Miami Beach is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 80,017 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Miami Beach is the 35th largest community in Florida.

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

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Miami Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Miami Beach is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Miami Beach a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Miami Beach 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.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Miami Beach is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking taxis. For Miami Beach, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Miami Beach, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Miami Beach is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.78% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Miami Beach in 2022 was $69,329, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $277,316 for a family of four. However, Miami Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Miami Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Miami Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Miami Beach, accounting for 55.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Miami Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Miami Beach include Italian, German, Irish, Russian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Miami Beach's cultural character, accounting for 55.15% of the city’s population.

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