Miami-Dade County, FL Population

Overview

2.69 million

Total Population

40.4

Median age

51.08%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

49.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1.84 million

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Miami-Dade County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Miami-Dade County is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Miami-Dade County's population under 18 was 20.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Miami-Dade County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Miami-Dade County, 16.97% were under the age of 15, 18.54% aged 15 to 29, 48.31% aged 30 to 64, 13.86% aged 65 to 84, and 2.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57,889 more females than males in Miami-Dade County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.08% females and 48.92% males in Miami-Dade County, FL.
The Miami-Dade County, FL gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 98,862.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 98,474.

Miami-Dade County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Miami-Dade County population: 56.50% are White, 16.28% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.55% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.29% are some other race and 20.13% are multiracial.
Miami-Dade County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1.84 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 847,199 (31.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Miami-Dade County is White with a population of 1.52 million (56.50% of the total population).

Miami-Dade County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,711,612 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Miami-Dade County's population increased by 248,419 (11.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Miami-Dade County's population increased by 188,515 (7.52%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Miami-Dade County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,258,567.