Key West, FL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

81,860

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.2

0.613% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.6%

2.36% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$87,738

6.44% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$780,600

7.85% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

41,475

0.413% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Key West, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92% of the residents in Key West, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Key West-Key Largo, FL are The College of the Florida Keys (235 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Key West, FL was $780,600, and the homeownership rate was 65.8%.

Most people in Key West, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Key West, FL was 2 cars per household.

Key West, FL borders Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL and Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Key West, FL is home to a population of 81.9k people, from which 92% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.8% of Key West, FL residents were born outside of the country (16.2k people).

In 2024, there were 4.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (52.2k people) in Key West, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 5.53k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92%

2024 Citizenship

92%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92% of Key West, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Key West, FL was 92%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Key West, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Key West, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
52.2k ± 496
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
10.9k ± 941
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.53k ± 278

24.6%

Hispanic Population

20.1k people

24.6% of the people in Key West, FL are hispanic (20.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Key West, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
Haiti
364,479 ± 14,701 people
Colombia
327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

Foreign-Born Population

19.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

16.2k people

19.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15.8k people

As of 2024, 19.8% of Key West, FL residents (16.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Key West, FL was 19.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Key West, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,876 ± 278
Gulf War (2001-)
1,558 ± 315
Gulf War (1990s)
603 ± 197

Key West, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Key West, FL.

Health

87.2% of the population of Key West, FL has health coverage, with 32.9% on employee plans, 11% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 21.8% on non-group plans, and 3.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

1,370 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,370 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 43.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.8%

Uninsured

32.9%

Employer Coverage

11%

Medicaid

18.1%

Medicare

21.8%

Non-Group

3.38%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Key West, FL declined by 13.9% from 14.9% to 12.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Key West, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Key West, FL employs 41.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Key West, FL were Accommodation & Food Services (6,046 people), Retail Trade (4,100 people), and Construction (3,901 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($99,541), Information ($88,171), and Finance & Insurance ($75,735).

Employment

Occupations

41.5k

2024 Value

± 1,737

−0.413%

1 Year decline

± 5.71%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Key West, FL declined at a rate of −0.413%, from 41.6k employees to 41.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Key West, FL, are Management Occupations (4,851 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,664 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,276 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Key West, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

41.5k

2024 Value

± 1,737

−0.413%

1 Year decline

± 5.71%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Key West, FL declined at a rate of −0.413%, from 41.6k employees to 41.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Key West, FL, are Accommodation & Food Services (6,046 people), Retail Trade (4,100 people), and Construction (3,901 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Key West, FL, though some of these residents may live in Key West, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,931

Median earning men ± $2,305

$40,791

Median earning women ± $2,799

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($110,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,143), and Manufacturing ($86,442).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,675), Construction ($51,793), and Information ($51,667).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

380
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
380
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
346
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$607k
Accommodation and Food Services
$212k
Retail Trade
$151k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Key West, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Key West, FL awarded 235 degrees. The student population of Key West, FL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 461 male students and 564 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Key West, FL are White (123 and 53%), Hispanic or Latino (68 and 29.3%), Black or African American (19 and 8.19%), and Unknown (17 and 7.33%).

The largest universities in Key West, FL by number of degrees awarded are The College of the Florida Keys (235 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Key West-Key Largo, FL are Registered Nursing (49 and 20.9%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (46 and 19.6%), and General Business Administration & Management (30 and 12.8%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $2,483 for in-state students and $9,933 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 1,025 students enrolled in Key West, FL, 45% men and 55% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 435 records, of which 52.2% were women and 47.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
46 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
41 degrees awarded
Diesel Mechanics Technology
16 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Key West-Key Largo, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 46 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Key West-Key Largo, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

The College of the Florida Keys

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

235 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The College of the Florida Keys with 235 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 116 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Key West, FL, which is 0.975 times less than the 119 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 123 degrees mean that there were 1.81 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 68 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,483) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($793) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,633) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Key West, FL was $780,600 in 2024, which is 2.35 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $723,800 to $780,600, a 7.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Key West, FL is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Key West, FL have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Key West, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$780,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,820

$22,636

Median Property Taxes

±$1,093

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Key West, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Key West, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.8%

Homeownership

2024

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.8% of the housing units in Key West, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Key West, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$87,738

Median Household Income

± $4,111

34.4k

Number of Households

± 1,520

In 2024, the median household income of the 34.4k households in Key West, FL grew to $87,738 from the previous year's value of $82,430.

The following chart displays the households in Key West, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Key West, FL is from Florida.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (13.2%)
Carpooled (9.09%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in Key West, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.09%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Key West, FL have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Key West, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Key West, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Key West, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Key West, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Key West, FL (8.62k out of 80.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Key West, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.