Miami Gardens is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 110,497 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Miami Gardens is the 24th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Miami Gardens is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Miami Gardens is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Miami Gardens who work in office and administrative support (14.74%), sales jobs (9.05%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.46%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.54% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 downside of living in Miami Gardens, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.88 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. A lot of people in Miami Gardens take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Miami Gardens, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.The percentage of adults in Miami Gardens who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.66% of the adults in Miami Gardens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Miami Gardens in 2022 was $23,556, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,224 for a family of four. However, Miami Gardens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Miami Gardens is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Miami Gardens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Miami Gardens residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Miami Gardens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Miami Gardens include Jamaican, Haitian, Bahamian, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, and African. In addition, Miami Gardens has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.85%). The most common language spoken in Miami Gardens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
