South Miami Heights.
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Florida·Miami-Dade County
10 tracts·39K people·$407K median·7,943/mi²
Hispanic 76 · Black 16 · White 4 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Other 35 · Living alone 18
Professional 38 · Retail 22 · Manufacturing 18 · Health 12 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 0 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 25 · Service 24 · Sales · office 23 · Construction · maintenance 15 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 8 · Transit 2 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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The median home value in South Miami Heights is $407,100 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
South Miami Heights has 38,766 residents across 9 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.8; the population is 75.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Black, 4.3% White, 1.7% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 3.2 people; 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.5% (Census ACS).
SOMERSET ACADEMY (81%), ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARATORY (74%) and CARIBBEAN K-8 CENTER (46%) lead the elementary schools; SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (66%); SOMERSET COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (44%) and MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SENIOR HIGH (42%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,605/month, 2% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in South Miami Heights is $65,417 a year, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
In South Miami Heights, median rent is $1,605/month and the median home value is $407,100 (Census ACS).
South Miami Heights reported 4.9 violent crimes and 23.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Miami-dade, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 60°F; there are 137 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 68 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South Miami Heights are heat wave (63), lightning (58) and cold wave (54), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In South Miami Heights, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).