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Miami is the second-largest city in Florida. It is located in the southeast part of the state, on Biscayne Bay.
Miami was founded in 1870 near the site of Ft. Dallas, built in 1835 during the Seminole Indian wars. The city's name is probably derived from “Mayaimi,” an Indian word for “big water.”The area was once the home of the Tequesta Indians until they were nearly wiped out by European diseases and warfare brought on by two centuries of Spanish control of Florida.Miami is the only U.S. city to have been planned by a woman. Julia Tuttle, a Clevelander, arrived there in 1891.
Flagler dredged Miami Harbor, a New York financier built the renowned Royal Palm Hotel, and promoted the area as a winter playground. Tourists flocked there, and by 1910 the city was a thriving recreational area. Miami survived the collapse of a land speculation boom in the 1920s and severe hurricanes in 1926 and 1935 and continued to expand. Miami, is now a bilingual metropolis.
Greater Miami has a diversified economy with numerous multinational and Fortune 500 companies.Miami is an international banking and finance center. It is the greatest concentration of international and Edge Act banks . It is a national leader in biomedical technology.The health care sector is a major industry of Miami. Greater Miami is also part of an area known as the Computer Coast of Florida. The city's growing technologies include computers, electrical engineering, and plastics manufacturing.
Miami is one of the world's leading resort centers. The city is a major transportation hub. The port of Miami is the world's largest cruise port and a major seaport for cargo. The famous island resort of Miami Beach, is connected to Miami by four causeways.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
440,807 | ±123 | 440,807 | (x) |
| Male | 222,172 | ±2,692 | 50% | ±1 |
| Female | 218,635 | ±2,696 | 50% | ±1 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 102 | ±3 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 24,492 | ±1,445 | 6% | ±0 |
| 5 to 9 years | 19,398 | ±1,121 | 4% | ±0 |
| 10 to 14 years | 18,773 | ±1,323 | 4% | ±0 |
| 15 to 19 years | 19,387 | ±1,261 | 4% | ±0 |
| 20 to 24 years | 24,525 | ±1,452 | 6% | ±0 |
| 25 to 34 years | 78,183 | ±2,441 | 18% | ±1 |
| 35 to 44 years | 66,404 | ±2,084 | 15% | ±1 |
| 45 to 54 years | 62,127 | ±2,283 | 14% | ±1 |
| 55 to 59 years | 29,440 | ±1,821 | 7% | ±0 |
| 60 to 64 years | 25,946 | ±1,496 | 6% | ±0 |
| 65 to 74 years | 36,926 | ±1,743 | 8% | ±0 |
| 75 to 84 years | 24,354 | ±1,233 | 6% | ±0 |
| 85 years and over | 10,852 | ±920 | 3% | ±0 |
| Median age (years) | 40 | ±1 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 74,372 | ±2,359 | 17% | ±1 |
| 16 years and over | 374,242 | ±2,288 | 85% | ±1 |
| 18 years and over | 366,435 | ±2,378 | 83% | ±1 |
| 21 years and over | 354,569 | ±2,578 | 80% | ±1 |
| 62 years and over | 87,131 | ±2,343 | 20% | ±1 |
| 65 years and over | 72,132 | ±2,176 | 16% | ±1 |
| 18 years and over |
366,435 | ±2,378 | 366,435 | (x) |
| Male | 183,366 | ±2,769 | 50% | ±1 |
| Female | 183,069 | ±2,231 | 50% | ±1 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 100 | ±2 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
72,132 | ±2,176 | 72,132% | (x) |
| Male | 30,609 | ±1,382 | 42% | ±1 |
| Female | 41,523 | ±1,459 | 58% | ±1 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 74 | ±4 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
440,807 | ±123 | 440,807 | (x) |
| One race | 339,785 | ±5,049 | 77% | ±1 |
| Two or more races | 101,022 | ±5,054 | 23% | ±1 |
| One race |
339,785 | ±5,049 | 77% | ±1 |
| White | 242,265 | ±5,004 | 55% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 67,065 | ±3,455 | 15% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,398 | ±536 | 0% | ±0 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 24 | ±26 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian |
6,271 | ±807 | 1% | ±0 |
| Asian Indian | 1,624 | ±487 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 1,400 | ±399 | 0% | ±0 |
| Filipino | 681 | ±249 | 0% | ±0 |
| Japanese | 199 | ±168 | 0% | ±0 |
| Korean | 506 | ±240 | 0% | ±0 |
| Vietnamese | 424 | ±230 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Asian | 1,437 | ±571 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
31 | ±38 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 31 | ±38 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 22,755 | ±1,821 | 5% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
101,022 | ±5,054 | 23% | ±1 |
| White and Black or African American | 2,318 | ±503 | 1% | ±0 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 703 | ±259 | 0% | ±0 |
| White and Asian | 1,313 | ±392 | 0% | ±0 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 30 | ±29 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
440,807 | ±123 | 440,807 | (x) |
| White | 340,246 | ±4,209 | 77% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 72,450 | ±3,417 | 16% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3,101 | ±757 | 1% | ±0 |
| Asian | 8,451 | ±1,015 | 2% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 395 | ±218 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 118,798 | ±4,874 | 27% | ±1 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
440,807 | ±123 | 440,807 | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
318,922 | ±3,962 | 72% | ±1 |
| Mexican | 8,467 | ±1,215 | 2% | ±0 |
| Puerto Rican | 15,416 | ±1,683 | 4% | ±0 |
| Cuban | 147,239 | ±4,623 | 33% | ±1 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 147,800 | ±4,821 | 34% | ±1 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
121,885 | ±3,966 | 28% | ±1 |
| White alone | 50,403 | ±2,262 | 11% | ±1 |
| Black or African American alone | 60,071 | ±3,378 | 14% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 294 | ±147 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian alone | 5,738 | ±792 | 1% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 31 | ±38 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race alone | 708 | ±265 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
4,640 | ±818 | 1% | ±0 |
| Two races including Some other race | 1,806 | ±559 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 2,834 | ±604 | 1% | ±0 |
| Total housing units | 211,084 | ±2,069 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
250,306 | ±3,949 | 250,306 | (x) |
| Male | 122,491 | ±2,827 | 49% | ±1 |
| Female | 127,815 | ±2,580 | 51% | ±1 |
