Miami is nicknamed the “Capital of Latin America”.  It is the second largest U.S. city with a Spanish-speaking majority, and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.  That is why it is a great city to find Latin American and Caribbean cuisine, as well as other international cuisines.  Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies.  In 2008, Forbes magazine named Miami as “America’s Cleanest City” for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling programs.  According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world’s fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power.

•    City population (2012): 413,892
•    Population growth rate (2012): 3.6%
•    Population demographics (age and income)
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income (2012): $28,536
•    Weather: Tropical Monsoon
•    Licensing requirements and costs: (Click here to visit Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants Guide to Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicles page)
•    Strength of Food Truck Organization: Food Truck Association of Miami

Also check out our other features on mobile food vending in Miami-Dade County and see why it is one of the best food truck cities.