What percentage of people rent in South Miami Heights, FL?

Name: Renters and owners in South Miami Heights, FL, 2020–2024
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37.9% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in South Miami Heights, FL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,550 renting households against 7,462 that own their home.

In South Miami Heights, the share of households that rent went from 42.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.9% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 4,550 (±392)
Median renter income: $40,476 (±$7,389)

Who rents and who owns in South Miami Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Miami Heights	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.9% (±3.3 points)	47.8% (±0.5 points)	32.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,550 (±392)	465,971 (±5,269)	2,834,163 (±17,461)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,462 (±655)	509,440 (±5,300)	5,918,647 (±31,594)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,476 (±$7,389)	$53,660 (±$1,055)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,988 (±$9,137)	$94,956 (±$1,395)	$88,144 (±$469)	$100,009

In South Miami Heights, the renter share is lower than in Miami-Dade County (47.8%).

It is also higher than in Florida (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Miami-Dade County, South Miami Heights ranks 38 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 239 of 857.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in South Miami Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	42.4% (±2.4 points)	37.9% (±3.3 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,179 (±$30)	$1,605 (±$98)	+36.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$43,562 (±$3,992)	$65,417 (±$5,988)	+50.2%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near South Miami Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Miami Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Miami Heights	—	37.9% (±3.3 points)	—
West Perrine	1.8 mi	46.3% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Goulds	1.9 mi	43.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Palmetto Estates	2.9 mi	13.7% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Richmond West	3.1 mi	16.2% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Richmond Heights	3.2 mi	29.1% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cutler Bay	3.3 mi	30.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Princeton	3.4 mi	30.7% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Three Lakes	3.9 mi	33.4% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Palmetto Estates, FL (13.7%), Richmond West, FL (16.2%), Cutler Bay, FL (30.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Miami-Dade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
32	Miami Lakes	40.2% (±3.1 points)
33	Indian Creek	40.0% (±49.0 points)
34	South Miami	39.8% (±5.2 points)
35	Coral Terrace	39.7% (±4.2 points)
36	Miami Springs	38.9% (±6.0 points)
37	Hialeah Gardens	38.8% (±4.7 points)
38	South Miami Heights	37.9% (±3.3 points)
39	Kendall	37.8% (±2.8 points)
40	The Hammocks	37.3% (±3.5 points)
41	Aventura	36.4% (±3.7 points)
42	Miami Gardens	35.6% (±2.0 points)
43	Coral Gables	35.5% (±2.8 points)
44 (tie)	Ojus	34.8% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Miami-Dade County, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Miami Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about South Miami Heights

How many renters are there in South Miami Heights?

South Miami Heights has an estimated 4,550 (±392) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Miami Heights?

In South Miami Heights, the share of households that rent went from 42.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in South Miami Heights?

A renting household in South Miami Heights has 2.8 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Miami Heights?

The median renting household in South Miami Heights, FL has an income of $40,476 (±$7,389) a year, against $80,988 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for South Miami Heights CDP, Florida (place:67575, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.