Despite reports of an influx of out-of-towners, Miami-Dade County lost population since the summer of 2020, according to new U.S. Census data.
At the same time, a fresh report shows surging housing rental prices have caused Miami metropolitan area residents to become the most burdened by rent in the nation.
Between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, Miami-Dade saw a decline of nearly 30,000 people, to fall to a population of 2.66 million, according to the census figures released Thursday. It’s the second consecutive year of declining population for Miami-Dade. The county’s population peaked in 2019 at more than 2.7 million.
