| West Miami, Florida | |
| Official Name: | City of West Miami |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | E Pluribus Unum[1] |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | West_Miami.gif |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Miami-Dade |
| Government Type: | Council-Manager |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Eric Diaz-Padron |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Juan M. Blanes |
| Leader Title2: | Commissioners |
| Leader Name2: | Candida Blanca, Luciano L. Suarez, and Ivan Chavez, Jr. |
| Leader Title3: | City Manager |
| Leader Name3: | Edward Silva |
| Leader Title4: | City Clerk |
| Leader Name4: | Annery Gonzalez |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 7, 1947 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.84 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.71 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.71 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 7233 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3939.14 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 10201.69 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 25.7572°N -80.2967°W |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 9 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 33144, 33155 (Miami) |
| Area Code: | 305, 786, 645 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-76525[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0293093[5] |
West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 7,233 at the 2020 census,[3] up from 5,965 in 2010.[6]
West Miami is located 6miles west of downtown Miami at (25.757691, –80.296583).[7] It is bordered to the north by Miami, to the east by Coral Gables, and to the south and west by unincorporated Coral Terrace.
According to the United States Census Bureau, West Miami has a total area of 0.7sqmi, all land.[2]
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 7,233 residents as of the 2020 census. 88.54% of the population was Hispanic or Latino. West Miami is surrounded by its larger neighbors, Coral Gables and Miami.[8]
| White (NH) | 600 | 8.30% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 96 | 1.33% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian (NH) | 50 | 0.69% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 22 | 0.30% | |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 60 | 0.83% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6,404 | 88.54% | |
| Total | 7,233 | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,233 people, 2,949 households, and 2,021 families residing in the city.[10]
| 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 the 2010 United States census, there were 5,965 people, 2,194 households, and 1,502 families residing in the city.[11]
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 2000, 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.
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.[12]
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.[13]