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West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,233 at the 2020 census.

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City
City of West Miami
Seal
Motto(s):  E Pluribus Unum[1]
Location in Miami-Dade County and the U.S. state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits
Coordinates: 25°45′26″N 80°17′48″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Incorporated	April 7, 1947
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Rhonda A. Rodriguez
• Vice Mayor	Eric Diaz-Padron
• Commissioners	Candida Blanca, Juan M. Blanes, and Eric Diaz-Padron
• City Manager	Yolanda Aguilar
• City Clerk	Annery Gonzalez
Area [2]
• Total	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Land	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	9 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,233
• Density	10,201.69/sq mi (3,939.14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33144, 33155
Area code(s)	305, 786
FIPS code	12-76525[3]
GNIS feature ID	0293093[4]
Website	http://www.cityofwestmiamifl.com/

Geography

West Miami is located at 25°45′26″N 80°17′48″W (25.757691, –80.296583).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all land.

Surrounding areas

•   Flagami (Miami)
• Flagami (Miami) Flagami (Miami)
•   Coral Terrace   Coral Gables
•   Coral Terrace Coral Gables
•   Coral Terrace

History

The city of West Miami, which is less than three-quarters of a square mile in area, is nestled between Tamiami Trail and Coral Way. Among early suggested names for the city were West Haven and West Gate.

Incorporated as a town with 700 residents, West Miami had 5,965 residents as of 2010 census. 90.2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino. West Miami is surrounded by its larger neighbors, Coral Gables and Miami.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1950	4,043		—
1960	5,296		31.0%
1970	5,494		3.7%
1980	6,076		10.6%
1990	5,727		−5.7%
2000	5,863		2.4%
2010	5,965		1.7%
2020	7,233		21.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

2020 census

West Miami racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[8]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	600	8.3%
Black or African American (NH)	96	1.33%
Asian (NH)	50	0.69%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.01%
Some Other Race (NH)	22	0.3%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	60	0.83%
Hispanic or Latino	6,404	88.54%
Total	7,233

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,233 people, 2,632 households, and 1,793 families residing in the city.

2010 census

West Miami Demographics
2010 Census	West Miami	Miami-Dade County	Florida
Total population	5,965	2,496,435	18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010	+1.7%	+10.8%	+17.6%
Population density	8,417.6/sq mi	1,315.5/sq mi	350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)	95.0%	73.8%	75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)	9.1%	15.4%	57.9%
Black or African-American	1.3%	18.9%	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	90.2%	65.0%	22.5%
Asian	0.2%	1.5%	2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial)	1.3%	2.4%	2.5%
Some Other Race	2.0%	3.2%	3.6%

As of 2010, there were 2,180 households, out of which 4.4% were vacant. In 2000, 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

2000 census

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $34,910, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $26,013 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,850. About 7.6% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, Spanish as a first language was at 87.39% of residents, while English spoken as the mother tongue was 12.61% of the population.[9]

As of 2000, West Miami had the fourth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 61.61% of the populace.[10] It had the tenth highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the US, at 2.98% of the city's population,[11] and the eighty-first highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 1.91% of its population (tied with Palm Springs, FL)[12] It also had the thirty-first most Hondurans in the US, at 1.25%,[13] while it had the fifty-eighth highest percentage of Peruvians, at 1.04% of all residents.[14]

Public transportation

• City of West Miami Bus Route & Timetable

Notable people

• Marco Rubio, U.S. senator, served as West Miami city commissioner

Crime

The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 22, with no homicides. The violent crime rate was 3.6 per 1,000 people.[15]

References

External links

• Official website
• City-data.com Profile

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