Sunny Isles Beach, FL Homes for Sale
LIVING IN SUNNY ISLES BEACH
Sunny Isles Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 22,342 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Sunny Isles Beach is the 138th largest community in Florida.
Sunny Isles Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Sunny Isles Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Sunny Isles Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sunny Isles Beach is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunny Isles Beach who work in sales jobs (19.32%), management occupations (12.69%), and office and administrative support (11.71%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Sunny Isles Beach is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
One of the nice things about Sunny Isles Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Sunny Isles Beach, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.76 minutes every day commuting to work.
The education level of Sunny Isles Beach ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Sunny Isles Beach, 44.50% have at least a bachelor’s degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Sunny Isles Beach in 2018 was $45,145, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,580 for a family of four. However, Sunny Isles Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sunny Isles Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sunny Isles Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Sunny Isles Beach, accounting for 48.20% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sunny Isles Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sunny Isles Beach include Russian, Polish, Italian, German, and Ukrainian.
Sunny Isles Beach also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 61.17%.
The most common language spoken in Sunny Isles Beach is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Slavic languages.
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