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The University of Miami
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA

January, 1956
Volume 9
Number 1

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DADE COUNTY

LOCATION

POPULATION

ECONOMIC ALMANAC OF DADE COUNTY

1956

All Data, unless otherwise stated, refer to the
Standard Metropolitan Area of Miami
(Dade County) Florida

Bureau of Business and Economic Research
University of Miami
Copyright 1956

POPULATION

DADE COUNTY POPULATION

WHITE

1840
1850
1860
1870
1880

1885
1890
1895
1900
1905

1910
1915
1920
1925
1930

1935
1940
1945
1950
1955

3,548
8,020

7,734
16,241
29,983
82,)42L
112,892

114,683
217,909
261,233
429,692
605,276

NON-WHITE

1,407
4,069

4,199
8,295
12,770
28,928
30,063

36,315
49,830
53,905
65,392
98,501

333
861
3,322
4,955
12,089

11,933
24,536
42,753
111,352
142,955

180,998
267,739
315,138
495,084
703,777

Source: U. S. Federal and Florida State Censuses.

TOTAL

146
159
83
85
527

POPULATION

POPULATION BY MUNICIPALITIES

1925

Miami
Miami Beach
Hialeah
Coral Gables
North Miami

North Miami Beach
Miami Springs
Opa Locka
Miami Shores
South Miami

Homestead
West Miami
Florida City
Biscayne Park
Surfside

El Portal
Bay Harbor Islands
Virginia Gardens
North Bay Village
Bal Harbour

Sweetwater
Golden Beach
Hialeah Gardens
Medley
Pennsuco
Indian Creek

Total Municipalities
Unincorporated

84,258
2,342
1,494
901

2,114

540
- -
- -

1930

110,637
6,1494
2,600
5,697

520
402
339
612
1,160

2,319

452
- -

- -

36
36

1935

127,600
13,330
3,168
6,747
1,354

1,457
443
552
693
1,690

3,034

633
450

1940

172,172
28,012
3,958
8,294
1,973

871
898
497
1,956
2,408

3,154

753
500
295

365

83

1945

197,326
32,327
4,904
9,332
1,759

1,965
1,860
1,835
2,918
2,761

3,072

979
1,204
1,001

487

243

1950

249,276
46,282
19,676
19,837
10,734

2,129
5,108
5,271
5,086
4,809

4,573
4,0o43
1,547
2,009
1,852

1,371
296
235
198
224

230
156

106
133
44

91,649
19,703

131,268
11,687

161,151 226,189 263,973
19,847 41,550 51,165

1955

259,035
50,981
43,135
29,210
23,463

12,161
10,138
9,392
7,839
7,600

6,848
5,158
3,037
2,833
2,592

1,994
1,716
1,554
1,247
334

327
249
188
132
110
56

385,225 481,329
109,859 222,448

Total Dade County 111,352

142,955 180,998 267,739 315,138 495,084 703,777

Miami 1900 1681, 1905 4733, 1910 5,471, 1915 15,592,
1920 29,571; Homestead 1915 721, 1920 1307; Florida
City 1915 368, 1920 355; Miami Beach 1920 644

Source: U. S. Federal and Florida State Censuses

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POPULATION

POPULATION BY CENSUS TRACTS

CENSUS
TRACT
A-i
A-2
A-3
A-h
A-5

A-6
A-7
A-8
A-9
A-10

A-11
A-12
A-13
A-14
A-15

A-16
A-17
A-18
A-19
A-20

A-21
A-22
A-23
A-24
A-25

A-27
A-28
A-29
A-30

A-31
A-32
A-33
A-34
A-35

A-36
A-37
B-38
B-39
B-40

Total Tracted Areas
Untracted Areas
Total Population

Sou;ce: U. S. Bureau of Cenrls,

1950
1,851
8,213
5,423
14,103
4,322

6,923
1,382
5,719
5,513
15,107

11,166
5,653
5,092
6,967
8,157

6,8148
9,521
11,970
7,056
8,943

1,628
9,703
5,714
6,21-4
4,1434

4,33L4
8,104
4,382
2,893
5,961

6,1440
14,983
5,478
7,685
5,168

8,365
7,656
2,416
10,937
4,739

1955
3,131
24,478
13,296
35,426
10,191

24,429
3,117
9,244
12,727
21,882

15,418
8,767
5,9+45
6,965
12,898

9,135
12,503
12,503
8,394
8,968

2,1 .9
9,783
5,596
6,+474
4,421

4,108
6,901
5,629
2,637
5,897

5,1814
4,169
5,017
7,362
6,125

7,329
6,31)3
4,698
18,100
4,670

CENSUS
TRACT
B-41
B-42
B-43
B-44
B-45

B-46
C-47
c-48
c-49
0-50

C-52
0-51
c-55
c- 6
C-56
0-57
C-58
0-59
0-60

C-61
C-62
0-63
C-64
C-65

C-66
C-67
C-68
C-69
C-70

C-71
C-72
C-73
c-74
C-75

C-76
C-77
C-78
C-79
0-80

1950
467,830
27,2514
495,0841

1950
6,235
6,316
6,041
9,571
2,641

29
5,787
992
4,822
5,112

3,191
4,958
8,417
8,981
6,497

3,054
2,890
7,846
9,349
4,771

7,360
6,289
7,271
7,886
6,156

6,972
4,563
3,261
4,773
6,763

3,378
6,005
2,477
2,608
2,593

8,172
1,676
1,817
2,701
146

1955
6,327
6,320
5,932
8,753
2,127

2,745
11,693
326
5,165
6,699

3,554
4,536
8,285
8,847
7,549

3,327
4,951
10,298
13,100
9,688

8,980
6,802
8,141
7,788
6,074

7,168
4,668
4,414
4,902
7,726

3,674
6,261
2,834
5,443
4,687

13,536
6,666
4,087
6,014
241

1955
632,637
71,160
703,777

BROWARD CO.
MIAMI AND ADJACENT AREAS A C
BY CENSUS TRACTS

E M SSS M. 1867TN N. A.

A-2
A-3
A-5
A-4
A.... I21sT N.E. 123RD

LITTE RIVER COAL A
A-1 A-12 B-38
A-6 N.V. 95TT
A-7 N.V. DIST 87TH
A-6 A9 A-

N A-8 c14 l3 B-39
A-15
S9GYM F 9T R...... a2D 61 TO D IST Q
e A-20
A-16 A-19 )
G-47 A7 A-18 no A-21 All
A-22 ATERWAY
i A-23 B-40

A-25 A-26 -
V 25TH A-24 2
A-29 A-28 A-27
C-48 _.L ( B-41
-30 AS-2
TN 5 -42
c -49 -5 ,A-37 T.
C5 G-,. 9 C-55 Cr-54. FER A- B-44
G0-58. IC-56 C-53
C6 C-64 sC-66 B-45
C-59 c-6 C-67
S CORAL WAY nit. M- ORRIS CUT
[A r,- C-69 I. CAUS7WA
C-60 C-71

74 ^ C -GRAND AVE
C C-68
B-46 r
C-76 C RDE R C-73 CO 8-46

C-79
ANIAL RD.) I
Al. KDAL DR. NZI

C-78 -80 N

SCALE

C/ RPORATE

1 2. MILES
LIMITS OF MIAMI

j

Slfurce: U(. S. Biureau of Census.

C-71

SNAPPER ON.

KILIA 0

BEACH

AREAS

oeLPrf
LIC

Li

SRaoui

REGION

POPULATION: 1950 49,312
1955 57,756

PERCENT INCREASE: 17.1

SCALE IN FEET
0 3-000 0,00 20,000
sobo 10,600 0,600

PROPORTION OF DADE COUNTY

1950 1955

NORTHEAST
D~,OE aouNTr ~/./,v

POPULATION: 1950 205,749
POPULATION:
1955 276,833
PERCENT INCREASE: 34.5

SCALE IN FEET
6 .5,000 0,0oo 2o0,000

REGION
TI

PROPORTION OF DADE COUNTY

1955

NORTHWEST

wep7 LI

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F.--
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REGION

PROPORTION OF DADE COUNTY

DADE DADE

1950 1955

POPULATION: 1950 47,308
1955 100,438
PERCENT INCREASE: 112.3

SCALE IN FEET

0 5,o o o0 I oo

20,000

IIT

SOUTHEAST

PAIk

REGION

POPULATION: 1950 63,672
1955 67,134
PERCENT INCREASE: 5.4

PROPORTION OF DADE COUNTY

SCALE IN FEET
I ;;;;- i

S 5s,o00o 1,b0oo

20,o00

SOUTHWEST

*$1fjLFY

POPULATION: 1950 111,631
1955: 174,952
PERCENT INCREASE: 56.7

SCALE IN FEET
0 5.,0o 10,000 20,000
10

REGION
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PROPORTION
OF
DADE COUNTY

1950

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POPULATION

AGE CHARACTERISTICS

1940 1950
Number Per Cent Number Per Cent
Total Population 267,739 100.0 495,084 100.0
Male 131,809 49.2 242,101 48.9
Female 135,930 50.8 252,983 51.1

Age Distribution

Under 5 years 16,764 6.3 44,9h8 9.1

5 to 9 years 16,507 6.2 35,243 7.1
10 to 14 years 18,945 7.1 27,367 5.5

15 to 19 years 19,291 7.2 25,089 5.1
20 to 24 years 23,605 8.8 36,008 7.3

25 to 29 years 26,572 9.9 43,950 8.9
30 to 34 years 25,774 9.6 43,975 8.9
35 to 39 years 25,031 9.4 44,287 8.9
40 to h4 years 21,706 8.1 40,960 8.3

45 to 49 years 18,219 6.8 36,1.6 7.3
50 to h5 years 15,8$5 5.9 32,067 6.5
55 to 59 years 12,130 4.5 25,898 5.2
60 to 64 years 10,102 3.8 21,373 4.3

65 years and over 17,239 6.h 37,755 7.6
Median age (years) 31.h 34.0

Source: U. S. Bureau of Censu r

SCHOOL &

VITAL STATISTICS

RECORDED BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

DEATHS MARRIAGES

705

751
836
975
1,286
2,000

2,335
1,727
1,535
1,515
1,661

1,704
1,703
1,774
2,132
2,211

2,376
2,580
2,598
2,684
3,095

1,494
1,142
1,250
1,229

1,163
1,094
1,227
1,729
1,793

2,093
2,283
2,258
2,670
3,262

P-Preliminary
Source: Florida Stale Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.

BIRTHS

1920

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925

1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

BIRTHS

1,116

1,366
1,429
1,652
2,155
3,001

3,891
3,197
2,398
2,225
2,436

2,199
2,272
2,125
2,332
2,521

2,980
3,175
3,395
3,677
4,172

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

DEATHS

3,230
2,956
3,344
3,482
3,531

3,845
4,227
4,304
4,437
4,806

5,159
5,657
5,937
6,176
6,534 P

4,752
4,939
5,855
6,632
6,913

7,670
8,494
9,010
9,650
10,509

11,691
12,184
13,292
14,321
15,538 p

MARRIAGES

3,564
5,393
6,727
6,093
6,227

6,216
5,712
5,385
5,197
5,760

5,653
5,681
6,084
6,193
6,603 P

SCHOOL & VITAL STATISTICS

PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
IN GRADES 1-12

YEAR
STARTING
SEPT.

1922
1923
1924
1925

1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

YEAR
STARTING
SEPT.
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954

WHITE

36,207
34,653
37,088
38,888
43,008

44,752
48,580
52,852
56,525
62,604

68,192
76,791
85,216
94,719

11,733
14,858
19,767
31,770

32,577
30,115
28,572
30,142
31,762

33,346
34,508
36,838
38,772
40,227

42,407
42,533
42,454
43,928
46,812

ENROLLMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

REGULAR EVENING TOTAL

339
332
385
,458
498

638
393
400
582
740

770
942
1,051
1,339
1,384

372
152
249
151
267

282
139
101
183
234

267
264
293
242
229

711
484
634
609
765

920
532
501
765
974

1,037
1,206
1,3kL
1,581
1,613

REGULAR EVENING TOTAL

WHITE NEGRO TOTAL

9,740
12,442
16,455
27,875

28,523
25,268
23,802
24,774
25,276

26,632
27,568
29,533
31,340
32,319

34,198
34,352
33,863
35,234
37,668

1,993
2,416
3,312
3,895

4,054
4,847
4,770
5,368
6,486

6,714
6,940
7,305
7,432
7,908

8,209
8,181
8,591
8,694
9,144

Source: Florida State Department of Education.

NEGRO

9,468
8,965
8,858
9,137
9,632

10,085
10,447
10,885
11,443
12,562

13,309
14,249
15,495
17,473

TOTAL

45,675
43,618
45,946
48,025
52,640

54,837
59,027
63,737
67,968
75,166

81,501
91,040
100,711
112,192

SEPT.

1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

SEPT.

1941
1942
1943
1944::
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

1,228
933
526
585
1,614

5,619
7,614
8,706
9,162
8,739

7,755
7,604
7,336
7,053
7,961

276
189
42
98
309

1,283
1,262
1,327
1,602
2,471

2,764
2,639
2,982
3,432
4,145

1,5o4
1,122
568
683
1,923

6,902
8,876
10,033
10,764
11,210

10,519
10,243
10,318
10,485
12,106

*School year starting July.
Source: Unirersity of Miami,

EMPLOYMENT

& WAGES

NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

NUMBER OF WORKERS-YEARLY AVERAGES

TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE COMMUNICATION
& UTILITIES

23,100
25,oo00
26,150
28,100

31,250
34,000
37,700
39,500
42,946

19,600
19,600oo
20,600
20,350

22,500
24,500
26,200
27,700
28,754

MANUFACTURING

11,700
13,000
12,200
14,650

15,950
19,300
22,350
24,700
28,213

CONSTRUCTION

13,950
18,800
15,200
18, .00

17,900
17,150
19,300
21,450
24,725

GOVERNMENT

13,700
13,800
15,300
16,300

16,600
17,300
18,300
20,600
22,942

INSURANCE, REAL
ESTATE & FINANCE

7,800
7,800
7,700
8,,00c

9,100
9,600
10,750
12,050
13,338

Source: Florida Indu arial Cominini.on. Florida Slate EmplonYlment Scrv/ie.

TOTAL

1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

131,000
11t.,000
143,900
156,650

168,350
180,900
196,550
210,400
232,838

TRADE

L1,050
4b, 900
45,900
49,150

53,650
57,600
60,400
73,007:
70,708

1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

OTHER

850
700
850
1,300

1,400
1,L5o
1,550
1,400
1,212

EMPLOYMENT & WAGES

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

PERSONS 14 YEARS AND OVER

APRIL 1, 1950

NUMBER PER CENT
Total 392,516 100.0

Labor Force 214,057 54.5
Civilian Labor Force 212,393 54.1
Employed 199,892 50.9
Private Wage and Salary Workers 153,267 39.0
Government Workers 15,727 4.0
Self-Employed Workers 29,641 7.6
Unpaid Family Workers 1,257 0.3
Unemployed 12,501 3.2
Experienced Workers 12,397 3.2
New Workers 104 0.02

Not in Labor Force 178,459 45.5
Keeping House 108,A15 27.6
Unable to Work 13,012 3.3
Inmates of Institutions 1,035 0.3
Other and Not Reported 55,967 14.3
14 to 19 Years Old 20,279 5.2
20 to 64 Years Old 25,688 6.6
65 Years Old and Over 10,000 2.5

MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUPS
NUMBER PER CENT
Total Employed 199,892 100.0

Professional, Technical, and Kindred Workers 19,503 9.8
Farmers and Farm Managers 1,4Lh 0.7
Managers, Officials, and Proprietors, Excluding Farm 28,216 14.1
Clerical and Kindred Workers 25,907 13.0
Sales Workers 19,374 9.7

Craftsmen, Foremen, and Kindred Workers 30,080 15.0
Operatives and Kindred Workers 21,697 10.8
Private Household Workers 9,817 4.9
Service Workers, Except Private Household 27,376 13.7
Farm Laborers, Unpaid Family Workers 89 0.04

Farm Laborers, Excluding Unpaid, and Farm Foremen 2,856 1.4
Laborers, Except Farm and Mine Workers 11,356 5.7
Occupations Not Reported 2,177 1.1

Source: U. S. Buren a o/ Census,

EMPLOYMENT & WAGES

AVERAGE EARNINGS BY INDUSTRIES

1ST QUARTER, 1953

INDUSTRY GROUP

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES,
FORESTRY, FISHING
MINING
CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION
Builders
Other Construction
Special Trade Contractors
MANUFACTURING
Food and Kindred Products
Apparel and Other
Fabrics
Furniture and Fixtures
Printing, Publishing and
Allied Industries
Fabricated Metal Products
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Transportation by Air
Telecommunications
Utilities and Sanitary
Services
WHOLESALE TRADE
RETAIL TRADE
Eating & Drinking Places
Apparel & Accessories
FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL
ESTATE
Banking
Real Estate
SERVICES
Hotels
Personal Services
OTHER AND UNCLASSIFIED

NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES
Mid-March

708
447
17,203

21,766

23,331

14,205
48,817

11,832

36,671

2,116

6,706
1,512
8,985

4,171

3,535
1,929

2,543
2,325

11,539
3,519

2,519

11,663
5,079

1,925
5,321

11,667
7,100

TAXABLE PAYROLLS
Thousands

$ 447
470
15,781

17,377

24,002

12,254
31,444

$5,813
1,293
8,675

3,101

2,205
1,462

2,646
1,865

13,860
3,148

3,085

7,214
3,409

9,186
1,363
3,520
24,698
6,348
4,387
1,332

AVERAGE
QUARTERLY EARNINGS
PER WORKER

$ 631.30
1,051.40
917.30

798.30

1,028.70

862.60
614.10

776.40

673.50

629.40

$ 866.60
855.20
965.50

743.50

623.80
757.90

1,o4o.50
802.20

1,201.10
894.60

1,224.70

494.10
671.20

708.10
661.50

544.10
617.90

Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, County Business Patterns, First Quarter, 1953

EMPLOYMENT & WAGES

AGGREGATE PAYROLLS
IN INDUSTRIES COVERED BY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

TOTAL
$197,222,336
225,577,955
273,497,473
268,672,142
294,313,712

351,169,390
399,512,285
454,519,006
500,737,020

MANUFACTURING
$26,235,202
28,804,767
35,053,686
32,606,568
37,661,117

L4,519,389
55,393,583
65,805,772
74,151,629

TRADE
$ 65,374,356
71,876,083
89,346,2143
92,981,139
100,732,820

115,720,817
129,525,622
143,031,709
148,461,707

SERVICE

$34,117,971
37,361,152
39,942,284
39,301,422
41,299,055

47,681,107
59,438,011
64,100,241
71,232,164

Source: Florida Industrial Coinmission, Unemployment Compensation Division.

OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE BENEFITS

DADE COUNTY

DADE COUNTY

AS PER CENT OF FLORIDA

Number of
Receivers

Monthly
Payments

$ 67,154
907,788
1,203,053
1,689,044

Number of
Receivers

17.9
17.9
18.2
18.3

Note: Figures do not corer lump sum payments.

Source: Social Security Administration, Bureau of Old Age and Surrirors Insurance.

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954

Dec, 31

1951
1952
1953
1954

17,586
21,183
27,029
32,731

Monthly
Payments

19.1
19.1
19o2
19.2

TRADE

RETAIL SALES AND ESTABLISHMENTS, BY TYPE

Stores

Total

Food
Eating and Drinking
General Merchandise
Apparel
Furniture, Household
Appliances

Automotive
Gasoline Stations
Lumber, Building,
Hardware
Drug and Proprietary

Other Retail (includes
liquor stores, general.
stores, second hand stores
and non-store retailers)

1939
Sales
Thousands

L,621 $137,605

1,112 26,159
1,241 17,048
117 17,858
457 12,498

131

128
539

112
184

603

6,662

18,522
9,411

9,557
8,412

11,478

1948
Stores Sales
Thousands

6,799 581,134

1,166
1,825
147
756

388

284
566

265
294

1,108

116,687
75,596
58,538
59,632

37,369

76,669
27,124

43,$30
29,466

56,523

Stores

1954
Sales
Thousands

8,340 4983,194

1,1149
1,848
217
1,001

524

349
712

326
371

1,843

212,031
113,059
85,012
97,709

56,859

180,922
50,959

67,640
35,647

83,356

Sourc: 1l. S. Bme.um of Cen tr

TRADE

GASOLINE SALES

GALLONS
(000)

142,h36
153,004
170,323
185,769
204,497

223,409 (

* 1942-1945 omitted because of rationing period.
Source: Florida State Department of Agriculture.

(n) 12 months ended November

RETAIL SALES
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

Dade County

Miami
Miami Beach
Coral Gables
Hialeah
North Miami
Miami Shores
Homestead
South Miami

Source: U. S. Bureau of Census.

1927
1928
1929
1930
1931

1932
1933
1934
1935
1936

GALLONS
(000)

33,008
28,099
29,332
31,786
31,562

27,204
30,183
36,391
41,851
148,003

1937
1938
1939
1940
1941

1946
1947
1948
1949

GALLONS
(000)

53,058
53,504
59,178
68,667
72,556

88,565
104,848
115,335
123,286

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1955

1939

1948

$137,605

103,215
20,108
4,980
980

1954

$581,134

388,283
103,351
25,543
5,917
2,133
5,856
8,825
3,979

S$983,194

616,094
120,860
60,571
26,179
22,892
18,353
18,255
6,898

TRADE

SALES VOLUME

WHOLESALE

SERVICE

Number of
Establishments

2,961

3,128

3,502

4,624

6,804

8,340

Sales
(000)

$ 85,200

52,683

91,40o

137,605

581,134

983,194

Number of
Establishments

261

292

35;3

h47

767

1,324

Sales
(000)

$50,758

37,000

61,7o0

96,102

429,000

842,031

Number of
Establishments

Sales
(000)

952 $ 3,739

1,105 5,498

1,724 13,667

2,817 74,063

Source: Florida State Chamber of Commerce and U. S. Bureau of Census.

SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS

Amount

1950 $1h,262,524V

1951 14,900,075

1952 16,592,684

1953 18,556,715

1954 19,852,668

1955 22,621,760(,0

Includes also November and December, 1949.
(n) 12 months ended Not ember
Source: Comptroller, State of Florida.

RETAIL

1929

1933

1935

1939

1948

1954

TRADE

BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS BY SIZE CLASS
1953

REPORTING
ESTABLISHMENTS

TOTAL

0-3 Employees
4-7 Employees
8-19 Employees
20-49 Employees
50-99 Employees

100-249 Employees
250-499 Employees
500 or more Employees

PER CENT
100.0

16,162

8,678
3,760
2,167
959
373

174
33
18

Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, County Business Patterns, First Quarter. 1953

COMBINED DAILY CIRCULATION

TWO LEADING NEWSPAPERS

CIRCULATION

1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

94,838
92,528
110,993
126,883

140,581
144h,620
150,142
177,h60
200,032

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

5308
23.3
13.4
5.9
2.3

1,0
.2
.1

221,949
229,807
236,578
240,689
258,881

290,562
304,860
321,855
337,153
356,669

Source: Sworn circulation statements of Miami Daily Neu'w and Miami Herald daily newspapers.
Figures are 12-month averages.

CIRCULATION

WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENTS AND SALES

1948

NUMBER

WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENTS, TOTAL

Merchant Wholesalers, Total

Groceries, confectionery, meats

Farm products (edible)

Beer, wines, distilled spirits

Drugs, chemicals, allied products

Tobacco products

Dry goods

Furniture, house furnishings

Paper products

Automotive equipment

Electrical goods

Hardware, plumbing, heating

Lumber, construction materials

Machinery, equipment, supplies

Metals, metal work

Waste materials

Other merchant wholesalers

Manufacturers Sales Branches, Offices

Petroleum Bulk Stations, Terminals

Agents, Brokers

Assemblers (Mainly Farm Products)

767 $S42

Source: U. S. Bure.ut of Census.

TRADE

9,000

609

87

81

22

17

8

37

16

12

34

37

24

27

123

5

10

69

SALES
Thousands

$297,551

$48,576

48,163

36,819

9,948

15,873

5,183

5,108

4,463

8,915

24,865

20,376

21,853

24,818

2,066

2,498

18,027

57,765

40,164

27,481

6,039

$155,792.82
189,033.68
237,937.13
240,206.33

334,009.06
390,896.18
426,502.72
630,932.46
918,007.30

CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS

PORT OF MIAMI

YEAR
ENDING
JUNE
1941 $1,162,983.84
1942 1,585,541.77
1943 1,959,837.29
1944 2,110,279.23
1945 3,683,973.29

1946 2,442,917.55
1947 2,695,019.48
1948 1,466,845.13
1949 1,599,165.12
1950 2,334,290.17

YEAR
ENDING
JUNE
1951 $3,698,920.56
1952 3,624,342.22
1953 4,183,497.76
1954 4,540,887.94
1955 5,768,151.77

Source: U. S. Customs House, Miami, Florida.

FOREIGN FREIGHT TRAFFIC

Tons

1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

IMPORTS

22,903

34,517
43,403
39,658
63,275
146,275

101,764
87,786
151,427
171,778
225,278

EXPORTS

37,191

52,907
61,140
65,620
69,031
46,197

46,641
98,960
116,841
66,028
66,811

TOTAL

60,094

87,h2h
10h,543
105,278
132,306
192,472

148,4o5
186,746
268,268
237,806
292,089

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954

Source: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Miami Beach sub-office.

TRADE

YEAR
ENDING
JUNE

1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

IMPORTS EXPORTS

303,317
247,252
185,608
172,526
347,544

329,997
250,741
211,331
198,210

TOTAL

348,889
303,376
236,270
215,269
386,168

391,662
312,154
258,174
266,529

45,572
56,124
50,662
42,743
38,624

61,665
61,413
46,843
68,319

'.

LORIDA NAO L O IWIANK 0- a .. 01
' IT' i ,' E'|*" rT I

]Lgiciar'jiEI'U.JiYJ'UB

BANK DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

AMOUNT

AMOUNT

$ 242,294
326,470

424,358
463,422
508,093
586,009
705,167

808,264
84,193
1,125,335

2,040,873
2,401,091

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

$3,314,134
3,578,494
4,158,939
4,101,440
4,926,345

5,778,151
6,315,105
7,016,989
8,166,832
9,988,322

BANKING

1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943

1944
1945

* Data prior to 1944 for Miami only; from 1944, for Dade County.

Source: Greater Miami Clearing House Association.

BANKING

BANKS AND SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
BANKS

In Operation as of December 31, 1938

1. Coconut Grove Bank
2. Coral Gables First National Bank
3. First National Bank of Homestead
4. First National Bank of Miami
5. Florida National Bank and Trust Company (Miami)
6. Hialeah Miami Springs Bank
7. Industrial National Bank of Miami
8. Little River Bank and Trust Company
9. Mercantile National Bank of Miami Beach
10. Miami Beach First National Bank

Opened Since December 31, 1938 Date Added

11. Riverside Bank 1941 (2nd Q)
12. Florida National Bank at Coral Gables 1944 (4th Q)
13. Pan American Bank of Miami 1945 (4th Q)
14. Central Bank and Trust Company 1946 (3rd Q)
15. North Shore Bank 1946 (4th Q)
16. Peoples National Bank 1950 (Ist Q)
17. American National Bank of North Miami 1951 (1st Q)
18. Commercial Bank of Miami 1951 (4th Q)
19. South Dade Farmers' Bank 1951 (4th Q)
20. Bank of South Miami 1952 (2nd Q)
21. Metropolitan Bank of Miami 1953 (4th Q)
22. Community National Bank 1954 (1st Q)
23. Curtiss National Bank of Miami Springs 1954 (2nd Q)
24. Bank of Miami Beach 1955 (1st Q)
25$ Merchants Bank of Miami 1955 (4th Q)

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

In Operation as of December 31, 1938

1. Chase Federal Savings and Loan Association
2. Coral Gables Federal Savings and Loan Association
3. Dade Federal Savings and Loan Association of Miami
4. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Miami
5. Miami Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association

Opened Since December 31, 1938 Date Added

6. American Savings Building and Loan Association of Miami Beach 1950 (3rd Q)
7. Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association 1952 (3rd Q)
8. Washington Federal Savings & Loan Association of Miami Beach 1952 (4th Q)
9. Greater Miami Federal Savings and Loan Association 1954 (2nd Q)
10. Flagler Federal Savings and Loan Association 1955 (4th Q)

BANKING

BANK DEPOSITS AND SAVINGS AND LOAN ACCOUNTS

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

Deposits "
Thousands

$ 60,639
74,451
93,106

107,825
133,676
191,301
245,952
335,084

347,lh6
406,207
395,003
409,267
478,799

530,918
594,907
645,617
743,976
823,352

Number in
Operation

Repurchasable
Shares *
Thousands

$ 9,340
14,034
17,568

21,197
23,314
38,726
49,892
60,788

69,424
79,404
89,007
103,101
116,635

147,797
200,942
239,068
326,575
109,886

* First National Bank of Homestead is included in 1948 and 1952-55 figures only.
'* Miami Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association is not included in 1938-1942 figures.

Source: Statements of and correspondence with the various institutions.

December
31

BANKS

Number in
Operation

1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

1950

GROWTH OF
MIAMI URBANIZED AREA
1921-1955

TRANSPORTATION -

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS

NUMBER NUMBER

46,550
45,983
52,938

52,237
46,347
46,484
$6,145
71,615

85,643
96,110
97,945
107,329
123,710

115,902
99,972

1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954

84,161
97,794
103,301

129,875
159,410
181,054
200,715
222,839

247,176
262,598
292,475
322,823

Source: Florida Motor Vehicle Commission.

1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942

TRANSPORTATION

INTER-CITY PASSENGER TRAFFIC

MIAMI

PASSENGERS

Air
70,189
84,901
86,447

95,517
103,855
96,162
126,530
79,847

1,061,576
1,043,733
958,593
1,0!9,224
1,387,142

1,654,954
1,855,945
2,141,854
2,535,719
3,010,299 (n)

Railroad

307,089
391,353
558,645

673,662
1,216,659
1,816,835
1,896,893
1,753,510

1,039,314
946,325
820,402
797,216

715,752
747,727
663,586
571,664
576,717

Bus

1,276,607
1,475,537
1,723,571

2,222,833
4,349,869
6,652,109
6,536,969
7,111,838

6,209,614
6,069,284
3,093,584
2,784,438
2,197,865

1,052,227
1,425,371
1,169,280
1,270,829
1,321,049

* First seven months only.
(n) 12 months ended November
Source: Air Dade County Port Authority.
Rail Florida East Coast Railway and Seaboard Airline Railroad.
Bus Greater Miami Traffic Association.

1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

TRANSPORTATION

VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
U. S. HIGHWAY No. 1 AT BOCA RATON

24-HOUR
ANNUAL AVERAGE
Number
2,920
3,215
3,450
3,925

3,685
2,325
1,930
2,250
2,925

4,470

1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

24-HOUR
ANNUAL AVERAGE
Number

4,213
4,654
4,613

5,061
5,353
5,879
5,948
6,866(n)

VESSEL AND PASSENGER ENTRIES
PORT OF MIAMI

PASSENGERS

39,212
30,565
32,589

33,046
39,462

1953
1954
1955

VESSELS

2,260
2,408
2,788

PASSENGERS

40,356
37,676
$3,356

1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946

(n) 12 months ended November
Source: Florida State Road Department.

1948
1949
1950

1951
1952

VESSELS

2,270
2,180
2,122

2,283
2,306

Source: U. S. Customs House, Miami, Florida.

UTILITIES

& SERVICES

POST OFFICE RECEIPTS AND CANCELLATIONS

CANCELLATIONS

RECEIPTS

CANCELLATIONS

$ 203,967

229,753
268,401
342,155
492,083
1,122,083

1,243,083
820,900
716,260
755,384
800,118

761,088
707,452
788,085
952,650
1,094,852

1,298,756
1,494,734
1,528,855
1,704,566
1,993,902

24,379,893
30,423,527
34,635,758

42,750,271
51,827,994
53,342,724
58,840,979
70,094,413

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

$2,177,800
2,303,250
3,279,329
3,754,047
4,532,809

k,185,850
4,365,597
4,717,480
5,303,696
5,677,071

6,224,144
7,366,271
8,146,238
9,079,369
9,868,688

80,750,719
77,134,838
112,576,197
104,854,671
109,114,914

109,647,818
123,304,415
136,631,108
152,417,858
155,922,298

173,833,309
192,218,181
207,889,333
221,163,501
233,162,583

Source Pos Office, Miami, Florida. Excludes post offices in Hialeah, Miami Springs, North Miami, Homestead. North Miami Beach and
Opa Locka.

RECEIPTS

1920

1921
1922
1923
1924
1925

1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

UTILITIES & SERVICES

ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS AND SALES

TOTAL
SALES
Thousands of KWH

RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS
Average Number

RESIDENTIAL
SALES
Thousands of KWH

1927
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

Source: Florida Power and Light Company. Florida Pouer and Light Company firricer all of Dade County except for 1ih City of HonIe-
stead and a small surrounding territory which are erred by the Municipal Pouer Planl of the City of Homestead.

84,100
78,500
79,800
83,900

82,000
76,700
75,398
87,024
100,666

122,976
146,363
160,620
184,997
219,109

245,273
253,061
284,316
346,658
388,040

417,535
484, 424
583,497
685,073
780,295

942,756
1,098,996
1,283,478
1,163,725
1,714,338

85,305

63,490

72,548
75,182
80,191
84,857
88,503

92,384
99,964
113,878
128,637
144,902

159,643
173,815
190,569
204,690
220,003

95,670
100,632
110,671
128,284
142,145

161,440
191,125
240,280
278,780
330,140

411,390
4614,864
556,750
646,739
752,235

UTILITIES & SERVICES

TELEPHONE SERVICE

RESIDENTIAL MAIN STATIONS
Average
23,357

27,086
30,754
35,598
38,026
37,047

41,807
51,029
62,955
76,607
89,168

100,896
111,975
123,976
137,933
152,211

TOTAL STATIONS
Average
71,096

80,987
75,733
72,221
82,838
91,784

106,528
125,222
146,671
169,435
189,780

210,968
233,267
256,457
282,385
311,497

LONG DISTANCE CALLS
Total
1,002,515

3,930,676
4,183,700
L,436,724
4,333,479

5,149,554
5,937,737
6,603,905
7,419,505
9,081,917

Source: Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.

1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

UTILITIES & SERVICES

WATER PUMPED

CITY OF MIAMI WATERWORKS

MILLIONS OF
GALLONS

4,267
4,478
3,547
3, 96
3,6,U2

3,931
4,061
6,161
4,205
5,220

5,192
5,966
6,1444
7,013
7,705

YEAR
ENDING
JUNE 30

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

MILLIONS OF
GALLONS

8,524
8,344
9,536
10,345
11,895

12,640
13,714
14,782
16,866
17,921

18,523
21,272
21,869
21, 49
25,271

YEAR
ENDING
JUNE 30

1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

Source: City of Miami Wlater Department.

AGRICULTURE

FARM CHARACTERISTICS

1945

Number of Farms

Land in Farms (acres)

Average Size of Farm (acres)

Value of Land and Buildings
(average per farm)

Proportion of Tenancy (percent)

Farm Labor (family and/or hired
workers)

Cattle (number)

Whole Milk Sold (gallons)

Value of all crops harvested

Potatoes (bushels)

Oranges (number of trees)

Limes (number of trees)

Nursery and Greenhouse Products
(value)

1,159

77,631

67.0

$ 19,144

30.0

16,472

7,253,243'

$7,624,312"

2914,0o47

138,325

ll6,549

$1,306,225'

1,301

9,780

72.9

$ 25,708

17.0

4,720

19,427

8,539,132

$13,348,031';:

1,633,375"'

55,886

275,543

$1,332,0114"

1,527

197,517

129.3

$ 57,242
8.6

5,854

35,889

14,596,752

2,820,632

130,378

459,826

$3,71,070

S1944.
* 1949.
Source: U. S. Bureau of Census.

1950

1954

AGRICULTURE

ACREAGE IN SELECTED VEGETABLE CROPS

ACRES

1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

Tomatoes

10,600
7,800

5,750
5,300
6,500
12,100
10,600

8;200
12,500
11,500
12,500
3,500

6,000
12,500
4,400
12,000
13,000

13,200
8,200
8,900
12,000
14,300

17,600
18,800
16,900
19,300
22,000

Potatoes

850
1,200

800
800
1,000
3,000
3,700

4,600
6,500
8,000
7,000
6,000

6,000
4,800
4,700
6,000
6,500

6,770
6,000
5,800
6,700
6,600

5,700
8,000
10,800
8,800
8,o00

Beans

850
1,100

900
500
1,500
650
2,100

2,200
1,200
500
2,700
950

2,700
5,500
4,150
4,500
3,000

3,100
2,000
3,000
3,000
5,500

5,600
5,200
5,500
5,900
8,000

Source: U. S. Department of Agriculture and Florida Slate Marketing Bureau.

All
Vegetables

13,000
10,350

7,90C
7,000
9,200
16,250
16,700

15,o00
20,400
20,275
22,600
10,850

15,175
23,300
13,775
23,150
23,000

23,.70
16,700
18,790
23,500
29,200

32,375
35,125
36,690
38,925
42,925

TOURISM

NUMBER OF VISITOR DAYS

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

Augus t

September

S12 Months Total

DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH AND MONROE COUNTIES
1953.1954

NUMBER OF
VISITOR DAYS
1,600,000

3,000,000

5,100,000

7,200,000

8,500,000

7,900,000

3,900,000

1,600,000

1,100,000

3,400,000

3,100,000

1,200,000

47,600,000

DISTRIBUTION OF VISITOR DAYS
Per Cent
Dade County
Miami Beach 43.0
Remainder of Dade County 29.0
Outside Dade County

S onitce: i Ulli t ly / M iami. BI eu of B'ijb/ie ,aud Ectionc Re.ea.rcch.

39

72.0

28.0

PER CENT
3.-

6.3

10.7

15.1

17.9

16.6

8.2

3.4

2.3

7.1

6.5

2.5

100.0

TOURISM

VISITOR EXPENDITURES

DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH AND MONROE COUNTIES
1953-1954

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

12 Months Total

AGGREGATE SPENDING PER MONTH

$ 13,200,000

25,000,000

48,700,000

84,300,000

115,400,000

97,100,000

38,000,000

12,600,000

9,900,000

30,600,000

27,900,000

10,800,000

$513,500,000

PER CENT

2.6

4.9

9.5

16.4

22.4

18.9

7.4

2.4

2.0

6.0

5.4

2.1

100.0

DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES
Per Cent

Dade County 73.2
Miami Beach 45.8
Remainder of Dade County 27.4
Outside Dade County 26.8

Source: University of Miami, Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

TOURISM

TOURIST ACCOMMODATIONS

DADE COUNTY

HOTELS
Nuniler Rooms Nun

352
232
328

490
584
528

546
541
552
533

22,h62
12,586
18,431

32,815
36,360
35,793

37,580
40,613
41,172
42,645

535 43,381

APARTMENTS
iber Rooms

2,698
2,549
2,705

2,858
2,953
3,346

4,135
4,699
4,720
5,268

6,157

78,441
73,668
77,596

81,709
86,269
99,417

126,899
145,145
144,556
164,302

185,247

MOTOR COURTS
Number Rooms
122 2,690
118 2,623
118 2,526

132 2,865
141 3,226
159 3,854

192
247

4,277
5,935

271 7,008
298 7,333

308 7,718

TOTAL
Number

3,172
2,899
3,151

3,480
3,678
4,033

4,873
5,487
5,543
6,099

Rooms

103,593
88,877
98,553

117,389
125,855
139,064

168,756
191,693
192,736
214,280

7,000 236,346

Source: Florida State Hotel and Restaurant Coninmission.

ATTENDANCE AND PARI-MUTUEL SALES
RACE TRACKS

YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

PARI-MUTUEL SALES

ATTENDANCE

2,675,783
2,553,419
2,589,911
2,481,714

2,553,374
2,850,909
3,002,213
2,856,616
2,819,412

$1b1,942,877
129,110,136
123,494,169
122,866,160

143,907,125
173,035,470
185,049,648
185,596,125
189,651,897

Source: Florida State Racing Commission. Figures include two horse tracks in Dade County and one in Broward located close to the Dade
County line, and three dog tracks in Dade County.

OCT. 1

1942
1943
1944

1946
1947
1948

1950
1951
1952
1953

1955 Apr. 1

HOUSING &

CONSTRUCTION

CUMULATED DWELLING STARTS

!- & 2-FAMILY
UNITS

6L,369

70,985
76,862
78,655
80,273
83,170

88,138
95,545
109,472
120,522
134,075

109,680
158,423
170,685
182,951
195,544

206,250

Source: Figurer for 1940 and 1950 from U. S. Bureau of Cen.Isu: othe;
nonic Re. iatch from r)eptr/ of huildhing sectors. 7The /cial'. ct au,
28, 1955.

APARTMENT
UNITS

26,103

28,L88
29,470
29,5SL9
29,5119
29,694

30,li72
32,310
37,286
42,027
46,583

50,240
54,899
58,268
63, b96
66,972

69,34.0

yetar evlimated" by lUnIre.ity of Miami Bureau of Business and Eco-
,o Dade Countit listed a total of 249.8.34 duelling unit.i of October

APR. 1

1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

1956 Jan. 1

TOTAL
DWELLINGS
UNITS

90,472

99,473
106,332
108,204
109,822
112,864

118,610
127,855
146,758
162,549
180,658

199,920
213,322
228,953
246,447
262,516

275,590

HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION

NUMBER AND VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS

VALUE

1896
1897
1898
1899
1900

1901
1902
1903
1904
1905

1906
1907
1908
1909
1910

1911
1912
1913
1914
1915

1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

1921*
1922
1923
1924
19253

$ 550,000
150,000
150,000
100,000
100,000

100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000

250,000
50,000
50,000
100,000
250,000

250,000
400,000
545,870
617,525
769,040

1,925,035
1,915,645
1,233,645
3,152,265
4,453,880

6,994,505
6,130,449
11,386,867
24,052,90b
101,953,692

NUMBER

VALUE

1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938*
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948"
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

Note: 1896 through 1920, Miami only (figures through 1913 estimated by the late E. G. Sewell, former mayor of the City of Miami);
1921 through, 1924, Miami and Miami Beach; 1925 through 1937, Miami, Miami Beach and Coral Gables; 1938 through 1947. Miami,
Miami Beach, Coral Gables and unincorporated areas; 1948 to date, 21 municipalities and unincorporated areas.

Source: Building Inspectors.

NUMBER

15,129
5,538
3,289
4,329
4,492

4,328
3,599
3,656
5,901
8,737

10,933
10,224
9,877
10,553
13,869

12,010
5,427
6,855
10,224
14,995

18,259
24,268
27,001
29,92h
34,852

33,479
37,768
40,339
44,660
48,919

$ 54,286,746
15,050,611
6,414,536
12,742,625
6,489,810

5,303,929
2,586,378
4,143,287
8,766,205
15,559,972

26,634,731
26,035,707
22,047,978
29,715,719
37,016,125

29,813,266
5,364,734
3,431,353
7,485,575
28,063,873

59,583,855
127,536,858
151,747,146
145,747,632
19i,581,355

161,681,065
174,525,490
204,986,396
226,490,716
256,198,356

512
1,039
2,208

2,861
2,322
3,023
4,003
10,702

HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
NEW DWELLING UNITS

BY MUNICIPALITIES

1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Miami 5,738 4,909 4,666 2,910 3,025 3,855 3,496 2,599
Miami Beach 1,224 1,266 1,634 2,075 949 1,150 845 1,035

Coral Gables 572 436 646 836 584 706 674 658

South Miami 188 161 292 228 172 128 114 189

North Miami Beach 97 108 208 285 1,132 942 760 750

North Miami 562 1,913 1,367 366 828 700 361 561
Miami Shores Village 162 192 322 230 139 123 84 143

Biscayne Park 95 57 103 63 63 21 21 19

Opa Locka 41 321 371 33 248 128 112 160

Hialeah 676 1,592 1,572 755 1,583 1,475 1,209 1,567

Miami Springs 157 158 506 410 246 201 87 93

Surfside 200 174 153 330 281 57 47 56
El Portal 49 43 51 47 18 44 79 51
Bal Harbour 35 48 141 60 50 15 34 13

Golden Beach 3 7 19 28 12 12 7 17
Bay Harbor Islands 18 27 148 291 94 121 73 146

Indian Creek Island 1 2 2 0 2 1 4 0
West Miami 238 416 169 29 48 30 96 62

Virginia Gardens 4 3 34 149 67 59 55 59
North Bay Village 88 34 236 152 58 28 40 73

Homestead NAo N.A. 80 69 209 111 78 116
Unincorporated Areas 4,275 4,874 6,542 4,056 5,823 7,587 7,793 8,005

Total

Source: Building Inspectors of

14,423

16,7141

19,262

13,402

15,631

17,494 16,069 16,372

21 municipalities and unincorporated areas. Does not include hotel and volel Iunitf.
44

'i

I

I

HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION

VACANCIES IN APARTMENT HOUSES

PER CENT VACANT

Miami Area (West of
Biscayne Bay)

Miami Beach Areas

Total

September
1954
10.6

35.1

19.9

November
1954
8.8

33.2

18.1

February
1955
1.33

2.92

1.83

June
1955
13.4

39.9

21.7

Source: University of Miami, Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

OCCUPANCY CHARACTERISTICS OF DWELLING UNITS

Total Dwelling Units

Owner Occupied

Rented

Vacant

Non-Resident

1940

Number Per Cent
90,472 100.0

31,44ll 34.7

44,520 49.2

14,538 16.1

1950

Number Per Cent
180,658 100.0

83,282 46.1

71,180 39.4

22,455 12.4

3,741 2.1

Sonrce: U. S. Bureau of Census,

September
1955
9.9

36.3

17.2

December
1955
4.9

22.9

9.9

1955

Number
249,834

226,594

19,489

3,751

Per Cent
100.0

90.7

7.8

1.5

REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGES FILED

VALUE

$39,225,775
45,034,556
53,520,339

54,591,291
20,652,817
37,510,031
66,769,317
84,1U4,693

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

NUMBER

16,345
19,999
18,800
22,474
30,279

25,858
20,903
32,996
36,293
43,045

VALUE

$139,256,565
182,031,163
158,998,768
187,246,495
287,911,821

251,534,590
297,796,432
329,410,907
379,626,686
468,581,099

Source: Prior to 1938, ronm Clerk of Circuit Court. Dade County. Frw 1938. from Firft Federal Salings and Loan Association.

1929
1930

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

NUMBER

3,721
3,489
3,162
2,268
1,898
5,225
5,270

7,276
8,056
8,177
9,919
11,209

9,243
4,217
6,354
8,970
11,749

REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGES INSURED BY FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

VALUE

$ 33,720

5, 61,335
4,733,065
6,681,900
8,185,550
8,338,745

6,104,100
1,540,900
834,350
4,308,600
n.a.

NUMBER

n.a.
1,952
5,906
4,859
3,258

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954

2,391
1,733
2,61h
1,214

VALUE

n.a.
$14i,033,650
46,701,700
36,275,450
25,019,100

18,302,150
13,302,100
19,919,600
10,105,600

Source: Federal Housing Administration.

MORTGAGES INSURED BY VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

VALUE

$57,972,088
89,731,157

26,011,634
40,121,806
27,358,126
514,90,431
86,580,500

Source: Veterans Administration, Pass-A-Grille Regional Office. About 90 per cent of all loans in this service area are in Dade County.
The 1955 figures exclude December.

NUMBER

1935

1936
1937
1938
1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

92

1,293
1,065
1,603
2,075
2,192

1,509
357
227
947
n.a.

1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

NUMBER

11,734
12,255

2,853
4,882
2,851
5,215
7,469

REAL ESTATE

WARRANTY DEEDS FILED

NUMBER

15,729

15,316
9,805
15,834
21,769
28,146

38,555
32,551
29,271
26,409
33,299

VALUE

$ 50,479,070

45,511,890
31,556,375
65,078,080
133,649,900
166,171,650

257,709,552
197,936,330
218,681,150
206,915,520
282,703,550

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

NUMBER

28,855
32,118
33,348
32,537
39,180

VALUE

$313,964,410
337,225,000
371,700,820
412,301,750
534,768,550

Source: Clerk of Circuit Court, Dade County.

ASKING PRICE INDEX FOR HOMES

1947-48= 100

Northeast Combined
Northwest Furnished
Northwest Unfurnished
Southwest Furnished
Southwest Unfurnished
Miami Beach Combined
Coral Gables Combined

Miami Metropolitan Area,
Weighted Average

1949

85.1
87.7
88.3
88.7
88.3
80.9
89.1

86.6

1950

82.7
82.6
86.4
84.6
87.7
82.3
93.2

85.2

1951

92.6
90.8
91.9
94.5
99.2
101.7
112.2

96.4

1952

89.3
95.3
100.7
90.3
100,4
88.2
105.7

1953

92.8
91.0
100.6
91.0
100.6
81.1
110.3

94.2

1954

83.2
91.8
98.6
87.4
96.4
81.9
104.8

90.8

1955

86.8
93.4
102.3
90.0
100.9
92.9
111.5

95.3

Source: Unirersity of Miami, Bureau of Business and Economic Research. Based on advertised asking prices for homes in the indicated
areas.

1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

PUBLIC

FINANCE

TiL4
r--- -L Fb

I~~r '.g

TAX MILLAGE RATES

SELECTED DADE COUNTY
1955

MUNICIPALITY
MILLAGE

MUNICIPALITIES

AVERAGE COUNTY
VILLAGE

Miami 22.76 35.88 58.64
Miami Beach 17.40 3h.70 52.10
Coral Gables 17.90 35.li 53.3L
Hialeah 14.00 35.22 49.22
Miami Shores 10.50 34.80 45.30

Surfside 9.00 34.70 43.70
North Miami 17.75 34.80 52.55
Miami Springs 9.00 36.08 45.08
Bal Harbour 11.00 34.70 45.70
South Miami 9.30 34.80 44.10
North Miami Beach 16.00 34.83 50.83
Homestead 14.60 34.70 49.30
Biscayne Park 13.50 34.80 48.30
West Miami 6.50 36.15 42.65
Golden Beach 40.00 34.97 74.97
El Portal 2.30 34.91 37.21
Opa Locka 12.10 34.80 46.90
Bay Harbor 15.60 34.70 50.30
Indian Creek 18.98 34.70 53.68
Florida City 14.00 34.70 48.70

North Bay Village 11.75 34.89 46.6h

Source: Municipal village obtained from lax dpepart;nents of respective municipalities. Areriage county village calculated from informa-
lion furnished by Dade County Tax Assessor.

TOTAL
MILLAGE

PUBLIC FINANCE

COUNTY PROPERTY VALUATIONS AND TAX LEVIES

PROPERTY VALUATION

REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY LEVIES

AVERAGE
TOTAL MILLAGE

$ 401,254,652
432,000,000

577,289,596
527,179,918
524,601,969
535,376,318
568,400,286

726,122,430
802,543,197
935,010,609
1,s45,071,482
1,119,480,633

1,268,926,854
1,384,331,746
1,698,463,618
1,807,908,886
2,200,849,687

$ 4,732,814
5,075,304

5,669,933
h,457,067
4,520,232
5,731,717
7,642,792

11,389,760
12,089,782
17,607,329
21,000,602
21,473,791

29,133,985
31,292,131
33,578,222
35,914,261
43,489,040

Note: Property valuations include both real and personal property and also lax exempt property except widows, veterans and disability
bonus exempt property. Figures do not include the leries of muniicipalities in the county.
Source: County Tax Assessor, Dade County.

1939
1940

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

10.62
11.12

12.37
10.30
10.00
12.52
16.21

19.32
18.45
2373
28.47
25.44

31.13
30.74
30.20
30.80
35.04

PUBLIC FINANCE

COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS

ESTIMATED PER CENT OF EXEMPT
VALUE NUMBER TO ALL DWELLINGS
1940 $ 24,201,040 22,001 24.3

1941 79,766,610 18,129 18.2
1942 89,868,770 20,425 19o2
1943 92,488,270 21,020 19.4
1944 99,700,000 22,659 20.6
1945 101,504,380 23,069 20.4

1946 125,937,490 28,662 24.2
1947 151,535,710 34,440 26.9
1948 203,102,510 46,160 31.5
1949 239,617,380 54,458 33.5
1950 281,846,430 64,056 35.5

1951 331,123,190 75,255 37.6
1952 391,316,420 88,935 41.7
1953 428,165,790 97,310 42.5
1954 471,195,700 101,230 41.1
1955 541,344,780 121,205 46.2

Source: Value and number of exemptions 1940 through 1953 estimated from annual county budget, Dade County; 1954-55 actual figures
supplied by Dade County Tax Assessor. At the time of the 1950 Census of Housing, 46.1 per cent of Dade County dwelling units were
owner occupied.

CONSUMER

EXPENDITURES

COST OF FOOD

PRICE INDEX

1946-49
AVERAGE

SEPT.
1940 (May)

1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

100

46

52
76
74
74
76

88
103
109
102
109

136
118
109
108
108

ANNUAL FOOD COST

$832

386

432
529
618
618
630

733
853
901t
847
903

963
983
904
898
896

*Annual Jood costs for a 2-adult family in the middle income group, based on price levels at the indicated date in Greater Miami.

Source: Unirersity of Miami. Bureau of Business i ad Economic Resea;ch.

CONSUMER EXPENDITURES

EXPENDITURES FOR CURRENT CONSUMPTION

MIAMI FAMILIES

1950

PER CENT OF
FAMILY INCOME

AVERAGE YEARLY
EXPENDITURE S

Expenditures for Current Consumption

Housing
Fuel, Light, Refrigeration and Water
Household Operation
House Furnishings and Equipment: Tot;
Household Textiles
Furniture
Floor Coverings
Kitchen, Cleaning, Laundry Equipm
Miscellaneous
Food
Alcoholic Drinks
Tobacco
Personal Care
Clothing: Total
Women and Girls
Men and Boys
Children Under 2 Years
Clothing Materials and Services
Medical Care
Recreation
Reading
Education
Automobile Transportation
Other Transportation
Miscellaneous

100,0

12.2
2.7
5.8
7.1

ent

27.1
1.9
2.0
2.5
9.9

5.6
5.0
1.0
0.6
12.5
1o9
2.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Family Income, Expenditures, and Savings in 1950."

0.9
1.9
0.6
2.1
1.6

4.8
3o.
0.1
1.6

$4,605

563
126
269
329

1,215
89
90
113
458

259
229
h4
26
576
87
102

$ 39
88
28
99
75

222
156
4
76

al

CLIMATE

MONTHLY NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL

1921-1950

AT DOWNTOWN MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU
(Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit;
Precipitation in inches)

Normal Maximum Daily
Temperature
Normal Minimum Daily
Temperature
Average (Mean)
Temperature

Precipitation

Normal Maximum Daily
Temperature
Normal Minimum Daily
Temperature
Average (Mean)
Temperature

Precipitation

Source: U. S. Weather Bureau Station, Asheville, North Carolina.

AVERAGE

JAN.

77.9

58.6

68.3

2.06

FEB.

79.0

58.4

68.7

1.78

AUG.

91.2

74.$

82.9

6.61

MAR.

81.3

61.2

71.3

2.25

SEPT.

89.6

73.7

81.7

8.33

APR.

84.5

65.3

74.9

3.99

OCT.

85.8

70.0

77.9

8.23

MAY

87.2

68.8

78.0

5.55

NOV.

80.7

63.5

72.1

2.41

JUNE

90.0

72.5

81.3

6.82

DEC.

78.5

59.8

69.2

1.65

JULY

91.0

74.1

82.6

6.73

CLIMATE

HURRICANES AFFECTING MIAMI

1926 TO DATE

MAXIMUM WIND VELOCITY
(5 Minute Sustained)

July 26-27, 1926

September 17-18, 1926

October 20-21, 1926

September 16, 1928

September 28, 1929

September 4, 1933

November 4, 1935

October 5-6, 1941

October 18-19, 19h4

September 15, 19h5

September 17, 1947

October 12, 1947

September 22, 1948

October 5, 1948

August 26, 1949

October 17-18, 1950

33 MPH

125

52

60

56

h2

75

63

65

86

73

58

62

79

52

97

ESTIMATED DAMAGE
FOR MIAMI AREA

Minor

$76,000,000

Minor

Minor

Minor

Minor

$5,500,000

$300,000

Moderate-No Figures

$5,000,000

$2,500,000

Minor

Minor

$2,500,000

Minor

$15,000,000

Source: U. S. Weather Bureau, Miami, Florida.

THE STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
(Dade County)

LOCATION. Dade County is located in southeastern Florida between 80 and 81 o longitude and be-
tween 250 and 26 latitude. The county was created in 1836, including at that time most of southeast-
ern Florida. In 1909 Palm Beach County was formed as a separate unit. In 1915, with the separation
of Broward County, Dade County obtained its present boundaries.
AREA. Dade County covers an area of 2,109 square miles. The census tracted area covers 144.18
square miles. Density of the tracted area in 1955 was 4,388 persons per square mile.
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES. Dade County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners
of five members. There are 26 incorporated municipalities within the county. Part of the area is unin-
corporated. The Dade County Board of Public Instruction is a separate branch of the state government
with tax districts of its own. Charitable agencies are organized in the Welfare Planning Council. Major
civic organizations are the Miami-Dade, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Coral Gables, South Miami, North
Miami and Homestead-Redlands Chambers of Commerce, the Greater Miami Traffic Association and
the Dade County Research Foundation. Major regional offices of the Federal Government are the Miami
Weather Bureau, and the Federal Housing Administration in Coral Gables.
TRANSPORTATION. Dade County is served by two railroads, the Florida East Coast Railroad and the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad, providing freight and passenger service to northern points. The Greyhound
and the Trailways bus systems render service to northern points, to the West Coast and Key West. To
the south (Homestead), only freight service is provided. The Port of Miami is an ocean harbor on Bis-
cayne Bay near the downtown business district. Its main channel to the Atlantic Ocean is 30 feet in
depth and 300 feet wide. Three piers provide 6,000 feet of berthing space. Miami International Airport
at N. W. 36th Street serves both passenger and cargo traffic. In 1955 there were 22 scheduled national
and foreign airlines operative, of which three were carrying cargo only. In addition 33 non-scheduled
airlines were active. The airport handles the largest foreign cargo volume in the United States
(9,800,000 pounds in the first nine months of 1955). In the 3,000-acre port area, numerous aircraft
overhaul and outfitting plants are established. Total number of airline employees is 17,000- 18,000.
EDUCATION. The public school system has 124 separate school centers, with 3,410 classrooms. Of the
schools, 13 have senior high school grades and 25 junior high school grades, while 111 have elemen-
tary grades only. Ten more school centers are in the planning stage.
Higher education is provided by the University of Miami, a privately endowed institution which was
chartered in 1925. The University has three graduate schools and five undergraduate colleges, plus an
evening division. Its full-time faculty is 504. The main campus is located in Coral Gables. Barry College
is a private Catholic college for women only, with a campus in Miami Shores.
CHURCHES. The 272 major church centers are divided as follows: Baptist 55, Methodist 29, Jewish 26,
Catholic 23, Lutheran 23, Presbyterian 19, Episcopal 12, Christian 8, Christian Science 7, Congrega-
tional 5, Seventh Day Adventists 5, Miscellaneous 40.
HOSPITALS. There are 17 hospitals in the area with a total bed capacity of 3,015. Largest hospital is
Jackson Memorial with 844 beds. It also has teaching facilities for the University of Miami Medical
School.
RECREATION. There are five county ocean parks, Crandon Park and Virginia Beach on Key Biscayne
and Virginia Key, Haulover Park near Sunny Isles, Matheson Hammock Park in Coral Gables
and Homestead Bayfront Park near the Homestead Army Air Force base. Since June, 1947, an area of
1,499,500 acres in Dade and Monroe counties has been made into a national park of the Federal Park
system. Everglades National Park is the third largest and the only sub-tropical park in the system. It
had 247,000 visitors in 1955.
Major sightseeing attractions are Fairchild Tropical Garden, which contains a large collection of tropical
plants, the County Zoological Garden in Crandon Park, the County Art Museum at Villa Viscaya, the
Seaquarium on Virginia Key. Hialeah Park, a horse race track, is open to sightseers outside the racing
season. The Orange Bowl, a football stadium with a seating capacity of 76,000, is located in the city
of Miami.

The Almanac is Volume 9, Number 1 of the MIAMI ECONOMIC RESEARCH. Copyright 1956 by University
of Miami. Permissions for reprint should be addressed to Dorothy Melville, Editor, Bureau of Business and
Economic Research, University of Miami, P. O. Box 8166, University Station, Miami, Florida.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
Greater Miami Area

1955 Per Cent Change
Oct. Nov. Dec. Year 1955
from
_ear 1954

Bank Debits to Individual Accounts ($1,000)
Postal Cancellations (1,000)
Gasoline Sales (1,000 gal.)
Electricity Sales (1,000 kwh)
Number Residential Customers of Electricity
Number Telephones in Service (end of mo.)
Index Dept. Store Sales (adjusted for
seasonal variations-1947-1949 = 100)
Sales Tax Collections ($1,000)
Employment (total non-agricultural)
Unemployment
School Enrollment (end of mo.)
Passenger Arrivals and Departures-
International Airport
Value of Building Peimits Issued ($1,000)
Number of Dwelling Units Started:
Total
1 & 2-Family Units
Apartment Units
Value of Warranty Deeds Recorded ($1,000)
Value of Mortgages Filed ($1,000)
Value of Real Estate Sales:
Miami Beach ($1,000)
Coral Gables ($1,000)

$782,030
18,953
17,456
148,560
221,714
311,399

n.a.
$ 1,679
232,400
11,300
110,600
201,601

$811,996
19,109
18,691
138,690
225,273
315,851

n.a.
$ 1,903
238,200
11,500
111,623
214,552

$ 23,049 $ 16,957 $ 16,565

1,317
1,124
193
$ 42.4o09
33,348

$ 10,177
2,015

1,002
842
160
$ 24,L10
31,488

$ 9,267
2,608

Source

Area Covered.

Bank Debits ...............-----.. .......... ---Greater Miami Clearing House Association ........ All Dade County banks reporting to Federal
Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Postal Cancellations ---..... ..... ..- .. _.. -- Post Office, Miami .__...--- -... _.......----..---....All Dade County post offices except Hialeah,
Miami Springs, North Miami & Homestead
Gasoline Sales ...----..... -----................ ....- Florida State Department of Agriculture ............- Dade County
Electricity Sales .---...-....--..---........... ----...-- Florida Power and Light Company .. --.......-...-......_ -Dade County
Number Residential Customers of Electricity _.._Florida Power and Light Company _--....._ -. Dade County
Number Telephones in Service .._..._- Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company_ Dade County
Index Department Store Sales .-----.....------ ..-Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta ...--------....... ---- Miami Metropolitan Area
Sales Tax Collections ....--....- ... ----....---- ..Comptroller, State of Florida ...--.........------------. Dade County
Employment .......--........--.... .... ..--- Florida State Employment Service .....---....................Dade County
Unemployment --...................-....._._. Florida State Employment Service -............. -- ----..Dade County
School Enrollment .--...........-------------- ..--.. -- Dade County School Board ____........... ....... Dade County
Passenger Arrivals and Departures ....._...._ ....- Dade County Port Authority .--........ ....-------------- Miami International Airport
Value of Building Permits .---...--............... --. Building Permits Filed-22 communities ..-..--- Dade County -- 22 communities
Number of Dwelling Units Started ._....--........... Building Permits Filed-22 communities ..---......... Dade County 22 communities
Value of Warranty Deeds Recorded ----........--.. Clerk of Circuit Court, Dade County ...._..--- ----.... ... Dade County
Value of Mortgages Filed ..........-- ...--..... ----- First Federal Savings and Loan Association ...--...- Dade County
Value of Real Estate Sales Miami Beach ...-. Miami Beach Board of Realtors ....-..-- --.................. Miami Beach
Value of Real Estate Sales Coral Gables ..... Coral Gables Realty Board ....--.......-........---....---......... Coral Gables

University of Miami, Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

$896,0914
32,294
n.a.
145,333
229,748
325,853

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n.a.
245,050
10,000
112,370
n.a.

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37,190

$ 5,1453
2,787

+ 13.1

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17.6
29.7
23.4

+ 15.1
+ 10.0

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