Jewish Miami: A 2024 Community Study
Janet Krasner Aronson, Matthew Boxer, Matthew A. Brookner, Alicia B. Chandler, Leonard Saxe, David Dutwin, Evan Herring-Nathan
April 2025
Jewish Miami: A 2024 Community Study provides a snapshot of today’s Jewish population in Miami and considers trends and developments in Jewish life and engagement. This study is based on an analysis of data collected from 2,686 eligible households between February 5 and June 14, 2024. The study found that there are 69,700 Jewish households in the Miami Jewish community. These households include 170,300 individuals, of whom 130,100 are Jewish. The Jewish population comprises 5% of the total Miami-Dade population, and Jewish households make up 8% of all households in Miami-Dade County. Nearly one quarter of Miami Jewish adults have moved to the area in the past decade, and one third of Jewish adults were born outside of the United States. The share of Miami Jews who are Orthodox is 13%, and nearly half of Miami Jewish children (46%) reside in Orthodox households.
Key Findings
- Miami Jews are older than all US Jews. The mean age of Jewish adults in the Miami Jewish community is 57, and the median age is 59.
- The individual intermarriage rate (percent of married Jewish adults who have a non-Jewish partner) in Miami is 24%, significantly lower than the national average of 42% in 2020.
- The Miami Jewish community is divided fairly evenly among those identify as politically conservative (26% conservative, 6% very conservative), politically liberal (26% liberal, 9% very liberal), and moderate (34%).
- Twenty-six percent (26%) of Miami Jewish adults (23,700 Jewish adults) define themselves as being part of the Latin American Jewish community. Six percent (6%) of Miami Jewish adults (6,100 Jewish adults) define themselves as being part of the Russian-speaking Jewish community. Nineteen percent (19%) of Miami Jewish adults (21,000 Jewish adults) define themselves as being part of the Israeli American Jewish community.
- For the 2023- 24 school year, roughly half of Miami Jewish children (45%) who are not yet in kindergarten were enrolled in an early childhood program run by a Jewish organization. In Miami, 41% of K-12 Jewish students were enrolled in Jewish day school or yeshiva; 7% of K-12 Jewish students were enrolled in part-time school.
- Of all Miami Jewish adults, 71% have been to Israel at least once, including 41% who have visited more than once, and 13% who have lived in Israel. More than three quarters of Miami Jewish adults (78%) feel some level of emotional attachment to Israel, with 25% feeling somewhat attached and 53% feeling very attached.
- Twenty-six percent (26%) of Miami Jewish households are defined as financially “struggling.” (Four percent of Jewish households report they cannot make ends meet, and another 22% are just managing to make ends meet.) Thirty-six percent (36%) of Miami Jewish households report having “enough” money, 23% report having “extra” money, and 16% describe themselves as “well-off.”
- Fourteen percent (14%) of Jewish households had difficulties paying for basic necessities during the past year, including food, housing, and medical care. Among Jewish households with children, 24% had difficulty paying for basic necessities, compared to 12% of Jewish households without children. Among financially struggling Jewish households, 46% had difficulty paying for basic necessities.
- About two thirds of Jewish households (66%) with at least one teen or young adult ages 12-26 include someone who is currently experiencing social or emotional challenges. The most common challenges are managing anxiety or depression (41%) and coping with academic pressure (37%).