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Renting an Apartment in Miami Beach
What You Should Know
Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Originally incorporated as the city of Ocean Beach in 1915, the city changed its
name to Miami Beach in 1917. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total
population of 87,933. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census
Bureau is 89,104.
Description
In 1979 Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco District is the largest collection of
Art Deco architecture in the world and is comprised of hundreds of hotels,
apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and 1943. Mediterranean,
Streamline Moderne and Art Deco are all represented in the District. The
Historic District is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the East, Lenox Court on
the West, 6th Street on the South and Dade Boulevard along the Collins Canal to
the North. The movement to preserve the Art Deco District's architectural
heritage was led by former interior designer Barbara Capitman, who now has a
street in the District named in her honor.
South Beach is one of the most popular areas of Miami Beach. Topless sunbathing
is tolerated on the beaches in this area.
Lincoln Road is a nationally known spot for great outdoor dining, bike riding,
and shopping.
Miami Beach is one of the top 30 destinations in the United States for gay
tourism.
Miami Beach and environs is home to a number of growing Orthodox Jewish
communities with a network of well-established and growing synagogues and
yeshivas. It is also a magnet for thousands of Jewish retirees and people who
own second homes when the cold winter sets in to the north. They range from the
Modern Orthodox to the Haredi and Hasidic - including many rebbes who vacation
there during the North American winter. There are a number of kosher restaurants
and even kollels for post-graduate Talmudic scholars.
Demographics
Corner of Washington Avenue and Lincoln Road, in the heart of Miami BeachThere
were 46,194 households out of which 14.0% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 27.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 60.3% were non-families. 48.7% of all
households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the
average family size was 2.76.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.4% under the age of 18, 7.8%
from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there
were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,322, and the median income
for a family was $33,440. Males had a median income of $33,964 versus $27,094
for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,853. About 17.0% of
families and 21.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including
25.2% of those under age 18 and 24.5% of those age 65 or over.
Neighborhoods
Star, Palm & Hibiscus Islands
South Pointe
Flamingo/Lummus
West Avenue
Venetian Islands
City Center
Bayshore
Nautilus
Orchard Park
La Gorce
Oceanfront
North Shore
Normandy Isles
Normandy Shores
Biscayne Point
Points of interest
Lincoln Road
Collins Bridge
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Education
Miami Beach is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.
Miami Beach High School is in Miami Beach.
Tertiary education in Miami Beach includes a branch of the National School
of Technology. Schools include Treasure Island Elementary, North Beach
Elementary, Bay Harbor Elementary, South Point Elementary, Biscayne Elementary,
Nautilus Middle School (which is the only middle school for the Miami Beach
area) and Miami Beach Senior High School (which is the only high school for the
Miami Beach area).
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