Editing South Miami Heights, Florida

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'''South Miami Heights''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP), originally known as '''Eureka''', in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]]. It is part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]]. The population was 36,770 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==Geography==
South Miami Heights is located {{convert|17|mi}} southwest of [[downtown Miami]] at {{Coord|25|35|20|N|80|23|7|W|type:city}} (25.588784, -80.385209).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the east by [[Cutler Bay, Florida|Cutler Bay]], to the south by [[Goulds, Florida|Goulds]], to the northwest by [[Richmond West, Florida|Richmond West]], and to the northeast by [[West Perrine, Florida|West Perrine]]. It is bordered to the north by Thompson Memorial Park and [[Zoo Miami]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.08|sqmi|2}}, or 1.52%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1970= 10395
|1980= 23559
|1990= 30030
|2000= 33522
|2010= 35696
|2020= 36770
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''South Miami Heights CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - South Miami Heights CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=South+Miami+Heights+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - South Miami Heights CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=South+Miami+Heights+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,561
|2,119	
|7.17%
|5.76%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|7,792
|5,285	
|21.83%
|14.37%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|47
|31			
|0.13%
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|514	
|444		
|1.44%
|1.21%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|4	
|2			
|0.01%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|127
|231
|0.36%
|0.63%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|393
|433		
|1.10%
|1.18%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|24,258
|28,225
|67.96%
|76.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''35,696'''
|'''36,770'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 36,770 people, 10,769 households, and 8,265 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: South Miami Heights CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=South+Miami+Heights+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 35,696 people, 10,558 households, and 8,485 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: South Miami Heights CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=South+Miami+Heights+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 33,522 people, 9,931 households, and 7,994 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 6,800.4 people per square mile (2,625.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 10,364 housing units at an average density of 2,102.5/sq&nbsp;mi (811.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (11.2% [[Non-Hispanic White]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/South_Miami_Heights.php |title=Demographics of South Miami Heights, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> 30.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 56.17% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 9,931 households out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.68.

In 2000, in the CDP the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $34,899, and the median income for a family was $37,457. Males had a median income of $25,768 versus $22,080 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,315. About 14.8% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 24.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of [[Spanish language|Spanish]]  as a [[first language]] accounted for 58.06% of residents, while [[English language|English]] made up 40.16%, [[French language|French]] was at 0.94%, and [[Haitian Creole|French Creole]] was the [[mother tongue]] of 0.81% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=67575&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results of South Miami Heights, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref>

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