Miami, Florida

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The 2000 Census showed that Miami had a population of 362,470 people^<1>. This represents 2.26% of the total population of Florida, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Jacksonville	N	327 mi [526 km]	807,815	9.81% increase
-2-	Miami			413,201	14% increase
3	Tampa	NW	205 mi [329.9 km]	340,882	12.34% increase
4	Saint Petersburg	NW	203 mi [326.7 km]	245,314	1.18% decrease
5	Hialeah	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	210,542	7.01% decrease
6	Orlando	N	194 mi [312.2 km]	230,519	23.97% increase
7	Fort Lauderdale	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	183,126	20.16% increase

Miami had 148,388 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Miami has a total area of 55.3 square miles [143.1 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 35.67 square miles [92.4 km²]19.59 square miles [50.7 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Miami had a 2000 population density of 10,160 people per square mile [3,923 people/km²], making it the state's 7th most densely populated area.

Miami-Dade County

The coastal city of Miami is located in Miami-Dade County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 2,259,111 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 362,470 people, Miami contained 16.04% of the Miami-Dade County total.

In addition, where the community of Miami has a population density of 10,160 people per square mile [3,923 people/km²], Miami-Dade County averages 1,160 people per square mile [448.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Miami-Dade County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Miami and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Miami. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Miami. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Miami, it also contains a comparison between Miami and the state of Florida.

Click here for the Miami QuickFact (QF-1245000).

The following communities are nearby Miami and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Miami Beach	QF-1245025	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	84,633	3.75% decrease
	Coral Gables	QF-1214250	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	42,781	1.26% increase
	Hialeah	QF-1230000	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	210,542	7.01% decrease
	North Miami	QF-1249450	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	55,908	6.63% decrease
	North Miami Beach	QF-1249475	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	37,997	6.84% decrease
	Hallandale	QF-1228450	N	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Miramar	QF-1245975	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	108,484	49.14% increase
	Hollywood	QF-1232000	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	141,740	1.71% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Miami.

A Census Quickfact is available for Miami-Dade County (QF-12086).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Miami-Dade County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Broward	QF-12011	N	1,751,234	7.31% increase
	Collier	QF-12021	W	315,258	24.1% increase
	Monroe	QF-12087	SW	72,243	9.06% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Miami:

Miami is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Miami.

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Miami. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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