Miami is a large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 362,563 people and 115 constituent neighborhoods, Miami is the second largest community in Florida.

Miami is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Miami is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Miami who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.93%), sales jobs (11.25%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (8.46%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Miami are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Miami Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Miami is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 16.24% of adults 25 and older in Miami have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Miami in 2000 was $15,128, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,512 for a family of four.

Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Miami home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Miami is White, followed by African-American. Miami also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 65.77% of the city's residents. The main ancestry of people in Miami is Haitian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Miami's cultural character, accounting for 59.50% of the city's population.

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