Miami Gardens Self Storage

Miami Gardens, Florida is a suburban city of Miami located in Miami-Dade County. This city encompasses 20 square miles and known as a working and middle class community. Miami Gardens is the third largest city in the Miami-Dade County with Miami and Hialeah being larger.  This city is located in the North-Central region of the county and located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.  Miami Gardens is located 3.4 miles from Hollywood and 10.0 miles from Hialeah.

This city was named for one of the major roadways that run through the area known as Miami Gardens Drive.  Miami Gardens can be easily accessed by I-95, the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826), and the Florida Turnpike.  This city also has rail access through the Florida East Coast Railway and the South Florida Tri-Rail System.

Miami Gardens was incorporated in 2003 and is made up of the of the following neighborhoods – Andover, Bunche Park, Carol City, Lake Lucerne, Norwood, Opa-Locka North, and Scott Lake.

The 2010 population of Miami Gardens was 107,167 people with a population density of 5,878.4 per square mile.   The estimated median household income in 2009 was $43,097. The median age of residents is 33.4 years. The estimated median house or condo value in 2009 is $161,994. 

The population density of Miami Gardens is high with 7,144 people per square mile.  In the 1970’s many middle class African-American and Afro-Caribbean American family moved from City of Miami and other nearby cities and immigrated to what is now the City of Miami Gardens. This area is the largest city in Florida that has a majority of African-American, Bahamians, British West Indians, Colombians, Cubans, Dominicans, Haitians, Jamaicans, and Nicaraguans.  The racial demographic of Miami Gardens (2009) showed 43.3% Hispanic, 26.9% White, 24.4% African American, and 2.1% Asian. 

The most common industries in Miami Gardens in 2009 included:  

There are two universities located in Miami Gardens, St. Thomas University and Florida Memorial University.  There are also 7 colleges and universities of over 2000 students within 25 miles of Miami Gardens – Barry University (Miami), Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale), Broward Community College (Ft. Lauderdale), Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (Ft. Lauderdale), Miami-Dade Community College (Miami), and Keiser College (Ft. Lauderdale).  All cities that are homes or located near institutions of higher learning are in need of secure storage space as students move in and out of the area when they are not taking classes and need personal storage space for their items rather than hauling them home and hauling them back when they resume classes.

Miami Gardens is home to Calder Race Track and Casino and the Dolphin Stadium which is used by the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins.  The population of this city increases during the year as owners, trainers, and staff come from the north bringing their horses to Calder Race Track during the winter months for racing and training.  The population of this area also varies during the year as players, trainers, and staff come to train and practice at Dolphin Stadium.  Since this is a population that comes and goes seasonally from this area, these transient residents would benefit greatly from personal storage space to keep items since they return annually.

Miami Gardens has a high population density which means that residents are likely living in homes or apartments that are small leaving these residents to search for storage solutions.
And as with all cities, there are people living in homes, apartments, and condos that have limited space and do not have the extra space for storage and are in need of storage units.  This area also has a group of transient residents due to the race track and stadium that would benefit from nearby storage units where they could leave items rather than haul it back each year.

Statistical information obtained from City-Data.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.