXEL combine their operations, to form PBS South Florida, although both stations have maintained separate program schedules and social media platforms, but share the same sub-channel lineup.
See also
- South Florida
- the metropolitan area of ââthe United States
- United States Metropolitan Statistical Area Table
References
External links
- South Florida travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Metropolitan and Micropolitan (and rank) Population
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