Miami

Miami
City
Downtown Miami Little Havana Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Wynwood Art District Arsht Center Fort Dallas Bayside Marketplace Kaseya Center PortMiami
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Nicknames: The305, Magic City, Gateway to the Americas, Gateway toLatin America, Capital of Latin America [1]and Vice City
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Coordinates:25°47′N80°13′W / 25.78°N 80.21°W /25.78; -80.21[2]
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Settled	After 1858[a]
Incorporated	July 28, 1896
Founded by	Julia Tuttle
Named for	Miami River, ultimately derived fromMayaimi
Government
• Type	Mayor–Commission
•Mayor	Francis Suarez(R)
Area [5]
• Total	56.07 sq mi (145.23 km2)
• Land	36.00 sq mi (93.23 km2)
• Water	20.08 sq mi (52.00 km2)
• Metro	6,137 sq mi (15,890 km2)
Elevation	6 ft (1.8 m)
Highest elevation	42 ft (12.8 m)
Population ( 2020) [6]
• Total	442,241
• Estimate (2023) [7]	455,924
• Rank	42ndin the United States 2ndin Florida
• Density	12,284.47/sq mi (4,743.55/km2)
•Urban [8]	6,077,522 (US:4th)
• Urban density	4,884.8/sq mi (1,886.0/km2)
•Metro [9]	6,091,747 (US:9th)
Demonym	Miamian
GDP [10]
• Metro	$483.755 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC–05:00(EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC– 04:00
ZIP Codes	33101–33102, 33106, 33109, 33111–33112, 33114, 33116, 33119, 33122, 33124–33138, 33140–33147, 33149–33158, 33160–33170, 33172–33199, 33206, 33222, 33231, 33233–33234, 33238–33239, 33242–33243, 33245, 33247, 33255–33257, 33261, 33265–33266, 33269, 33280, 33283, 33296, 33299
Area code(s)	305,786,645
FIPS code	12-45000
GNISfeature ID	277593,2411786
Website	www.miami.gov

Miami,^[b]officially theCity of Miami, is acoastalcity in theU.S. stateofFloridaand thecounty seatofMiami-Dade CountyinSouth Florida. It is the core of theMiami metropolitan area, which, with a population of 6.14 million, is the second-largest metropolitan area in theSoutheastafterAtlanta, and theninth-largestin the United States.^[9]With a population of 442,241 as of the2020 census,^[6]Miami is thesecond-most populous cityin Florida afterJacksonville. Miami has thethird-largest skylinein the U.S. with over300 high-rises,^[11]61 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).^[12]

Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade.^[13][14]Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida, with agross domestic productof $344.9 billion as of 2017.^[15]According to a 2018UBSstudy of 77 world cities, Miami is the third-richest city in the U.S. and the third-richest globally inpurchasing power.^[16]Miami is amajority-minoritycity with aHispanic and Latinopopulation of 310,472, or 70.2 percent of the city's population, as of 2020.^[17]

Downtown Miamihas among the largest concentrations of international banks in the U.S. and is home to several large national and international companies.^[18]TheHealth Districtis home to several majorUniversity of Miami-affiliated hospital and health facilities, includingJackson Memorial Hospital, the nation's largest hospital with 1,547 beds,^[19]and theMiller School of Medicine, the University of Miami's academic medical center and teaching hospital, and others engaged in health-related care and research.PortMiami, the city's seaport, is the busiestcruiseport in the world in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.^[20]

The Miami metropolitan area is the second-most visited city or metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. afterNew York City, with over four million visitors as of 2022.^[21]Miami has sometimes been called the "Gateway to Latin America" because of the magnitude of its commercial and cultural ties toLatin America.^[22]In 2022, Miami ranked seventh in the U.S. in business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement.^[23]

Miami was named after theMiami River, derived fromMayaimi, the historic name ofLake Okeechobeeand the American Indians who lived around it.^[24]Miami is sometimes colloquially referred to asThe305,Magic City,Gateway to the Americas,Gateway to Latin America,Capital of Latin America,^[1]andVice City.

TheTequestatribe occupied the Miami area for around 2,000 years before contact with Europeans. A village of hundreds of people, dating to 500–600 BCE, was located at the mouth of theMiami River. It is believed that the entire tribe migrated toCubaby the mid-1700s.^[25]

In 1566, admiralPedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor, claimed the area forSpain. A Spanishmissionwas constructed one year later. Spain (and brieflyBritain) ruled Florida until it ceded it to the United States in 1821. In 1836, the U.S. builtFort Dallason the banks of the Miami River as part of their development of theFlorida Territoryand their attempt to suppress and remove theSeminoles. As a result, the Miami area became a site of fighting in theSecond Seminole War.

Miami is noted as the only major city in the United States founded by a woman.Julia Tuttle, a localcitrus growerand a wealthyClevelandnative, was the original owner of the land upon which the city was built.^[26]In the late 19th century, the area was known as "Biscayne Bay Country", and reports described it as a promising wilderness and "one of the finest building sites in Florida".^[27][28]TheGreat Freezeof 1894–1895 hastened Miami's growth, as the crops there were the only ones in Florida that survived. Julia Tuttle subsequently convincedrailroad tycoonHenry Flaglerto extend hisFlorida East Coast Railwayto the region, for which she became known as "the mother of Miami".^[29][30]Miami was officially incorporated as a city on July 28, 1896, with a population of just over 300.^[31]

During the early 20th century, migrants from theBahamasand African-Americans constituted 40 percent of the city's population.^[32]: 25When landlords began to rent homes to African-Americans around Avenue J (what would later become NW Fifth Avenue), a gang of white men with torches marched through the neighborhood and warned the residents to move or be bombed.^[32]: 33

Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and development in infrastructure as northerners moved to the city. The legacy ofJim Crowwas embedded in these developments. Miami's chief of police at the time,H. Leslie Quigg, did not hide the fact that he, like many other white Miami police officers, was a member of theKu Klux Klan. Unsurprisingly, these officers enforced social codes far beyond the written law. Quigg, for example, "personally and publicly beat a colored bellboy to death for speaking directly to a white woman".^{[32]: 53 [33]}

The collapse of theFlorida land boom of the 1920s, the1926 Miami Hurricane, and theGreat Depressionin the 1930s slowed development. WhenWorld War IIbegan, Miami became a base for U.S. defense againstGerman submarinesdue to its prime location on the southern coast of Florida. This brought an increase in Miami's population; 172,172 people lived in the city by 1940. The city's nickname,The Magic City, came from its rapid growth, which was noticed by winter visitors who remarked that the city grew so much from one year to the next that it was like magic.^[34]

AfterFidel Castrorose to power inCubafollowing theRevolutionin 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the city's population. The city's national profile expanded dramatically in the 1970s, particularly in 1972.^[35]The region hosted both theDemocraticandRepublican National Conventionsin the1972 Presidential election. TheMiami Dolphinsalso made history with theirundefeated "perfect" season. The area's educational and cultural institutions had also developed significantly in this period, positioning the city to service a larger and increasingly international population.^[35]Miami also developed new businesses and cultural amenities as part of theNew Southin the 1980s and 1990s. At the same time, South Florida weathered social problems related todrug wars, immigration fromHaitiand Latin America, and the widespread destruction ofHurricane Andrew.^[36][34]Racial and cultural tensions sometimes sparked, but the city developed in the latter half of the 20th century as a major international, financial, and cultural center. It is the second-largest U.S. city with a Spanish-speaking majority (afterEl Paso, Texas), and the largest city with aCuban-Americanplurality.^[37][38]

Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between theEvergladesto the west andBiscayne Bayto the east, which extends fromLake Okeechobeesouthward toFlorida Bay. The elevation of the area averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m)^[39]above sea level in most neighborhoods, especially near the coast. The highest points are found along theMiami Rock Ridge, which lies under most of the eastern Miami metro. The main portion of the city is on the shores of Biscayne Bay, which contains several hundred natural and artificialbarrier islands, the largest of which containsMiami BeachandSouth Beach. TheGulf Stream, a warmocean current, runs northward just 15 miles (24 km) off the coast, allowing the city's climate to stay warm and mild all year.

The surface bedrock under the Miami area is calledMiami ooliteor Miami limestone. This bedrock is covered by a thin layer of soil, and is no more than 50 feet (15 m) thick. Miami limestone formed as the result of the drastic changes in sea level associated with recentglacial periods, orice ages. Beginning some 130,000 years ago, theSangamonian Stageraised sea levels to approximately 25 feet (8 m) above the current level. All of southern Florida was covered by a shallow sea. Several parallel lines of reef formed along the edge of the submerged Floridaplateau, stretching from the present Miami area to what is now theDry Tortugas. The area behind this reef line was, in fact, a large lagoon, and the Miami limestone formed throughout the area from the deposition of oolites and the shells ofbryozoans. Starting about 100,000 years ago, theWisconsin glaciationbegan lowering sea levels, exposing the floor of the lagoon. By 15,000 years ago, the sea level had dropped 300 to 350 feet (90 to 110 m) below the current level. The sea level rose quickly after that, stabilizing at the current level about 4,000 years ago, leaving themainlandof South Florida justabove sea level.^[40]

Beneath the plain lies theBiscayne Aquifer, a natural underground source of fresh water that extends from southernPalm Beach CountytoFlorida Bay. It comes closest to the surface around the cities ofMiami SpringsandHialeah.^[41]Most of theMiami metropolitan areaobtains its drinking water from the Biscayne Aquifer. As a result of the aquifer, it is not possible to dig more than 15 to 20 ft (5 to 6 m) beneath the city without hitting water, which impedes underground construction, though someunderground parking garagesexist. For this reason, themass transitsystems in and around Miami are elevated orat-grade.^[40]

Most of the western fringes of the city border theEverglades, a tropical marshland covering most of the southern portion of Florida.Alligatorsthat live in the marshes have ventured into Miami communities and onto major highways.^[40]

Miami is split roughly into north, south, west, and Downtown areas. The heart of the city isDowntown Miami, which is on the eastern side and includes the neighborhoods ofBrickell,Virginia Key,Watson Island, andPortMiami. Downtown Miami is Florida's largest and most influential central business district, with many major banks, courthouses, financial headquarters, cultural and tourist attractions, schools, parks, and a large residential population.Brickell Avenuehas the largest concentration of international banks in the United States. Just northwest of Downtown is theHealth District, which is Miami's center for hospitals,research institutesandbiotechnology, with hospitals such asJackson Memorial Hospital,Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and theUniversity of Miami'sMiller School of Medicine.^[43]

The southern side of Miami includes the neighborhoods ofCoral Way,The Roads, andCoconut Grove. Coral Way is a historic residential neighborhood built in 1922 between Downtown andCoral Gables, and is home to many old homes and tree-lined streets. Coconut Grove, settled in 1825, and annexed into Miami in 1925, is a historic neighborhood with narrow, winding roads and a heavy tree canopy.^[43][44]It is the location of Miami's City Hall atDinner Key, the formerCoconut Grove Playhouse,CocoWalk, and theCoconut Grove Convention Center. It is also home to manynightclubs, bars, restaurants, andbohemianshops, which makes it very popular with localcollege students. Coconut Grove is known for its many parks and gardens, such asVizcaya Museum,The Kampong,The Barnacle Historic State Park, and numerous other historic homes and estates.^[43]

The western side of Miami includes the neighborhoods ofLittle Havana,West Flagler, andFlagami. Although at one time a mostly Jewish neighborhood, today western Miami is home to immigrants from mostly Central America andCuba, while the west central neighborhood ofAllapattahis a multicultural community of many ethnicities.^[43]

The northern side of Miami includesMidtown, a district with a great mix of diversity ranging fromWest IndianstoHispanicstoEuropean Americans. TheEdgewaterneighborhood of Midtown is mostly composed of high-rise residential towers and is home to theAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.Wynwoodis an art district with ten galleries in former warehouses, as well as a large outdoor mural project. The wealthier residents of Miami usually live in theDesign Districtand theUpper Eastside, which has many 1920s homes as well as examples ofMiami Modern architecturein the MiMo Historic District.^[45]The northern side of Miami also has notable African-American andCaribbeanimmigrant communities, includingLittle Haiti,Overtown(home of theLyric Theater), andLiberty City.^[43]

Miami has atropical monsoon climate(Köppen climate classificationAm)^[46][47]with hot and wet summers and warm and dry winters.

The city's sea-level elevation, coastal location, position just above theTropic of Cancer, and proximity to theGulf Streamshape its climate. Average winter high temperatures, from December to March, range from 76.4–80.3 °F (24.7–26.8 °C). January is the coolest month with an average daily temperature of 68.2 °F (20.1 °C). Low temperatures fall below 50 °F (10 °C) about 3 to 4 nights during the winter season,^{[citation needed]}after the passage ofcold frontsthat produce what little rainfall that falls in the winter.

There are two basic seasons in Miami, a hot and wet season from May through October, and a warm and dry season from November through April. During the hot and wet season, daily thundershowers occur in the humid unstable air masses. The wet season in Miami is defined as the period during which the average dailydew pointtemperature is above 70 °F (21 °C). The rainy season typically begins on the first day that occurs, or within a few days later. Similarly, daily rainfall in Miami decreases sharply when the average daily dew point falls to 70 °F (21 °C) or below, although in some years, a stalled front to the south of the Florida peninsula may cause rains to continue for a few more days. During the years 1956 to 1997, the date summer began ranged from April 16 to June 3, with a median date of May 21. During those same years, the date summer ended ranged from September 24 to November 1, with a median date of October 17.^[48]During the summer, temperatures range from the mid-80s to low 90s °F (29–35 °C) and are accompanied by high humidity, though the heat is often relieved in the afternoon by thunderstorms or asea breezethat develops off the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the year's 61.9 inches (1,572 mm) of rainfall occurs during this period.Dew pointsin the warm months range from 71.9 °F (22.2 °C) in June to 73.7 °F (23.2 °C) in August.^[49]

Extremes range from 27 °F (−2.8 °C) on February 3, 1917, to 100 °F (38 °C) on July 21, 1942.^[50]While Miami has neverrecorded snowfallat any official weather station since records have been kept,snow flurriesfell in some parts of the city on January 19, 1977.^[51][52][53]The coldest daytime maximum temperature on record is 45 °F (7 °C) in December 1989 during theDecember 1989 United States cold wave, while the coldest maximum temperature average between 1991 and 2020 stood at 59 °F (15 °C).^[49]The warmest overnight low measured is 84 °F (29 °C) on several occasions.^[49]The stability of summer overnight lows is underlined by the mean maximum annual overnight low is just one degree lower.^[49]

Hurricane seasonofficially runs from June 1 through November 30, although hurricanes can develop beyond those dates. The most likely time for Miami to be hit is during the peak of theCape Verdeseason, which is mid-August through the end of September.^[54]Although tornadoes are uncommon in the area, one struck in1925and another in1997.^[55][56]Around 40% of homes in Miami are built uponfloodplainsand are considered as flood-risk zones.^[57]

Miami falls under theDepartment of Agriculture's10b/11a planthardiness zone.^[58]

Miami is one of the major coastal cities and major cities in the United States that will be most affected byclimate change.^[59][60]Globally, it is one of the most at-risk cities as well, according to a 2020 report byResources for the Future.^[61][62]Globalsea level rise, which in Miami is projected to be 21 inches (53 cm) to 40 inches (100 cm) by 2070, will lead to an increase in storm damage, more intense flooding, and will threaten the city's water supply.^[63][64][65]Other potential impacts of climate change include higher hurricane wind speeds and severe thunderstorms, which can bring about hail or tornadoes.^[62]Some protective efforts are in place, including nourishing beaches and adding protective barriers, raising buildings and roads that are vulnerable, and restoring natural habitats such aswetlands.^[62]Miami Beach has invested $500 million to protect roads, buildings, and water systems.^[62]Real estate prices in Miami already reflect the increase in prices for real estate at a higher elevation within the city compared to real estate at a lower elevation.^[66]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,681		—
1910	5,471		225.5%
1920	29,571		440.5%
1930	110,637		274.1%
1940	172,172		55.6%
1950	249,276		44.8%
1960	291,688		17.0%
1970	334,859		14.8%
1980	346,865		3.6%
1990	358,648		3.4%
2000	362,470		1.1%
2010	399,457		10.2%
2020	442,241		10.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[72] 1900–1970[73]1980[74]1990[75] 2000[76]2010[77]2020[6]2022[7]

Miami is the largest city inSouth Florida, the second-largest city inFlorida, and is the anchor of the largest metropolitan area in Florida: theMiami metropolitan area, which has over 6 million residents. Despite the city being home to less than a fourteenth (1/14) of the population of the metro area, it is an outlier compared to its neighbors, being nearly twice the size of the next-largest city in the metro:Hialeah. The city also has approximately a sixth of the population of its own county,Miami-Dade, which is the state's largest.

The city witnessed rapid growth over the first half of the twentieth century, as its population grew from 1,681 at the time of the1900 censusto 249,276 at the time of the1950 census. This made it Florida's largest city, a title it would retain until theJacksonville Consolidation, when the city of Jacksonville absorbed most ofDuval County, nearly tripling its population. Since then, Miami has retained its spot as Florida's second-largest city.

Throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, the city experienced a certain amount of stagnation in its population, with expansion slowing during the 1950s and 1960s before nearly halting in the next three decades as suburbanization occurred. The city grew by 34.3% in the 1950s and 1960s as its population reached 334,859 at the1970 census. However, in the next three decades, it only grew 8.2%, and by the time of the2000 census, the city's population stood at 362,470.

In the 2000s and 2010s, spurred by high-rise construction in Downtown Miami, Edgewater, and Brickell, Miami's population began to grow quickly once more.^[78]An estimate by the American Community Survey found that the downtown population (from Brickell north to Midtown Miami) grew nearly 40% between 2010 and 2018.^[79]From 2000 to 2010, the city's population grew by 10.2% and had reached 399,457 by 2010. In the early 2010s, the city's population crossed a milestone of 400,000 people, and by the time of the2020 census, it had grown by a further 10.7%, up to a population of 442,241.

Historical racial composition	2020[6]	2010[77]	2000[76]	1990[75]	1980[74]
White(Non-Hispanic)	14.0%	11.9%	11.8%	12.2%	19.4%
Hispanic or Latino(any race)	70.2%	70.0%	65.8%	62.5%	55.9%
Black or African American(Non-Hispanic)	11.9%	16.3%	19.9%	24.6%	23.7%
AsianandPacific Islander(Non-Hispanic)	1.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	1.0%
Native American(Non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race(Non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races(Non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.7%	1.7%	N/A	N/A
Population	442,241	399,457	362,470	358,548	346,865

Racial composition before 1980[80]	1970	1960	1950	1940	1930	1920	1910
White(includingHispanic)	76.6%	77.4%	83.7%	78.5%	77.3%	68.5%	58.7%
Black or African American(includingHispanic)	22.7%	22.4%	16.2%	21.4%	22.7%	31.3%	41.3%
Asian(includingHispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	< 0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race(includingHispanic)	0.4%	0.1%	0.1%	< 0.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hispanic or Latino	45.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Non-Hispanic White	32.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Population	334,859	291,688	249,276	172,172	110,637	29,571	5,471

In 1970, the Census Bureau reported Miami's population as 45.3% Hispanic, 32.9% non-Hispanic White, and 22.7% Black.^[81]Miami's explosive population growth has been driven by internal migration from other parts of the country, up until the 1960s. From 1970 to 2000, population growth in the city was stagnant, asnon-Hispanic WhiteMiamians left and significant immigration from Latin America, particularlyCuba, made up the balance.^[82][83]The city's Hispanic majority solidified itself in this period of time, and in 1985, the city elected its first Cuban-born mayor,Xavier Suarez.

The non-Hispanic Black population of the city of Miami peaked in 1990 at almost 90,000 (making up nearly a quarter of the population of the city). Since then, though, the city's non-Hispanic Black population has experienced a precipitous and steady decline. At the time of the most recent census in 2020, it was found to be 52,447, only 11.7% of the population. Reasons for this include high costs in areas such asLiberty CityandLittle Haiti, compounded withgentrification.^[84][85]

The non-Hispanic White population began to rebound in the twenty-first century, as the monolithically Hispanic areas in the Western and Central parts of Miami experienced population stagnation. This caused them to begin to be outweighed by migration into the Downtown region (not only from Latin America, but also from the rest of the United States). This caused the non-Hispanic White population to rise from a nadir of 11.8% at the time of the2000 censusto 11.9% at the time of the2010 census. After this, the non-Hispanic White population grew significantly faster than the city as a whole did during the 2010s, and by the time of the2020 census, non-Hispanic Whites made up 14.0% of the population of the city and numbered 61,829, the highest number since the 1980s. The non-Hispanic White population of Miami also surpassed the non-Hispanic Black population of the city during the 2010s.

Demographic characteristics	2020[86][87][88]	2010[89][90][91]	2000[92][93][94]	1990[75]	1980[74]
Households	212,146	183,994	148,388	130,252	134,046
Persons per household	2.08	2.17	2.44	2.69	2.59
Sex Ratio	97.8	99.2	98.9	93.5	88.0
Ages 0–17	16.5%	18.4%	21.7%	23.0%	21.4%
Ages 18–64	69.0%	65.6%	61.3%	60.4%	61.6%
Ages 65 +	14.5%	16.0%	17.0%	16.6%	17.0%
Median age	39.7	38.8	37.7	35.9	38.2
Population	442,241	399,457	362,470	358,548	346,865

Economic indicators
2017–21American Community Survey	Miami	Miami-Dade County	Florida
Median income[95]	$31,472	$32,513	$34,367
Median household income[96]	$47,860	$57,815	$61,777
Poverty Rate[97]	20.9%	15.7%	13.1%
High school diploma[98]	79.2%	82.5%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree[98]	33.1%	31.7%	31.5%
Advanced degree[98]	13.2%	11.9%	11.7%

Language spoken at home[e]	2015[f]	2010[g]	2000[101]	1990[102]	1980[103]
English	23.0%	22.6%	24.7%	26.7%	36.0%
SpanishorSpanish Creole	70.0%	69.9%	66.6%	64.0%	57.5%
FrenchorHaitian Creole	4.5%	4.9%	6.0%	7.7%	2.6%
Other Languages	2.5%	2.6%	2.7%	1.6%	3.9%

Nativity	2015[h]	2010[i]	2000[108][109]	1990[110][102]	1980[103]
% populationnative-born	42.0%	41.9%	40.5%	40.3%	46.3%
... born in theUnited States	39.3%	39.3%	37.9%	37.3%	43.4%
... born inPuerto RicoorIsland Areas	1.8%	1.7%	1.9%	2.2%	2.9%
... born toAmerican parents abroad	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%
% populationforeign-born[j]	58.0%	58.1%	59.5%	59.7%	53.7%
... born inCuba	27.6%	27.5%	30.3%	32.1%	35.9%
... born inNicaragua	5.4%	5.7%	7.2%	7.3%	N/A[k]
... born inHonduras	5.0%	5.4%	4.5%	1.9%	N/A[k]
... born inHaiti	2.8%	3.2%	3.9%	5.0%	N/A[k]
... born inColombia	2.8%	2.4%	1.9%	1.2%	N/A[k]
... born inVenezuela	1.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.4%	N/A[k]
... born in theDominican Republic	1.7%	1.9%	2.0%	1.2%	0.6%
... born inPeru	1.1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.6%	N/A[k]
... born inArgentina	1.0%	1.1%	0.6%	0.2%	N/A[k]
... born inMexico	0.9%	1.1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.1%
... born in other countries	7.9%	7.4%	7.0%	9.4%	17.1%

In 2010, 34.4% of city residents were ofCubanorigin, 15.8% had aCentral Americanbackground (7.2%Nicaraguan, 5.8%Honduran, 1.2%Salvadoran, and 1.0%Guatemalan), 8.7% were ofSouth Americandescent (3.2% Colombian, 1.4%Venezuelan, 1.2%Peruvian, 1.2%Argentine, 1.0%Chileanand 0.7%Ecuadorian), 4.0% hadother Hispanic or Latinoorigins (0.5%Spaniard), 3.2% descended fromPuerto Ricans, 2.4% wereDominican, and 1.5% had Mexican ancestry.

As of 2010^[update], 5.6% of city residents wereWest IndianorAfro-Caribbean Americanorigin (4.4%Haitian, 0.4%Jamaican, 0.4%Bahamian, 0.1%British West Indian, and 0.1%Trinidadian and Tobagonian, 0.1%Other or Unspecified West Indian),^[111]3.0% wereBlack Hispanics,^[112]and 0.4% wereSubsaharan Africanorigin.^[113][114]

As of 2010^[update], those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 11.9% of Miami's population. Of the city's total population, 1.7% were German, 1.6% Italian, 1.4% Irish, 1.0% English, 0.8% French, 0.6% Russian, and 0.5% were Polish.^[113][114]

As of 2010^[update], those of Asian ancestry accounted for 1.0% of Miami's population. Of the city's total population, 0.3% wereIndian/Indo-Caribbean(1,206 people), 0.3% Chinese/Chinese Caribbean(1,804 people), 0.2%Filipino(647 people), 0.1% were other Asian (433 people), 0.1% Japanese (245 people), 0.1% Korean (213 people), and 0.0% wereVietnamese(125 people).^[113]

In 2010, 1.9% of the population considered themselves to be of only American ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity),^[113][114]while 0.5% were of Arab ancestry, as of 2010^[update].^[113]

According to a 2014 study by thePew Research Center, Christianity is the most-practiced religion in Miami (68%), with 39% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be consideredProtestant, and 27% professingCatholicism.^[116][117]Followed by Judaism (9%);Islam,Buddhism,Hinduism, and a variety of other religions have smaller followings;atheismor no self-identifying organized religious affiliation was practiced by 21%.

There has been aNorwegian Seamen's churchin Miami since the early 1980s. In November 2011,Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Maritopened a new building for the church. The church was built as a center for the 10,000 Scandinavians that live in Florida. Around 4,000 of them areNorwegian. The church is also an important place for the 150 Norwegians that work atWalt Disney Worldin Central Florida.^[118]

According to the 2022Point-In-TimeHomeless Count, there were 3,440homelesspeople in Miami-Dade County,^[119]970 of which were on the streets. In the city limits of Miami, there were 591 unsheltered homeless people on the streets, up from 555 in 2021.^[120]

According toNational Immigration Forum, the top countries of origin for Miami's immigrants are Latin America (86%): Cuba (741,666), Haiti (213,000), Colombia (166,338), Jamaica (144,445); Europe (6.1%): United Kingdom (23,334), Germany (15,611), Italy (14,240) and Asia (5.2%): India (23,602), China (21,580) and the Philippines (15,078).^[121]

Miami is a major center of commerce and finance and boasts a stronginternational businesscommunity. According to the 2020 ranking of world cities undertaken by theGlobalization and World Cities Research Network(GaWC) based on the level of presence of global corporate service organizations, Miami is considered a Beta + levelworld city, along withAtlanta,Dallas, andHouston, however according to the U.S. census between the years 2015–2019, Miami lacks in terms of owner-occupied housing, computer and internet usage, education regarding bachelor's degree or higher, median household income, per capita income, while achieving higher percentage of persons in poverty.^[122][123]Miami has a Gross Metropolitan Product of $257 billion, ranking 11th in the United States and 20th worldwide in GMP.^[124][125]

Several large companies are headquartered in Miami, including but not limited toAkerman LLP,^[126]Alienware,^[127]Arquitectonica,^[128]Brightstar Corporation,Celebrity Cruises,^[129]Carnival Corporation,^[130]Duany Plater-Zyberk,^[131]Greenberg Traurig,Inktel Direct,Lennar Corporation,Norwegian Cruise Line,Oceania Cruises,OPKO Health,Parkjockey,RCTV International,^[132]Royal Caribbean International,Sitel,Southern Wine & Spirits,^[133]Telemundo,Vector Group,WatscoandWorld Fuel Services. Over 1,400 multinational firms are located in Miami, with many major global organisations headquartering their Latin American operations (or regional offices) in the city includingWalmart.^[134]Additionally, companies based in nearby cities or unincorporated areas ofMiami-Dade Countyinclude,Benihana,Burger King,Carnival Cruise Line,Navarro Discount Pharmacies,Perry Ellis International,Ryder,Sedano's,UniMás, andU.S. Century Bank.^{[135][136][137][138][139][140][141]}

Miami is a major television production center, and the most important city in the United States for Spanish language media.TelemundoandUniMáshave their headquarters in the Miami area.Univisión StudiosandTelemundo Global Studiosproduce much of the original programming for their respective parent networks, such astelenovelas, news, sports, and talk shows. In 2011, 85% of Telemundo's original programming was filmed in Miami.^[142]Miami is also a significant music recording center, with theSony Music Latinheadquarters in the city,^[143]along with many other smaller record labels. The city also attracts many artists for music video and film shoots.

During the mid-2000s, the city witnessed its largest real estate boom since theFlorida land boom of the 1920s, and the city had well over a hundred approved high-rise construction projects. However, only 50 were actually built.^[144]Rapid high-rise construction led to fast population growth in the Miami's inner neighborhoods, withDowntown,BrickellandEdgewaterbecoming the fastest-growing areas of the city. The city currently has the seven tallest (as well as fifteen of top twenty)skyscrapers in the state of Florida, with the tallest being the 868-foot (265 m)Panorama Tower.^[145]

Thehousing market crash of 2007caused a foreclosure crisis in the area.^[146]Like other metro areas in the United States, crime in Miami is localized to specific neighborhoods.^[147]

Miami International Airport(IATA: MIA) andPortMiamiare among the nation's busiest ports of entry, especially for cargo fromSouth Americaand theCaribbean. PortMiami is the world's busiest cruise port, and Miami International Airport is the busiest airport in Florida and the largest gateway between the United States and Latin America.^[148]Due to its strength in international business, finance and trade, the city has among the largest concentration of international banks in the country, primarily alongBrickell AvenueinBrickell, Miami's financial district. Miami was the host city of the 2003Free Trade Area of the Americasnegotiations.

Miami is the home to theNational Hurricane Centerand the headquarters of theUnited States Southern Command, responsible for military operations inCentraland South America. Miami is also an industrial center, especially for stone quarrying and warehousing. These industries are centered largely on the western fringes of the city nearDoralandHialeah.^[149]

According to theU.S. Census Bureauin 2012, Miami had thefourth highest percentageof family incomes below the federal poverty line out of all large cities in the United States, behindDetroit,Cleveland, andCincinnati, respectively. Miami is also one of the very few cities in the U.S. where the local government has gone bankrupt, in 2001.^[150]

The Little Fire Ant,Wasmannia auropunctata, is aninvasive agricultural pestin parts of Miami.^[151]

PortMiamiin Miami is the largest cruise ship port in the world.^[152]It has retained its status as the number one cruise and passenger port in the world for well over a decade, accommodating the largest cruise ships and the major cruise lines. In 2017, the port served 5,340,559 cruise passengers.^[153]The port is one of the nation's busiest cargo ports, importing 9,162,340 tons of cargo in 2017.^[153]AmongNorth Americanports, it ranks second toNew Orleans'Port of South Louisianain cargo tonnage imported fromLatin America. The port sits on 518 acres (2 km²) and has seven passenger terminals. China is the port's number one import country and number one export country. Miami has the world's largest amount of cruise line headquarters, home toCarnival Cruise Line,Celebrity Cruises,Norwegian Cruise Line,Oceania Cruises, andRoyal Caribbean International. In 2014, thePort of Miami Tunnelopened, connecting theMacArthur Causewayto PortMiami.^[154]

Tourism is one of the Miami's largest private-sector industries, accounting for more than 144,800 jobs inMiami-Dade County.^[155]The city's frequent portrayal in music, film, and popular culture has made the city and its landmarks recognizable worldwide. In 2016, it attracted the second-highest number of foreign tourists of any city in the United States, after New York City, and is among the top 20 cities worldwide by international visitor spending. More than 15.9 million visitors arrived in Miami in 2017, adding $26.1 billion to the economy.^[156]With a large hotel infrastructure and the newly renovatedMiami Beach Convention Center, Miami is a popular destination for annual conventions and conferences.

Some of the most popular tourist destinations in Miami includeSouth Beach,Lincoln Road,Bayside Marketplace,Downtown Miami, andBrickell City Centre. TheArt Deco DistrictinMiami Beachis reputed as one of the most glamorous in the world for itsnightclubs, beaches, historical buildings, and shopping. Annual events such as theMiami Open,Art Basel, theWinter Music Conference, theSouth Beach Wine and Food Festival, andMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miamiattract millions to the metropolis every year.

Miami enjoys a vibrant culture that is influenced by a diverse population from all around the world. Miami is known as the "Magic City" for seemingly popping up overnight due to its young age and massive growth. The city itself is infamous for itsdrug warin the early 1980s and its outrun aesthetics.^{[157][158][159]}It is also nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" because of its high population of Spanish-speakers.^{[160][161][162][163]}

Miami has been the setting of numerous films and television shows, includingBad Boys,Miami Vice,Cocaine Cowboys,Burn Notice,Jane the Virgin,Scarface,The Birdcage,Ballers,South Beach Tow,Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,Ride Along 2,Love & Hip Hop: Miami,Kourtney & Kim Take Miami,The Golden Girls,2 Fast 2 Furious, andDexter.^{[164][165][166][167][168][169][170]}Several video games, includingHotline Miami, theGameloftracing gameAsphalt Overdrive,Scarface: The World Is Yours, and the fictionalVice Cityin several video games across theGrand Theft Autoseries, most notablyGrand Theft Auto: Vice Cityand the upcomingGrand Theft Auto VI, is based on Miami.^[171][172]

In addition to annual festivals like theCalle Ocho Festival, Miami is home to many entertainment venues, theaters, museums, parks and performing arts centers. The newest addition to the Miami arts scene is theAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, home of theFlorida Grand Operaand the second-largest performing arts center in the United States afterLincoln Centerin New York City.^[173]The center attracts many large-scale operas, ballets, concerts, and musicals from around the world. Other performing arts venues in Miami include theOlympia Theater,Wertheim Performing Arts Center, theFair Expo Center, theTower Theater, and theBayfront Park Amphitheater.^[174]

Another celebrated event is theMiami International Film Festival, taking place every year for 10 days around the first week of March, during which independent international and American films are screened across the city. Miami has over a half dozen independent film theaters.^[175]

Miami attracts a large number of musicians, singers, actors, dancers, and orchestral players. The city has numerous orchestras, symphonies and performing art conservatories. These include theFlorida Grand Opera,FIU School of Music,Frost School of Music, and theNew World School of the Arts.^{[176][177][178][179]}

Miami is also a major fashion center, home to models and some of the top modeling agencies in the world. The city is host to many fashion shows and events, including the annualMiami Fashion Weekand theMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami, held in theWynwood Art District.^{[180][181][182]}

Miami's first boat-in movie theater opened on Saturday, July 25, 2020.^[183]

Some of the museums in Miami include theFrost Art Museum,Frost Museum of Science,HistoryMiami,Institute of Contemporary Art,Miami Children's Museum,Pérez Art Museum,Lowe Art Museum, and theVizcaya Museum and Gardens, aNational Historic Landmarkset on a 28-acre early 20th century estate inCoconut Grove.^[184]

The cuisine of Miami is a reflection of its diverse population, with a heavy influence fromLatin American,Caribbean,Soul, andJewish cuisine. By combining them with mainstream-American cuisine, it has spawned a uniqueSouth Floridastyle of cooking known asFloribbean cuisine. It is widely available throughout Miami and South Florida and can be found in restaurant chains such asPollo Tropical.

Cuban immigrants in the 1960s originated theCuban sandwichand broughtmedianoche,Cuban espresso,Bistec de palomilla, andcroquetas, all of which have grown in popularity among all Miamians and have become symbols of the city's varied cuisine. Today, these are part of the local culture and can be found throughout the city at window cafés, particularly outside of supermarkets and restaurants.^[185][186]Some of these locations, such as theVersailles restaurantinLittle Havana, are landmark eateries of Miami. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, and with a long history as aseaport, Miami is also known for its seafood, with many seafood restaurants located along theMiami Riverand in and around Biscayne Bay.^[187]The city is also the headquarters of restaurant chains such asBurger KingandBenihana.

The Miami area has a unique dialect ofAmerican English, commonly called the "Miami accent", that is widely spoken. The accent developed among second- or third-generationHispanics, includingCuban Americans, whose first language was English. In addition, somenon-Hispanic white,blackandother raceswho were born and raised in the Miami area have tended to adopt it as well.^[188]It is based on a fairlystandard American accentbut with some changes, very similar to dialects in theMid-Atlantic(especially those in theNew York areaandNorthern New Jersey, includingNew York Latino English). UnlikeVirginia Piedmont, Coastal Southern American, Northeast American dialects andFlorida Crackerdialect, "Miami accent" isrhotic; it also incorporates a rhythm and pronunciation heavily influenced by Spanish (wherein rhythm issyllable-timed).^[189]

This is a native dialect of English, not learner English orinterlanguage; it is possible to differentiate this variety from aninterlanguagespoken by second-language speakers in that the "Miami accent" doesnotgenerally display the following features: there is noadditionof/ɛ/before initial consonant clusters with/s/, speakers do not confuse/dʒ/with/j/, (e.g.,Yalewithjail), and /r/ and /rr/ are pronounced asalveolar approximant [ɹ]instead ofalveolar tap[ɾ]oralveolar trill[r] in Spanish.^{[190][191][192][193]}

Miami's main five sports teams areInter Miami CFofMajor League Soccer(MLS),^[194]theMiami Dolphinsof theNational Football League(NFL),^[195]theMiami Heatof theNational Basketball Association(NBA),^[196]theMiami MarlinsofMajor League Baseball(MLB),^[197]and theFlorida Panthersof theNational Hockey League(NHL).^[198]TheMiami Open, an annual tennis tournament, was previously held inKey Biscaynebefore moving toHard Rock Stadiumafter the tournament was purchased byMiami DolphinsownerStephen Rossin 2019. The city is home to numerousmarinas,jai alaivenues, andgolf courses. The city streets have hosted professional auto races in the past, most notably the open-wheelGrand Prix of Miami, the sports carGrand Prix of Miami, andMiami Grand PrixofFormula One.^[199]In 2015, Miami hosteda one-off Formula E race. TheHomestead-Miami Speedwayoval hostsNASCARraces.^[200]

The Heat and the Marlins play within Miami's city limits, at theKaseya CenterinDowntownandLoanDepot ParkinLittle Havana, respectively. Marlins Park is built on the site of the oldMiami Orange Bowlstadium.^[201]

TheMiami Dolphinsplay atHard Rock Stadiumin suburbanMiami Gardens, while theFlorida Panthersplay in nearbySunriseatAmerant Bank Arena.Inter Miami CFplays atChase Stadiumin nearbyFort Lauderdale, temporarily until a stadium is built atMiami Freedom Park.Miami FCis another professional soccer club that plays in theUSL Championshipsecond tier of theUnited States soccer league system. The Club plays its home matches at theFIU Stadiumon the campus ofFlorida International University(FIU) in Miami.

TheOrange Bowl, one of the major bowl games in theCollege Football Playoffof theNCAA, is played at Hard Rock Stadium every winter. The stadium has also hosted theSuper Bowl; the Miami metro area has hosted the game a total of ten times (five times at the current Hard Rock Stadium and five at theMiami Orange Bowl), tying New Orleans for the most games.^[202]

Miami is also the home of many college sports teams. The two largest are theUniversity of MiamiHurricanes, whosefootball teamplays atHard Rock StadiumandFlorida International UniversityPanthers, whosefootball teamplays at FIU Stadium. The Hurricanes compete in theAtlantic Coast Conference(ACC), while the Panthers compete in theConference USAof theNational Collegiate Athletic Association.^[203][204]

Miami is also home toPaso Finohorses, and competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.^[205]

Miami will host the2024 Copa Américafinal on July 14, 2024.^[206]

Miami will serve as one of eleven U.S. host cities for the2026 FIFA World Cup.^[207]

The following are the major professional sports teams in the Miami metropolitan area:

Miami major league professional sports teams

Club	Sport	Miami Area since	League	Venue	League Championships
Miami Dolphins	American football	1965[208]	National Football League	Hard Rock Stadium	1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII)[209][210]
Florida Panthers	Ice hockey	1993	National Hockey League	Amerant Bank Arena	2024
Miami Heat	Basketball	1988[211]	National Basketball Association	Kaseya Center	2006,[212]2012,[213]2013[214]
Miami Marlins	Baseball	1993[215]	Major League Baseball	LoanDepot Park	1997, 2003[216][217]
Inter Miami CF	Soccer	2018	Major League Soccer	Chase Stadium

The City of Miami has various lands operated by theNational Park Service, the Florida Division of Recreation and Parks, and the City of Miami Department of Parks and Recreation.

Miami's tropical weather allows for year-round outdoor activities.^[218]The city has numerous marinas, rivers, bays, canals, and the Atlantic Ocean, which make boating, canoeing, sailing, and fishing popular outdoor activities. Biscayne Bay has numerouscoral reefsthat makesnorkelingandscuba divingpopular. There are over 80 parks and gardens in the city.^[219]The largest and most popular parks areBayfront ParkandMuseum Park(located in the heart ofDowntownand the location of theMiami-Dade ArenaandBayside Marketplace),Tropical Park,Peacock Park,Virginia Key, andWatson Island.^{[220][221][222][223][224]}

Other popular cultural destinations in or near Miami includeZoo Miami,^[225]Jungle Island,^[226]theMiami Seaquarium,^[227]Monkey Jungle,^[228]Coral Castle,^[229]Charles Deering Estate,^[230]Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, andKey Biscayne.^[231][232]

In its 2020 ParkScore ranking,The Trust for Public Landreported that the park system in the City of Miami was the 64th best park system among the 100 most populous U.S. cities,^[233]down slightly from 48th place in the 2017 ranking.^[234]The City of Miami was analyzed to have a median park size of 2.6 acres, park land as percent of city area of 6.5%, 87% of residents living within a 10-minute walk of a park, $48.39 spending per capita of park services, and 1.3 playgrounds per 10,000 residents.^[235]

The government of the City of Miami uses themayor-commissionertype of system. The city commission consists of five commissioners that are elected from single member districts. The city commission constitutes the governing body with powers to pass ordinances, adopt regulations, and exercise all powers conferred upon the city in the city charter. The mayor is elected at large and appoints a city manager. The City of Miami is governed by MayorFrancis Suarezand 5 city commissioners that oversee the five districts in the city.^[236]The commission's regular meetings are held atMiami City Hall, which is located at 3500 Pan American Drive onDinner Keyin the neighborhood ofCoconut Grove. In theUnited States House of Representatives, Miami is represented byRepublicansMaria Elvira SalazarandMario Diaz-Balart, along withDemocratFrederica Wilson.

1. Francis Suarez– Mayor of the City of Miami

• Miguel Angel Gabela – Miami Commissioner, District 1

Allapattahand Grapeland Heights

• Damian Pardo – Miami Commissioner, District 2

Arts & Entertainment District, Brickell, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, Midtown Miami, Park Westand the South part Upper Eastside

• Joe Carollo– Miami Commissioner, District 3

Coral Way, Little Havanaand The Roads

• Manolo Reyes – Miami Commissioner, District 4

Coral Way, Flagamiand West Flagler

• Christine King – Miami Commissioner, District 5

Buena Vista, Design District, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Little River, Lummus Park, Overtown, Spring Gardenand Wynwoodand northern part of the Upper Eastside

• Arthur Noriega – City Manager
• Victoria Méndez – City Attorney
• Todd B. Hannon – City Clerk

Miami-Dade County has over 200,000 students enrolled in local colleges and universities, placing it seventh in the nation in per capita university enrollment. In 2010, the city's four largest colleges and universities,Miami Dade College,Florida International University,University of Miami, andBarry University, graduated 28,000 students.^[237]

Miami is also home to both for-profit and nonprofit organizations that offer a range of professional training and other, related educational programs.PerScholas, for example is a nonprofit organization that offers free professional certification training directed towards successfully passingCompTIAA+ and Network+ certification exams as a route to securing jobs and building careers.^{[238][239][240]}

Colleges and universities in and around Miami:

• Barry University,Miami Shores^[241]
• Broward College,Fort Lauderdale^[242]
• Florida Atlantic University,Boca Raton^[243]
• Florida International University,University Park^[244]
• Florida Memorial University,Miami Gardens^[245]
• Keiser University,Fort Lauderdale^[246]
• Miami Dade College, Miami^[247]
• Miami International University of Art & Design
• Nova Southeastern University,Davie^[248]
• Palm Beach Atlantic University,West Palm Beach^[249]
• Palm Beach State College,Lake Worth Beach^[250]
• St. Thomas University,Miami Gardens^[251]
• Southeastern College,West Palm Beach^[252]
• Talmudic University of Florida,Miami Beach^[253]
• University of Fort Lauderdale,Lauderhill^[254]
• University of Miami,Coral Gables^[255]

Public schools in Miami are governed byMiami-Dade County Public Schools, which is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States. As of September 2008 it has a student enrollment of 385,655 and over 392 schools and centers. The district is also the largest minority public school system in the country, with 60% of its students being of Hispanic origin, 28%BlackorWest Indian American, 10%White (non-Hispanic)and 2% non-white of other minorities.^[256]

The Miami city limits is home to several key high schools:Design and Architecture High School, ranked seventh highest on the "Gold Medal" by listUS News and World Report,^[257]MAST Academy,Coral Reef High School, and theNew World School of the Arts.^{[citation needed]}M-DCPS is also one of a few public school districts in the United States to offer optionalbilingual educationin Spanish, French, German,Haitian Creole, andMandarin Chinese.

Miami is home to several well-known Roman Catholic, Jewish and non-denominational private schools. TheArchdiocese of Miamioperates the area's Catholic private schools, which includeImmaculata-Lasalle High School(in the Miami city limits),St. Theresa School(Coral Gables),Monsignor Edward Pace High School(Miami Gardens), andSt. Brendan High School(in Westchester), among numerous other Catholic elementary and high schools.^{[258][259][260]}Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High Schoolwas in the Miami city limits until its closure in 2016.^[261]

Catholic preparatory schools operated by religious orders in the area areBelen Jesuit Preparatory School(Tamiami) andChristopher Columbus High School(Westchester) for boys andCarrollton School of the Sacred Heart(Miami city limits) andOur Lady of Lourdes Academy(Ponce-Davis) for girls.^{[262][263][264][265]}

Non-denominational private schools in Miami areRansom Everglades,Gulliver Preparatory School,The CushmanSchool, andMiami Country Day School. Other schools in the area includeSamuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School,Dade Christian School,Dawere International High School^[266][267],Palmer Trinity School,Westminster Christian School, andRiviera Schools.^{[268][269][270][271][272][273]}

TheMiami Hoshuko, is apart-time Japanese schoolfor Japanese citizens and ethnic Japanese people in the area. Previously it was located onVirginia Key, at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.^[274]Currently the school holds classes inWestchesterand has offices inDoral.^[275]

Miami has one of the largest television markets in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida afterTampa Bay.^[276]Miami has several major newspapers, the main and largest newspaper beingThe Miami Herald.El Nuevo Heraldis the major and largest Spanish-language newspaper.The Miami HeraldandEl Nuevo Heraldare Miami's and South Florida's main, major and largest newspapers. The papers left their longtime home in Downtown Miami in 2013. The newspapers are now headquartered at the former home ofU.S. Southern CommandinDoral.^[277]

Other major newspapers includeMiami Today, headquartered in Brickell,Miami New Times, headquartered inMidtown,Miami SunPost,South Florida Business Journal, andThe Miami Times. An additional Spanish-language newspaper,Diario Las Americasalso serves Miami. Student newspapers from the local universities include theUniversity of Miami'sThe Miami Hurricane,Florida International University'sThe Beacon,Miami-Dade College'sThe Metropolis, andBarry University'sThe Buccaneer. Many neighborhoods and neighboring areas also have their own local newspapers, such as theAventura News,Coral Gables Tribune,Biscayne Bay Tribune,Biscayne Times, and thePalmetto Bay News.

A number of magazines circulate throughout the greater Miami area, includingMiami Monthly, Southeast Florida's only city/regional, andOcean Drive, a hot-spot social scene glossy.

Miami is also the headquarters and main production city of many of the world's largest television networks, record label companies, broadcasting companies and production facilities, such asTelemundo,Univision,Univision Communications,Mega TV,Universal Music Latin Entertainment,RCTV InternationalandSunbeam Television. In 2009, Univision announced plans to build a new production studio in Miami, dubbed Univision Studios. Univision Studios is currently headquartered in Miami, and will produce programming for all of Univision Communications' television networks.^[278]

Miami is the twelfth largest radio market^[279]and the seventeenth largest television market^[280]in the United States. Television stations serving the Miami area includeWAMI(UniMásO&O),WBFS(The CW),WSFL(Independent),WFOR(CBSO&O),WHFT(TBN),WLTV(UnivisionO&O),WPLG(ABC),WPXM(Ion),WSCV(Telemundo),WSVN(Fox),WTVJ(NBCO&O),WPBT(PBS), andWLRN(also PBS).

According to the 2016American Community Survey, 72.3% of working city of Miami residents commuted by driving alone, 8.7% carpooled, 9% used public transportation, and 3.7% walked. About 1.8% used all other forms of transportation, including taxicab, motorcycle, and bicycle. About 4.5% of working city of Miami residents worked at home.^[281]In 2015, 19.9% of city of Miami households were without a car, which decreased to 18.6% in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Miami averaged 1.24 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.^[282]

Miami's road system is based along the numerical Miami grid whereFlagler Streetforms the east–westbaselineandMiami Avenueforms the north–southmeridian. The corner of Flagler Street and Miami Avenue is in the middle of Downtown in front of the DowntownMacy's(formerly theBurdine'sheadquarters). The Miami grid is primarily numerical so that, for example, all street addresses north of Flagler Street and west of Miami Avenue have "NW" in their address. Because its point of origin is in Downtown, which is close to the coast, the "NW" and "SW" quadrants are much larger than the "SE" and "NE" quadrants. Many roads, especially major ones, are also named (e.g.,Tamiami Trail/SW 8th St), although, with exceptions, the number is in more common usage among locals.

With few exceptions, within this grid north–south roads are designated as Courts, Roads, Avenues or Places (often remembered by their acronym), while east–west roads are streets, Terraces, Drives or occasionally Ways. Major roads in each direction are located at one mile intervals. There are 16blocksto each mile on north–south avenues, and 10 blocks to each mile on east–west streets. Major north–south avenues generally end in "7" – e.g., 17th, 27th, 37th/Douglas Aves., 57th/Red Rd., 67th/Ludlam, 87th/Galloway, etc., all the way west beyond 177th/Krome Avenue. (One prominent exception is 42nd Avenue, LeJeune Road, located at the half-mile point instead.) Major east–west streets to the south of Downtown are multiples of 16, though the beginning point of this system is at SW 8th St, one half-mile south of Flagler ("zeroth") Street. Thus, major streets are at 8th St., 24th St./Coral Way, 40th St./Bird, 56th/Miller, 72nd/ Sunset, 88th/N. Kendall, 104th (originally S. Kendall), 120th/Montgomery, 136th/Howard, 152nd/Coral Reef, 168th/Richmond, 184th/Eureka, 200th/Quail Roost, 216th/Hainlin Mill, 232nd/Silver Palm, 248th/Coconut Palm, etc., well into the 300s. Within the grid, odd-numbered addresses are generally on the north or east side, and even-numbered addresses are on the south or west side.

All streets and avenues inMiami-Dade Countyfollow the Miami grid, with a few exceptions, most notably inCoral Gables,Hialeah, Coconut Grove andMiami Beach. One neighborhood,The Roads, is named as such because its streets run off the Miami grid at a 45-degree angle, and therefore are all named roads.

Miami-Dade Countyis served by four Interstate Highways (I-75,I-95,I-195,I-395) and several U.S. Highways includingU.S. Route 1,U.S. Route 27,U.S. Route 41, andU.S. Route 441.

Some of the majorFlorida State Roads(and their common names) serving Miami are:

• SR 112(Airport Expressway):Interstate 95toMIA
• Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike(SR 821):Florida's Turnpikemainline (SR 91)/Miami GardenstoU.S. Route 1/Florida City
• SR 826(Palmetto Expressway):Golden Glades Interchangeto U.S. Route 1/Pinecrest
• SR 836(Dolphin Expressway): Downtown to SW 137th Ave viaMIA
• SR 874(Don Shula Expressway): 826/Bird Road to Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike/Kendall
• SR 878(Snapper Creek Expressway): SR 874/Kendallto U.S. Route 1/Pinecrest &South Miami
• SR 924(Gratigny Parkway)Miami LakestoOpa-locka

Miami has six majorcausewaysthat span over Biscayne Bay connecting the western mainland, with the eastern barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean. TheRickenbacker Causewayis the southernmost causeway and connects Brickell toVirginia KeyandKey Biscayne. TheVenetian CausewayandMacArthur CausewayconnectDowntownwithSouth Beach. TheJulia Tuttle CausewayconnectsMidtownandMiami Beach. The79th Street Causewayconnects theUpper East SidewithNorth Beach. The northernmost causeway, theBroad Causeway, is the smallest of Miami's six causeways and connectsNorth MiamitoBay Harbor IslandsandBal Harbour.

In 2007, Miami was identified as having the rudest drivers in the United States, the second year in a row to have been cited, in a poll commissioned by automobile club AutoVantage.^[283]Miami is also consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for pedestrians.^[284]

Public transportationin Miami is operated byMiami-Dade TransitandSFRTA, and includescommuter rail(Tri-Rail), heavy-railrapid transit(Metrorail), an elevatedpeople mover(Metromover), and buses (Metrobus). Miami has Florida's highest transit ridership as about 17% of Miamians use transit on a daily basis.^[285]The average Miami public transit commute on weekdays is 90 minutes, while 39% of public transit riders commute for more than 2 hours a day. The average wait time at a public transit stop or station is 18 minutes, while 37% of riders wait for more than 20 minutes on average every day. The average single trip distance with public transit is 7.46 mi (12 km), while 38% travel more than 8.08 mi (13 km) in each direction.^[286]

Miami's heavy-rail rapid transit system,Metrorail, is an elevated system comprising two lines and 23 stations on a 24.4-mile (39.3 km)-long line. Metrorail connects the urban western suburbs ofHialeah,Medley, and inner-city Miami with suburbanThe Roads,Coconut Grove,Coral Gables,South Miami, and urbanKendallvia the central business districts ofMiami International Airport, theHealth District, and Downtown. A free, elevatedpeople mover,Metromover, operates 21 stations on three different lines in greater Downtown Miami, with a station at roughly every two blocks of Downtown and Brickell. Several expansion projects are being funded by a transit development sales tax surcharge throughout Miami-Dade County.^[287]

Tri-Rail, a commuter rail system operated by theSouth Florida Regional Transportation Authority(SFRTA), runs fromMiami International Airportnorthward toWest Palm Beach, making eighteen stops throughoutMiami-Dade,Broward, andPalm Beachcounties.^[288]

TheMiami Intermodal Centeris a massive transportation hub servicingMetrorail,Amtrak,Tri-Rail,Brightline,Metrobus,Greyhound Lines,taxis,rental cars,MIA Mover, private automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians adjacent to Miami International Airport. Miami Intermodal Center was completed in 2010, and is serving about 150,000 commuters and travelers in the Miami area. Phase I ofMiamiCentralStation was completed in 2012, and the Tri-Rail part of Phase II was completed in 2015, but the construction of the Amtrak part remains delayed.

Two new light rail systems, Baylink and the Miami Streetcar, have been proposed and are currently in the planning stage. BayLink would connect Downtown withSouth Beach, and the Miami Streetcar would connect Downtown withMidtown.

Miami is the southern terminus ofAmtrak's Atlantic Coast services, running two lines, theSilver Meteorand theSilver Star, both terminating in New York City. The Miami Amtrak Station is located in the suburb ofHialeahnear theTri-Rail/Metrorail Stationon NW 79 St and NW 38 Ave. Current construction of the Miami Central Station will move all Amtrak operations from its current out-of-the-way location to a centralized location withMetrorail,MIA Mover,Tri-Rail,Miami International Airport, and theMiami Intermodal Centerall within the same station closer to Downtown. The station was expected to be completed by 2012,^[289]but experienced several delays and was later expected to be completed in late 2014,^[290]again pushed back to early 2015.^[291]

Miami International Airportserves as the primary international airport of the Greater Miami Area. One of the busiest international airports in the world because of its centric location, Miami International Airport caters to over 45 million passengers a year. The airport is a major hub and the largest international gateway forAmerican Airlines. Miami International is the second busiest airport by passenger traffic in Florida, the United States' third-largest international port of entry for foreign air passengers behind New York'sJohn F. Kennedy International AirportandLos Angeles International Airport. The airport's extensive international route network includes non-stop flights to over seventy international cities in North andSouth America,Europe,Africa,Asia, and theMiddle East.^[292]

NearbyFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International AirportandPalm Beach International Airportalso serve commercial traffic in the Miami area.^[293]Miami-Opa Locka Executive AirportinOpa-lockaandMiami Executive Airportin an unincorporated area southwest of Miami serve general aviation traffic in the Miami area.

The city government under former mayorManny Diaztook an ambitious stance in support ofbicyclingin Miami for both recreation and commuting.^[294]In 2010, Miami was ranked as the 44th-most bike-friendly city in the U.S., according toBicycling Magazine.^[295]

A 2011 study byWalk Scoreranked Miami the eighth-most walkable of the 50 largest cities in the U.S.^[296]

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• City of Miami – official site
• Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau