People QuickFacts Miami-Dade County Florida Population, 2012 estimate 2,591,035 19,317,568 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 2,496,457 18,802,690 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 3.8% 2.7% Population, 2010 2,496,435 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.9% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 21.4% 21.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 14.2% 17.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.4% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 77.5% 78.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 19.3% 16.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.7% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.2% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 64.5% 22.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 16.0% 57.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.2% 83.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 51.2% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 72.3% 27.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 77.6% 85.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 26.2% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 64,090 1,637,466 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 29.2 25.7  Housing units, 2011 990,558 9,026,965 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 57.6% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 46.8% 29.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $246,800 $188,600 Households, 2007-2011 825,337 7,140,096 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.93 2.56 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $23,348 $26,733 Median household income, 2007-2011 $43,957 $47,827 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.9% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Miami-Dade County Florida Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 73,410 491,150 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 802,109 6,626,558 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -6.1 6.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 366,408 1,686,142  Total number of firms, 2007 403,672 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.4% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 60.5% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.9% 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 9,347,116 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 60,760,055 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 34,530,470 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,074 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,005,856 41,922,059 Building permits, 2011 2,618 42,360     Geography QuickFacts Miami-Dade County Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 1,897.72 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,315.5 350.6 FIPS Code 086 12 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts