South Miami Heights, Florida

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South Miami Heights, Florida
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South Miami Heights in 1972
Miami-Dade County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas South Miami Heights Highlighted.svg
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
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U.S. Census Bureau map showing CDP boundaries
Coordinates: 25°35′20″N80°23′7″W / 25.58889°N 80.38528°W / 25.58889; -80.38528
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County Flag of Miami-Dade County, Florida.png Miami-Dade
Area
[1]
  Total4.98 sq mi (12.91 km2)
  Land4.91 sq mi (12.71 km2)
  Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total36,770
  Density7,491.85/sq mi (2,892.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
33157, 33177, 33189 (Miami)
Area code(s) 305, 786, 645
FIPS code 12-67575 [3]
GNIS feature ID0291396 [4]

South Miami Heights is a census-designated place (CDP), originally known as Eureka, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 36,770 as of the 2020 census. [2]

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Geography

South Miami Heights is located 17 miles (27 km) southwest of downtown Miami at 25°35′20″N80°23′7″W / 25.58889°N 80.38528°W / 25.58889; -80.38528 (25.588784, -80.385209). [5] It is bordered to the east by Cutler Bay, to the south by Goulds, to the northwest by Richmond West, and to the northeast by West Perrine. It is bordered to the north by Thompson Memorial Park and Zoo Miami.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km2), of which 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2), or 1.52%, are water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1970 10,395
1980 23,559126.6%
1990 30,03027.5%
2000 33,52211.6%
2010 35,6966.5%
2020 36,7703.0%
source: [6]

2010 and 2020 census

South Miami Heights CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010 [7] Pop 2020 [8] % 2010% 2020
White (NH)2,5612,1197.17%5.76%
Black or African American (NH)7,7925,28521.83%14.37%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)47310.13%0.08%
Asian (NH)5144441.44%1.21%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)420.01%0.01%
Some other race (NH)1272310.36%0.63%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)3934331.10%1.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,25828,22567.96%76.76%
Total35,69636,770100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 36,770 people, 10,769 households, and 8,265 families residing in the CDP. [9]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 35,696 people, 10,558 households, and 8,485 families residing in the CDP. [10]

2000 census

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 33,522 people, 9,931 households, and 7,994 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,800.4 people per square mile (2,625.3/km2). There were 10,364 housing units at an average density of 2,102.5/sq mi (811.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.47% White (11.2% Non-Hispanic White), [11] 30.32% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 6.85% from other races, and 5.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56.17% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 9,931 households out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.68.

In 2000, in the CDP the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $34,899, and the median income for a family was $37,457. Males had a median income of $25,768 versus $22,080 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,315. About 14.8% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 24.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 58.06% of residents, while English made up 40.16%, French was at 0.94%, and French Creole was the mother tongue of 0.81% of the population. [12]

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