As of 2010 there were 158,317 households of which 14.0% were vacant 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them 31.3% were 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, 6 Ground transportation West Palm Beach 99,919 82,103 Palm Beach, 13 State symbols Income: the median income of households in the Miami area was $43,091 78% of the households received earnings and 13% received retirement income other than Social Security 30% of the households received Social Security the average income from Social Security was $13 These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is some households received income from more than one source; . Metrorail: At the end of the third quarter of 2008 Florida had the highest mortgage delinquency rate in the U.S. with 7.8% of mortgages delinquent at least 60 days a 2009 list of national housing markets that were hard hit in the real estate crash included a disproportionate number in Florida the early 21st-century building boom left Florida with 300,000 vacant homes in 2009 according to state figures in 2009 the US Census Bureau estimated that Floridians spent an average 49.1% of personal income on housing-related costs the third highest percentage in the U.S. Native American[note 1] <1% 0.6% 1.4% TAP Air Portugal Lisbon Pacific Islander: 0.1% [3,527], In 1998 Democratic voters dominated areas of the state with a high percentage of racial minorities and transplanted white liberals from the northeastern United States known colloquially as "snowbirds" South Florida and the Miami metropolitan area are dominated by both racial minorities and white liberals Because of this the area has consistently voted as one of the most Democratic areas of the state the Daytona Beach area is similar demographically and the city of Orlando has a large Hispanic population which has often favored Democrats Republicans made up mostly of white conservatives have dominated throughout much of the rest of Florida particularly in the more rural and suburban areas This is characteristic of its voter base throughout the Deep South. Retail A local producer and noise-artist from the Miami Rock Scene Rat Bastard has recently been celebrated in a rock opera entitled "Hearing Damage (aka the Rat Opera)" the Rat Opera written by local performers Brian Franklin and Rob Elba features Rene Alvarez playing the part of Rat Rat co-founded the group to Live and Shave in L.A in 1993. International Hurricane Research Center 8 External links, Labor Center 1994 Seminole Tampa Bay Area; Hip hop The Miami Herald's former headquarters on Biscayne Bay in the Arts & Entertainment District of Downtown Miami; the paper moved from its waterfront headquarters in 2013 to a location in suburban Doral.[needs update] the Herald building was demolished in 2014.
. Ocean Drive, 4 Defunct and relocated teams, Ice hockey: Miami Matadors (ECHL) Miami Screaming Eagles (WHA) Miami Manatees (WHA2). The Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball play at Marlins Park in Little Havana School board members To retain the port's competitive rank as a world-class port in 1997 the port undertook a redevelopment program of over $250 million which is well underway to accommodate the changing demands of cruise vessel operators passengers shippers and carriers to further resolve accessibility the PortMiami Tunnel was constructed in 2010 and completed in 2014 providing direct vehicle access from the port to the interstate highway system via State Road 836 thereby bypassing congestion in downtown Miami! Presidential elections results Miami bass is a popular style of music from the Miami area of South Florida and is embodied by the musical style of local rap stars such as Trick Daddy Miami bass is a part of the robust music scene in the South Florida metropolitan area which comprises cities such as Miami West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale These cities have many locally famous rappers and DJs who are on their way up in the rap game. Old and New Florida State Capitol Tallahassee East view Miami Florida Business directory Map displaying a looping line with arrows indicating that water flows eastward in the far Southern ocean angling north east of Australia turning sough after passing Alaska then crossing the mid-Pacific to flow north of Australia continuing west below Africa then turning northwest until reaching eastern Canada then angling east to southern Europe then finally turning south just below Greenland and flowing down the Americas' eastern coast and resuming its flow eastward to complete the circle.
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