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Nicknamed, “Capital of Latin America” and “The Magic City”, Miami is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the state of Florida and is known for its culture, entertainment, arts, trade, cruises and beaches. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County on the Miami River, between the Florida Everglades, and the Atlantic Ocean with a population of 165,541 (as of the 2010 census) and estimated in 2015 to have a population of 441,003 (Estimate 2015). It is 28 miles south of Fort Lauderdale and its average year-round temperature of 77.05 °F and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year make it a very popular tourist destination, attracting over 38 million visitors annually spending $17.1 billion.
The Greater Miami area hosts over 50,000 hotel rooms and leads the nation in hotel occupancy, rates and revenue.
Demographics
According to a 2015 estimate, Miami has a population of 441,457, a 10.4% increase over 2010. The 2010 US Census reports the demographic breakdown of Miami to be 69.96% Hispanic/Latino, 11.9% Non-Hispanic White, 16.27% Black (Non-Hispanic), and 1.0% Asian. 34.4% of the Hispanic population were of Cuban origin. There were 158,317 households of which 86% were occupied with 31.3% married couples living together, 18.1% have a female head of household with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older (4.0% male and 7.3% female.)
The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the same year, the median income for a household was $29,621, and for a family was $33,379. The median income for males was $27,849 and $24,518 for females. Approximately 27.3% of the population was below the poverty line which included 22.2% of families.
As of 2010, 70.2% of Miami’s population age five and over spoke only Spanish at home and Christianity is the most practiced religion (68%).
Languages
Miami residents speak many languages other than English including speakers of Spanish 9.43%, French Creole 7.52%, French 2.04%, Portuguese 1.02%, Italian 0.82% and German 0.80%.
Economy
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The city of Miami is a major hub for the international business community, commerce and finance. It is rated by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC) as a “Alpha minus world city”, with a GMP of $257 billion which ranks the city 20th worldwide in GMP, and 11th in the United States.
Numerous large companies are headquartered in Miami and due to its proximity to Latin America, more than 1400 multinational corporations are headquartered in the city of Miami. 85% of Telemundo’s original programming was filmed in Miami.
The building boom since 2001 now ranks Miami as the third-most impressive skyline in the U.S., behind New York City and Chicago and 19th in the world according to the Almanac of Architecture and Design.
The Port of Miami is the world’s busiest cruise port, and MIA is the busiest airport in Florida. Port Miami accounts for over 176,000 jobs alone. The Art Deco District in South Beach, is regarded as one of the most glamorous in the world for its nightclubs, beaches, historical buildings, festivals, conventions, events and shopping.
Culture
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Located in Miami is the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the second-largest performing arts center in the United States after Lincoln Center, and home of the Florida Grand Opera. Within this center are the Ziff Ballet Opera House, the Knight Concert Hall, the Carnival Studio Theater and the Peacock Rehearsal Studio. This attracts a large number of musicians, actors, signers, and dancers.
Annual festivals and events include Carnaval Miami, Calle Ocho Festival, Miami Fashion Week, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami, and many others. The city also hosts numerous museums in Downtown Miami and is home of the Art Basel Miami art exhibition which is the world’s largest art exhibition earning it the title of the “Olympics of Art”.
Transportation
The Miami-Dade Transit and SFRTA, provides the county Metrobus system, commuter rail, rapid transit Metrorail, and people mover Metromover.
Port Miami is the largest cruise ship port in the world and served 3,787,410 passengers in 2007. It is also one of the nation’s busiest cargo ports importing 7.8 million tons of cargo in the same year.
Miami International Airport serves the Greater Miami Area and serves over 35 million passengers per year. Nearby Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport also serves commercial traffic in the Miami area.
Government
Miami has a mayor-commissioner form of government. City policy is set by a city commission of five commissioners that oversee the five districts in the city. Each commissioner has the power to pass ordinances, adopt regulations, and exercise all powers as designated in the city charter.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States. As of September 2008, the student enrollment was 385,655 with 60% of its students being of Hispanic origin, 28% Black or West Indian American, 10% White (non-Hispanic) and 2% non-white of other minorities. Miami is also home to several private schools are Jewish, Roman-Catholic and non-denominational faith. Over 200,000 students are enrolled in local colleges and universities in Miami.
Of Miami residents 25 years or older, 67% had a high school diploma, and 22% had a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Media
Miami’s main newspaper is The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald is its largest Spanish-language newspaper. Both have moved their headquarters since 2013 from downtown Miami to Doral.
Miami has one of the largest television markets in the United States and is headquarters to many of the world’s largest TV networks, record labels, broadcasting companies and production facilities. Some of these include Telemundo, Telefutura, Galavisión, Univisión, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, RCTV International and Sunbeam Television.
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