Sunny Isles Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 21,996 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Sunny Isles Beach is the 138th largest community in Florida.
Sunny Isles Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Sunny Isles Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Sunny Isles Beach is also a city of artists. Sunny Isles Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sunny Isles Beach’s character.
Also of interest is that Sunny Isles 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 Sunny Isles Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.09% 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.
Another notable thing is that Sunny Isles Beach is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Sunny Isles Beach’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
One of the nice things about Sunny Isles Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
In Sunny Isles Beach, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Sunny Isles Beach are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.14% of adults in Sunny Isles Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sunny Isles Beach in 2022 was $50,911, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $203,644 for a family of four. However, Sunny Isles Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sunny Isles Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sunny Isles 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 Sunny Isles Beach, accounting for 47.52% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sunny Isles Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sunny Isles Beach include Russian, Italian, Ukrainian, European, and Polish.
In addition, Sunny Isles Beach has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (62.52%).
The most common language spoken in Sunny Isles Beach is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Slavic languages.