South Florida Metro

The Miami metropolitan area (also known as Greater Miami, the Tri-County Area, South Florida, or the Gold Coast) is the ninth largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the 34th largest metropolitan area in the world with a 2020 population of 6.138 million people.

With of urban landmass, the Miami metropolitan area also is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. The City of Miami is the financial and cultural core of the metropolis. The metropolitan area includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, which rank as the first, second, and third most populous counties in Florida. Miami-Dade, with 2,716,940 people in 2019, is the seventh most populous county in the United States. The three counties' principal cities include Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Hialeah, Pembroke Pines, and Boca Raton. The Miami metropolitan area sits within the South Florida region, which includes the Everglades and the Florida Keys.

With 6,166,488 inhabitants as of 2019, the three counties collectively make up the Miami metropolitan area, which is the most populous in Florida and the second largest in the southeastern United States. Greater Miami includes a larger area defined by the United States Census Bureau as the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale combined statistical area, which includes Martin, Saint Lucie, and Indian River counties to the north of Palm Beach County.

Because the population of South Florida is largely confined to a strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Everglades, the Miami urbanized area (that is, the area of contiguous urban development) is about long (north to south), but never more than wide, and in some areas only wide (east to west). The Miami metropolitan statistical area is longer than any other urbanized area in the United States except for the New York metropolitan area. It was the eighth most densely populated urbanized area in the United States in the 2000 census.

As of the 2000 census, the urbanized area had a land area of , with a population of 4,919,036, for a population density of 4,407.4 per square mile (1,701.7 per square kilometer). Miami and Hialeah (the second largest city in the metropolitan area) had population densities of more than 10,000 per square mile (more than 3,800 per square kilometer). The Miami Urbanized Area was the fourth largest urbanized area in the United States in the 2010 census.

The Miami metropolitan area also includes several urban clusters (UCs) as of the 2000 Census which are not part of the Miami Urbanized Area. These are the Belle Glade UC, population 24,218, area 20,717,433 square meters and population density of 3027.6 per square mile; Key Biscayne UC, population 10,513, area 4,924,214 square meters and population density of 5529.5 per square mile; Redland UC, population 3,936, area 10,586,212 square meters and population density of 963.0 per square mile; and West Jupiter UC, population 8,998, area 24,737,176 square meters and population density of 942.1 per square mile.

The most notable colleges and universities in the Miami metropolitan area include Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Nova Southeastern University, and the University of Miami as well as community colleges such as Broward College, Miami Dade College, and Palm Beach State College. Some of these institutions such as Florida International University and Miami Dade College make up the largest institutions of higher learning in the United States.

Definitions

Miami metropolitan area

The Miami metropolitan area is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), with a 2019 population of 6,166,488. The MSA is in turn made up of three "metropolitan divisions"
* Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division, coterminous with Miami Dade County (2019 population 2,716,940)
* Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division, coterminous with Broward County (2019 population 1,952,778)
* West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division, coterminous with Palm Beach County (2019 population 1,496,770)

The MSA is the most populous metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States and has an area of 6,137 sq. mi (15,890 km²).

Greater Miami

The Census Bureau also defines a wider commercial region based on commuting patterns or metropolis, the Miami-Port Saint Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA), more commonly known as the Greater Miami Area, with an estimated population of 6,889,936 in 2019.

The CSA consists of three component metropolitan areas:
* The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach MSA (2019 pop. 6,166,488)
* The Port Saint Lucie, FL MSA (2019 pop. 489,297), consisting of:
** Martin County, Florida (2019 pop. 161,000)
** Saint Lucie County, Florida (2019 pop. 328,297)
* The Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA, coterminous with Indian River County (2019 pop. 159,923)

Gold Coast

The Miami metropolitan area is frequently named the "Gold Coast" in convention with Florida's other "coast" regions, such as the Space Coast, Treasure Coast, Sun Coast, Nature Coast, Forgotten Coast, Fun Coast, and First Coast. Like several of the others, it seems to have originated at the time the area first saw major growth. One of the best known of Florida's vernacular regions, the name is a reference to the wealth and ritzy tropical lifestyle that characterizes the area.

Geography

Climate

South Florida/Miami metropolitan area has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is the only metropolitan area in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen climate classification, ''Am''). The South Florida metropolis sees most of its rain in the summer (wet season) and is quite dry in the winter (dry season). The wet season, which is hot and humid, lasts from May to October, when daily thunderstorms and passing weak tropical lows bring downpours during the late afternoon. The dry season often starts in late October and runs through late April. During the height of the dry season from February through April, South Florida is often very dry, and often brush fires and water restrictions are an issue. At times cold fronts can make it all the way down to South Florida and provide some modest rainfall in the dry season. The hurricane season largely coincides with the wet season.

In addition to its sea-level elevation, coastal location and position near the Tropic of Cancer and the Caribbean, the area owes its warm, humid climate to the Gulf Stream, which moderates climate year-round. A typical summer day does not see temperatures below . Temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s (30–35 °C) accompanied by high humidity are often relieved by afternoon thunderstorms or a sea breeze that develops off the Atlantic Ocean, which then allow lower temperatures, although conditions still remain very muggy.

During winter, dry air often dominates as dew points are often very low. Average daily high temperatures across South Florida during the winter are around . Although daily highs can sometimes reach even in January and February. Daily low temperatures during the winter are generally around . Each winter, cold fronts occasionally make their way down to the northern Bahamas and South Florida. As a result, daytime high temperatures in South Florida may only reach around . When this occurs low temperatures can dip into the 40s during the early morning hours before quickly warming-up toward late morning/early afternoon. It is rare for temperatures to drop below , however, low temperatures at or around have occurred some years. South Florida only experiences these cold spells about twice each winter and they typically only last a day or two before temperatures return to the mid 70s. On average South Florida is frost-free, although there can be a light frost in the inland communities about once every decade or so.

Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, although hurricanes can develop outside that period. The most likely time for South Florida to be hit is during the peak of the Cape Verde season, mid-August through the end of September. Due to its location between two major bodies of water known for tropical activity, South Florida is also statistically the most likely major area to be struck by a hurricane in the world, trailed closely by Nassau, Bahamas, and Havana, Cuba. Many hurricanes have affected the metropolis, including Betsy in 1965, Andrew in 1992, Irene in 1999, Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005, and Irma in 2017. In addition, a tropical depression in October 2000 passed over the city, causing record rainfall and flooding. Locally, the storm is credited as the No Name Storm of 2000, though the depression went on to become Tropical Storm Leslie upon entering the Atlantic Ocean.

Component counties, subregions, and cities

Largest cities

The following is a list of the twenty largest cities in the Miami metropolitan area as ranked by population.

Areas with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants

* Aventura
* Belle Glade
* Boca Del Mar
* Boynton Beach
* Brownsville
* Coconut Creek
* Cooper City
* Coral Gables
* Coral Terrace
* Country Club
* Country Walk
* Cutler Bay
* Dania Beach
* Deerfield Beach
* Delray Beach
* Doral
* Florida City
* Fontainebleau
* Gladeview
* Glenvar Heights
* Goulds
* Greenacres
* Hallandale Beach
* Hamptons at Boca Raton
* Hialeah Gardens
* Homestead
* Ives Estates
* Jupiter
* Kendale Lakes
* Kendall West
* Kendall
* Key Biscayne
* Kings Point
* Lake Worth Corridor
* Lake Worth Beach
* Lauderdale Lakes
* Lauderhill
* Leisure City
* Lighthouse Point
* Margate
* Miami Beach
* Miami Lakes
* Miami Shores
* Miami Springs
* North Lauderdale
* North Miami Beach
* North Miami
* North Palm Beach
* Oakland Park
* Ojus
* Olympia Heights
* Opa-locka
* Palm Beach Gardens
* Palm Beach
* Palm Springs
* Palmetto Bay
* Palmetto Estates
* Parkland
* Pinecrest
* Pinewood
* Plantation
* Princeton
* Richmond West
* Riviera Beach
* Royal Palm Beach
* Sandalfoot Cove
* South Miami Heights
* South Miami
* Sunny Isles Beach
* Sunrise
* Sunset
* Sweetwater
* Tamarac
* Tamiami
* The Crossings
* The Hammocks
* University Park
* Wellington
* West Little River
* West Park
* Westchester
* Weston
* Westwood Lakes
* Wilton Manors

Areas with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

* Atlantis
* Bal Harbour
* Bay Harbor Islands
* Belle Glade Camp
* Biscayne Park
* Boca Pointe
* Boulevard Gardens
* Briny Breezes
* Broadview Park
* Canal Point
* Century Village
* Cypress Lakes
* Dunes Road
* El Portal
* Fisher Island
* Franklin Park
* Fremd Village-Padgett Island
* Glen Ridge
* Godfrey Road
* Golden Beach
* Golden Lakes
* Golf
* Gulf Stream
* Gun Club Estates
* Haverhill
* High Point
* Highland Beach
* Hillsboro Beach
* Hillsboro Pines
* Homestead Base
* Hypoluxo
* Indian Creek
* Islandia
* Juno Beach
* Juno Ridge
* Jupiter Inlet Colony
* Lake Belvedere Estates
* Lake Clarke Shores
* Lake Harbor
* Lake Park
* Lakeside Green
* Lantana
* Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
* Lazy Lake
* Limestone Creek
* Manalapan
* Mangonia Park
* Medley
* Mission Bay
* Naranja
* North Bay Village
* Ocean Ridge
* Pahokee
* Palm Beach Shores
* Palm Springs North
* Pembroke Park
* Plantation Mobile Home Park
* Richmond Heights
* Roosevelt Gardens
* Royal Palm Estates
* Schall Circle
* Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida, Sea Ranch Lakes
* Seminole Manor, Florida, Seminole Manor
* South Bay, Florida, South Bay
* South Palm Beach, Florida, South Palm Beach
* Southwest Ranches, Florida, Southwest Ranches
* Stacy Street, Florida, Stacy Street
* Surfside, Florida, Surfside
* Tequesta, Florida, Tequesta
* Three Lakes, Florida, Three Lakes
* Villages of Oriole, Florida, Villages of Oriole
* Virginia Gardens, Florida, Virginia Gardens
* Washington Park, Florida, Washington Park
* Westlake, Florida, Westlake
* West Miami, Florida, West Miami
* West Perrine, Florida, West Perrine
* Westview, Florida, Westview
* Whisper Walk, Florida, Whisper Walk

Demographics

Population

The Miami area is a diverse community with a large proportion of foreign-born residents, in large part due to its close proximity to Latin America and the Caribbean.

Another factor is residents who were formerly snowbird (people), snowbirds from the Northeastern United States, Northeast and, to a lesser extent, countries such as Canada.

As of the 2005 American Community Survey, 5,334,685 people lived in the metropolis.

Geographic mobility: In 2005, 83% of the people at least one year old living in the Miami metro area were living in the same residence one year earlier; 12% had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 2% from another county in the same state, 2% from another state, and 1% from abroad.

Education: In 2005, 83% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30% had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years old, 7% were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not yet graduated from high school. The total school enrollment in the Miami Metro Area was 1.4 million in 2005. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 170,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 879,000 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 354,000.

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs: In 2005, 14% of people were in poverty. 19% of related children under 18 were below the poverty line, poverty level, compared with 14% of people 65 years old and over. 11% of all families, and 26% of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level.

Age and gender

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 5,564,635 people. 2.8 million (52%) were females and 2.6 million (48%) were males. The median age was 38.6 years. 24% of the population were under 18 years and 15% were 65 years and older. There were 2,097,626 households, and 1,378,108 families residing in the Miami metropolitan area.

Ethnicity

The racial makeup of the population of the Miami area [6,066,387] as of 2016:
* White American, White: 70%
** White Hispanic and Latino Americans, White Hispanic: 31.1%
** Non-Hispanic Whites, White Non-Hispanic: 39.2%
* African American, Black or African American: 21.1%
* Native American and Alaskan Native: 0.2%
* Asian American, Asian: 2.6%
* Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander American, Pacific Islander: 0%
* Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race, Other races: 3.4%
* Multiracial American, Two or more races: 2.6%
* Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic or Latino (of any race) were 46.1% of the population

The Miami area has a large Jewish community; 10.2% of the population was Jewish in the 2000 United States Census, 2000 Census.

Of the people living in the Miami metro area in 2005, 63% were born in the United States (including 30% who were born in Florida) and 37% were foreign born. Among people at least five years old living in the region in 2005, 52% spoke English at home while 48% spoke some other language at home. Of those speaking a language other than English at home, 78% spoke Spanish and 22% spoke some other language (mainly Haitian Creole, but also French, German, Arabic, Hebrew language, Hebrew, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Russian or Yiddish language, Yiddish).

Demographics of Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach county

Housing

Changes in house price index, house prices for the area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 10-city composite (finance), composite index of the value of the residential real estate market.

Housing characteristics: As of 2005, the Miami area had a total of 2.3 million housing units, 13% of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 52% were in single-unit structures, 45% were in multi-unit structures, and 3% were mobile homes. 25% of the housing units were built since 1990. As of 2019, over 70% of Miami's residents are renters with median rent of $1,355, $180 over the national average.

Households and families: There were 2,338,450 households, The average household size was 2.6 people. Families made up 65% of the households in the Miami area. This figure includes both married-couple families (45%) and other families (20%). Nonfamily households made up 35% of all households in Miami. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some consisted of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.

Occupied housing unit characteristics: In 2005, the Miami area had 2.0 million occupied housing units – 1.3 million (66%) owner occupied and 688,000 (34%) renter occupied.

Housing costs: In 2010, housing costs in the Miami area typically represented 40% of household income, compared to 34% nationwide.

Property tax increase: In March 2009, Miami area lawmakers passed a 5–10% hike in property tax millage rates throughout the metropolitan area to fund the construction of new schools and to fund understaffed schools and educational institutions, resulting in an increase in residents' property tax bills beginning in the 2009 tax year.

Politics

Politically, the region is heavily Democratic Party (United States), Democratic. Broward County is the second-most reliably Democratic county in the state,State:Broward Power
St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved November 14, 2006. behind only Palm Beach County. This contrasts with most of the rest of Florida, whose heavier Southern influence leads it to vote for the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. With a majority Hispanic population in Miami-Dade, Republican votes are mainly by older generations of Cuban Americans, most of whom defected to the United States following the Cuban Revolution, but Miami-Dade County still remains very Democratic when compared with most of Florida counties, Florida's other counties. In the 2016 presidential election, 62.3% of voters in the Miami metropolitan area voted Democratic. This was the 6th highest of any metro area in the United States.

Government

The metropolitan area is governed by 3 counties. In total there are 107 municipalities or incorporated places in the metropolis. Each one of the municipalities has its own city, town or village government, although there is no distinction between the 3 names. Much of the land in the metropolis is unincorporated, which means it does not belong to any municipality, and therefore is governed directly by the county it is located in.

Congressional districts

The Miami metropolitan area contains all or part of nine Congressional districts: the , , , , , , , , and . (the 113th Congress), the Cook Partisan Voting Index listed four as being Republican-leaning: the 18th, 25th, 26th, and 27th, with the 25th being the most Republican-leaning at R+5, and five as being Democratic-leaning: the 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, with the 24th being the most Democratic-leaning at D+34, making it the ninth-most Democratic-leaning district in the nation.

Economy

Occupations and Type of Employer: Among the most common occupations were: 32% were management, professional, and related occupations, 30% were sales and office occupations, 18% were service occupations, 11% were construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations, and 9% were production, transportation, and material moving occupations. 81% of the people employed were Private wage and salary workers; 12% were Federal, state, or local government workers; and 7% were Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers.

Income: The per capita income, median income of households in the Miami area was $43,091. 78% of the households received earnings and 13% received retirement income other than Social Security. 30% of the households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $13. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Industries: In 2005, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in the Miami area were Educational services, health care and social assistance, which accounted for 18%, and Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, which accounted for 13% of the population.

Traveling to Work: 79% of Miami area workers drove to work alone in 2005, 10% carpooled, 4% took public transportation, and 4% used other means. The remaining 3% worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Culture

Miami dialect

In Miami-Dade County and Broward County and areas nearby, a unique dialect, commonly called the "Miami dialect", is widely spoken. The dialect developed among second- or third-generation Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanics, including Cuban-Americans, whose first language was English (though some non-Hispanic white, black people, black, and Race in the US, other races who were born and raised in Miami-Dade tend to adopt it as well.) It is based on a fairly General American, standard American accent but with some changes very similar to dialects in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic (especially the New York City English, New York area dialect, New Jersey English#North Jersey English, Northern New Jersey English, and New York Latino English.) Unlike Piedmont region of Virginia, Virginia Piedmont, Coastal Southern American, and Northeast American dialects and Florida Cracker dialect (see section below), "Miami accent" is rhotic and non-rhotic accents, rhotic; it also incorporates a rhythm and pronunciation heavily influenced by Spanish (wherein rhythm is isochrony#syllable timing, syllable-timed).
However, this is a native dialect of English, not learner English or interlanguage; it is possible to differentiate this variety from an interlanguage spoken by second-language speakers in that "Miami accent" does ''not'' generally display the following features: there is no epenthesis, addition of before initial consonant clusters with , speakers do not confuse of with , (e.g., ''Yale'' with ''jail''), and /r/ and /rr/ are pronounced as Alveolar approximant, alveolar approximant [] instead of alveolar tap [] or alveolar trill [r] in Spanish.

Area codes

* area codes 305 and 786, 305: Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys; overlaid by Area code 786, 786
* Area codes 305 and 786, 786: Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys; overlays Area codes 305 and 786, 305
* Area codes 754 and 954, 954: All of Broward County: Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Florida, Hollywood, Coral Springs, Florida, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Florida, Pompano Beach, overlaid by Area codes 754 and 954, 754
* Area codes 754 and 954, 754: All of Broward County: Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Florida, Hollywood, Coral Springs, Florida, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Florida, Pompano Beach, overlays with Area code 954, 954
* Area code 561, 561: All of Palm Beach County: West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, will be overlaid by Area codes 728 and 561, 728
* Area codes 561 and 728, 728: All of Palm Beach County: West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, will overlay with Area code 561, 561

Media

Greater Miami is served by several English language, English-language and two major Spanish language, Spanish-language daily newspapers. ''The Miami Herald'', headquartered in Doral, is Miami's primary newspaper with over a million readers. It also has news bureaus in Broward County, Monroe County, Florida, Monroe County, and Nassau, Bahamas. The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' circulates primarily in Broward and southern Palm Beach counties and also has a news bureau in Havana, Cuba. ''The Palm Beach Post'' serves mainly Palm Beach County, especially the central and northern regions, and the Treasure Coast. The ''Boca Raton News'' publishes five days a week and circulates in southern Palm Beach County. ''El Nuevo Herald'', a subsidiary of the ''Miami Herald'', and ''Diario Las Americas'', are Spanish-language daily papers that circulate mainly in Miami-Dade County. ''La Palma (newspaper), La Palma'' and ''El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida, El Sentinel'' are weekly Spanish newspapers published by the ''Palm Beach Post'' and ''Sun-Sentinel'', respectively, and circulate in the same areas as their English-language counterparts.

There are several university student-run newspapers in the area, including ''The Miami Hurricane'' at the University of Miami, ''University Press (Florida Atlantic University), University Press'' at Florida Atlantic University, ''PantherNOW'' at Florida International University, and ''The Current (NSU), The Current'' at Nova Southeastern University.

Greater Miami is split into two separate television/radio markets: The Miami-Fort Lauderdale market serves Miami-Dade, Broward and the Florida Keys. The West Palm Beach market serves Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast region.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale is the 12th largest radio market and the 16th-largest television market in the U.S. television stations serving the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area include WAMI-TV (UniMas), WBFS-TV (MyNetworkTV), WSFL-TV (The CW Television Network, The CW), WFOR-TV (CBS), WHFT-TV (Trinity Broadcasting Network, TBN), WLTV (Univision), WPLG (American Broadcasting Company, ABC), WPXM (ION Television, ION), WSCV (Telemundo), WSVN (Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX), WTVJ (NBC), WLRN-TV (Public Broadcasting Service, PBS), and WPBT (also PBS), the latter television station being the only channel to serve the entire metropolitan area.

In addition to the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market, West Palm Beach has its own. It is the 49th largest radio market and the 38th-largest television market in the U.S. Television stations serving the West Palm Beach area include WPTV (NBC), WPEC (CBS), WPBF (ABC), WFLX (FOX), WTVX (The CW), WXEL-TV, WXEL (PBS), WTCN-CD, WTCN (MyNetworkTV), and WPXP (ION). The West Palm Beach market shares use of WSCV and WLTV for Telemundo and Univision respectively. Also, both markets cross over and tend to be available interchangeably between both areas. In 2015, WPBT and WXEL merged their operations, to form South Florida PBS, although both stations have maintained separate programming schedules and social media platforms, but share the same subchannel lineup.

Education

In Florida, each county is also a school district. Each district is headed by an elected school board. A professional Superintendent (education), superintendent manages the day-to-day operations of each district, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the school board.

The Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami-Dade County Public School District is currently the List of the largest school districts in the United States by enrollment, 4th-largest public school district in the nation. The School District of Palm Beach County is the 4th-largest in Florida and the 11th-largest in the United States. Broward County Public Schools, Broward County Public School District is the 6th-largest in the United States.

The University of Miami is the one of the top-ranked research institutions in the United States, and is the most selective major university in Florida.

, Florida International University is ranked the 4th List of United States university campuses by enrollment, largest university by enrollment in the United States.

Some colleges and universities in Greater Miami include:
* Barry University (private/Catholic)
* Broward College (public)
* Carlos Albizu University (private)
* Chamberlain University (private)
* Florida Atlantic University (public)
* Florida International University (public)
* Florida Memorial University (private/Baptist)
* Florida National University (private)
* Jersey College (private)
* Keiser University (private)
* Lynn University (private)
* Miami Dade College (public)
* Northwood University (private)
* Nova Southeastern University (private)
* Palm Beach Atlantic University (private/Christian)
* Palm Beach State College (public)
* St. Thomas University (Florida), St. Thomas University (private/Catholic)
* University of Miami (private)

In 2005, 82% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28% had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years old, 7% were Dropping out, dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school. The total school enrollment in the Miami metro area was 1.4 million in 2005. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 170,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 879,000. College or graduate school enrollment was 354,000.

Transportation

Roads

The Miami metropolitan area is served by five interstate highways operated by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in conjunction with local agencies. Interstate 95 (Florida), Interstate 95 (I-95) runs north to south along the coast, ending just south of Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami at South Dixie Highway (U.S. Route 1 in Florida, US 1). Interstate 75 in Florida, I-75 runs east to west, turning south in western Broward County and connecting suburban north Miami-Dade to Naples, Florida, Naples on the Southwest Florida, Southwest Coast via Alligator Alley, which transverses the Florida Everglades before turning north. Interstate 595 (Florida), I-595 connects the Broward coast and Downtown Fort Lauderdale to I-75 and Alligator Alley. In Miami, Interstate 195 (Florida), I-195 and Interstate 395 (Florida), I-395 relay the main I-95 route east to Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) and Miami Beach across Biscayne Bay via the Julia Tuttle Causeway, Julia Tuttle and MacArthur Causeway, MacArthur causeways.

In greater Miami, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) maintain eight State Roads in Florida, state expressways in conjunction with FDOT. The Florida State Road 112, Airport Expressway (SR 112) and the Florida State Road 836, Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) relay western Miami-Dade suburbs to the eastern urban coast at I-95, and to Miami Beach via I-195 and I-395 at the Airport and Midtown Interchange, Midtown interchange (road), interchanges. The Florida State Road 924, Gratigny Parkway (SR 924) connects northern Miami suburbs to the southern end of I-75. The Florida State Road 826, Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) is the primary ring road, beltway road of urban Miami, relaying I-95 and Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) at the Golden Glades Interchange near northeastern North Miami Beach to the southern inland suburbs of Kendall and Pinecrest. The Florida State Road 874, Don Shula Expressway (SR 874) and the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (SR 821) form the southernmost end of the beltway, connecting the Palmetto Expressway to the commuter town, bedroom communities of Homestead and Florida City. The Florida State Road 878, Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878) relays the Don Shula Expressway to South Dixie Highway (US 1).

The urban bypass (road), bypass expressway in greater Fort Lauderdale is the Florida State Road 869, Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869), connecting the northern Broward County coast at I-95 and Deerfield Beach to I-595 and I-75 at Alligator Alley in Sunrise.

Express lanes on I-95 start in Broward County and continue to Miami-Dade County. With an increased presence of traffic in South Florida, it is projected that express lanes will soon be implemented in southern Palm Beach County.

Major freeways and tollways

* Interstate 95 (Florida), Interstate 95
* Interstate 75 (Florida), Interstate 75
* Interstate 195 (Florida), Interstate 195 / State Road 112 (Florida), State Road 112 (Airport Expressway)
* Interstate 395 (Florida), Interstate 395 / State Road 836 (Florida), State Road 836 (Dolphin Expressway)
* Interstate 595 (Florida), Interstate 595 (Port Everglades Expressway)
* Florida's Turnpike, including Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike, Homestead Extension
* State Road 924 (Florida), State Road 924 (Gratigny Parkway)
* State Road 874 (Florida), State Road 874 (Don Shula Expressway)
* State Road 878 (Florida), State Road 878 (Snapper Creek Expressway)
* State Road 869 (Florida), State Road 869 (Sawgrass Expressway)
* State Road 826 (Florida), State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway)

Major airports

The metropolitan area is served by three major commercial airports. These airports combine to make the fourth largest domestic origin and destination market in the United States, after New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

The following smaller general aviation airports are also in the metro area:

Seaports

The metropolis also has four seaports, the largest and most important being the Port of Miami. Others in the area include Port Everglades, Port of Palm Beach and the Miami River (Florida), Miami River Port. On August 21, 2012, PortMiami and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Partnership Agreement (PPA) construction agreement that will allow the Deep Dredge project to go out for bid. The Deep Dredge will deepen the Port's existing channels to minus 50/52 feet to prepare for the Panama Canal expansion, now scheduled for completion in early 2015. PortMiami's deeper channel will provide ships with an economically efficient, reliable and safe navigational route into the Port. PortMiami will be the only U.S. Port south of Norfolk, Virginia to be at the minus 50 foot depth in sync with the opening of the expanded Canal. Deep Dredge is expected to create more than 30,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs in Florida and allow the Port to meet its goal to double its cargo traffic over the next decade.

Public transportation

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) is the largest public transit agency in Florida, operating rapid transit, people movers, and an intercity bus system. Metrorail is Florida's only rapid transit, currently with 23 stations on a track. The Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami people mover, Metromover, operates 20 stations and three lines on a track through the Downtown Neighborhoods of Miami, neighborhoods of the Arts & Entertainment District, the Central Business District (Miami), Central Business District, and Brickell. Metrobus serves the entirety of Miami-Dade County, also serving Monroe County, Florida, Monroe County as far south as Marathon, Florida, Marathon, and Broward County as far north as Downtown Fort Lauderdale. In Broward County, Broward County Transit runs public buses, as does Palm Tran in Palm Beach County. Additionally, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority operates Tri-Rail, a commuter rail train that connects the three of the primary cities of South Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach), and most intermediate points. Brightline provides service to Miami, Aventura, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and Central Florida's Orlando, with talks to expand to Tampa and Jacksonville.

Sports

Professional

The Miami metro area is home to five major league professional sports teams:
* The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League play at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Miami Gardens
* The Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer play at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale
* The Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association play at FTX Arena in Greater Downtown Miami, Downtown Miami
* The Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball play at Marlins Park in Little Havana
* The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League play at BB&T Center (Sunrise), BB&T Center in Sunrise

College sports

The most prominent college sports program in the Miami metropolitan area are the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, who compete in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the highest level of collegiate athletics. The University of Miami's Miami Hurricanes football, football team has won five national championships since 1983 and its Miami Hurricanes baseball, baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.

Other collegiate sports programs in the metropolitan area include the Florida Atlantic Owls of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, the FIU Panthers of Florida International University in University Park, the Nova Southeastern Sharks of Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, Davie, and the Barry Buccaneers of Barry University in Miami Shores.

Minor league and other sports

The Miami area is also host to minor league sports teams, including:
* The Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals conduct spring training in Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium.
*The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals conduct spring training in West Palm Beach at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
*Inter Miami CF will have a Inter Miami CF#Reserve team, reserve team that will play in USL League One.
* The Homestead-Miami Speedway oval has hosted NASCAR Cup Series and IndyCar Series events. Temporary street circuits at Museum Park (Miami), Museum Park hosted several Champ Car, CART, IMSA GT, and American Le Mans Series races between from 1986-1995, as well as a Miami ePrix, Formula E race in 2015. The Palm Beach International Raceway is a minor road course.

File:DRV PNK Stadium (51704895544) (cropped).jpg, DRV PNK Stadium, home stadium of Inter Miami of the MLS
File:American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL, jjron 29.03.2012.jpg, FTX Arena, home of the Miami Heat of the NBA
File:Marlins First Pitch at Marlins Park, April 4, 2012 (cropped).jpg, Marlins Park, home of the Miami Marlins of the MLB
File:BankAtlantic Center2.jpg, BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida), BB&T Center, home of the Florida Panthers
File:FAUStadium night.jpg, FAU Stadium, home of the Florida Atlantic Owls football, Florida Atlantic Owls
File:FIU Stadium, October 13, 2012.jpg, Riccardo Silva Stadium, home of the FIU Panthers

See also

* South Florida
* United States metropolitan area
* Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
* Largest metropolitan areas in the Americas

Notes

References

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Populations of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Area (and rankings)

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Miami metropolitan area,
Broward County, Florida
Metropolitan areas of Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida
South Florida