County profile
Miami-Dade County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#12 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 98% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$260.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,055,440
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
98,394
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,802,029
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$71.8k±$708
Bachelor's degree+
34.4%±0.4%
Poverty rate
14.7%±0.3%
Business applications
135,758 · 2025
Retail establishments
10,826
38.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1World Kinect CorporationEnergy$36.9B65B2Lennar CorporationConsumer Cyclical$34.2B74B3Carnival Corporation & plcConsumer Cyclical$26.6B72B4Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.Consumer Cyclical$17.9B80B+5MasTec, Inc.Industrials$14.3B77B+6Ryder System, Inc.Industrials$12.7B74B7Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.Consumer Cyclical$9.8B64C8Icahn Enterprises L.P.Energy$9.7B61C9Watsco, Inc.Industrials$7.2B73B10Palantir Technologies Inc.Technology$4.5B78B+11Del Monte CorporationConsumer Defensive$4.3B68B12Starwood Property Trust, Inc.Real Estate$1.8B53D13Laureate Education, Inc.Consumer Defensive$1.7B80B+14Immersion CorporationTechnology$1.6B——15Douglas Elliman Inc.Real Estate$1.0B42D16International Money Express, Inc.Technology$607.8M63C17OPKO Health, Inc.Healthcare$606.9M74B18Millrose Properties, Inc.Real Estate$600.5M58C19Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$589.0M83B+20Ayr Wellness Inc.Healthcare$463.6M——21EVI Industries, Inc.Industrials$389.8M63C22AerSale CorporationIndustrials$335.3M48D23iQSTEL Inc.Communication Services$316.9M57C24The Hackett Group, Inc.Technology$305.6M73B25Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc.Industrials$246.3M41DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation20%
Professional services13%
Transportation12%
Wholesale trade10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,802,029
residents · 2025 · +4.0% since 2020
Income per capita $78.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−270,815
International migration+348,079
Natural change+29,250
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$176.3B2019
$167.4B2020
$194.1B2021
$223.3B2022
$244.8B2023
$260.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$463.0k±$2.5k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$10/mo
Vacancy rate
10.9%±0.2%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$4.7B
16,535 units · 5.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 100Lightning 100Coastal flooding 100
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7372016
7952017
8542018
8962019
9342020
10552021
12912022
14832023
16302024
16762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 23% since 202113,3932021
11,3052022
12,7812023
10,6082024
16,5352025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
38.0 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
8.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
6.1 km
PortMiami, FL
Nearest commercial airport
33.6 km
MIAMI INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):8,437,423 short tons/yr · PortMiami, FL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR157 filings from 60 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$74.2k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Miami-Dade?
Miami-Dade's economy produced $260.8B in 2024, growing 6.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.