Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
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Sunny Isles Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,315 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,399 [link].
Sunny Isles Beach is a major center of South Florida's Russian community, with a plethora of Russian stores lining Collins Avenue, the main thoroughfare through the city. It is also a booming resort area and developers such as Donald Trump have invested heavily in construction of high-rise hotels and condominiums.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (28.37%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 15,315 people, 8,169 households, and 3,994 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,854.6/km² (15,231.1/mi²). There were 12,946 housing units at an average density of 4,949.0/km² (12,875.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.85% White, 2.03% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.34% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.61% of the population.There were 8,169 households out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.1% were non-families. 43.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% 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 2.55.
In the city the population was spread out with 11.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,627, and the median income for a family was $40,309. Males had a median income of $36,893 versus $28,207 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,576. About 11.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Sunny Isles Beach is within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. All of the schools that serve Sunny Isles Beach are located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.
- Residents south of 172 Street are zoned to Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor Elementary School.
- Residents north of 172 Street and south of 183 street are zoned to Ojus Elementary School.
- Reisdents north of 183 street are zoned to Virginia A. Boone/Highland Oaks Elementary School.
External links
- [City of Sunny Isles Beach] official website
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