Big Coppitt Key is home to 3,109 people in Florida. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 41% ahead of the Florida median. Renters pay $2,420 a month at the median. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,139, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Big Coppitt Key
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.7% → 23.8%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate12.6% → 4.7%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$71,728 → $105,139(+47%)US over the same years: +14%
Big Coppitt Key's population equals 3.8% of Monroe County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.4%(92)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.8%(88)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.9%(44)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 246 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Big Coppitt Key, decade by decade
Big Coppitt Key population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,441
$71,728
$342,250
16.7%
36.9
2000
2,595
$82,328
$347,390
18.5%
45.0
2010
2,458
$92,480
$656,995
23.9%
55.5
2020
2,869
$123,628
$520,692
23.8%
64.8
2024
3,109
$105,139
$534,500
23.8%
63.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
