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Miami Gardens, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Miami Gardens is a Census city of 113,177 people across 18.48 square miles of land, in Miami-Dade County. Median household income is $63,627, 64.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 85 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $31.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Miami Gardens
What Miami Gardens is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.48 sq mi
- Water area0.77 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,124
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiami-Dade County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Miami Gardens
- Population113,177
- Median age39.4
- Population under 1825,655
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over18,743
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent
- Households35,118
- Family households25,739
- Share of households that are families73.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Miami Gardens
- Median household income$63,627
- Per capita income$26,595
- Civilian labor force57,002
- Employed51,877
- Unemployed5,125
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over77,713
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Miami Gardens
- Housing units37,003
- Occupied units35,118
- Vacant units1,885
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent
- Owner occupied22,601
- Renter occupied12,517
- Ownership rate64.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$378,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,787
- Annual rent as a share of median income33.7 percent
- Single family units27,064
- Share single family73.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,541
- Share in buildings of two or more25.8 percent
- Mobile homes328 plus or minus 147
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Miami Gardens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute45,887
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,197
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more26,608
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.0 percent
- Drove alone75.2 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent
- Public transport2.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home8.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Miami Gardens (7(a))
- Approvals85
- Gross approval$31,854,000
- Average approval$374,753
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$785,400
- Largest approval$4,600,000
- Jobs supported728
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full9
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.1 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders26
- Distinct industries by NAICS58
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Miami Gardens, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Miami Gardens (504)
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$42,806,000
- Average approval$1,223,029
- Median approval$947,000
- Largest approval$4,975,000
- Jobs supported202
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Miami Gardens, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Miami Gardens
- NFIP communityCity of Miami Gardens
- NFIP community number120345
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date09/11/09
The City of Miami Gardens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120345 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Miami-Dade County, not Miami Gardens
Miami-Dade County context, not Miami Gardens figures
- Establishments in Miami-Dade County98,394
- Covered employment, Miami-Dade County1,257,569
- Average annual pay, Miami-Dade County$77,609
- Housing units permitted, Miami-Dade County10,608
Every figure in this section is published for Miami-Dade County as a whole and is not a measurement of Miami Gardens.
All Miami-Dade County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Miami Gardens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Miami Gardens, Florida?
113,177, in 35,118 households. Miami Gardens city covers 18.48 square miles of land, which is 6,124 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Miami Gardens in?
Miami-Dade County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Miami Gardens?
$63,627. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $378,500. Median gross rent is $1,787 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Miami Gardens businesses?
85 7(a) approvals totaling $31.9 m since FY2020, across 26 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 35 504 approvals worth $42.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Miami Gardens, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Miami Gardens borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Miami Gardens. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Miami Gardens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Miami Gardens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Miami Gardens, city of, community 120345, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Miami Gardens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Miami-Dade County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Miami Gardens.
Is zoning published for Miami Gardens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.