Miami is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Miami. This makes Miami a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Miami presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.
Miami 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.
Miami is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Miami really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Miami citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Miami ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Miami a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.
The citizens of Miami are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.23% of adults in Miami have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Miami in 2018 was $39,055, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,220 for a family of four. However, Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Miami 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, accounting for 72.26% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Miami residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Miami include Haitian, Italian, German, Irish, and English.
In addition, Miami has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (57.88%).
The most common language spoken in Miami is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French Creole.
