Big Pine Key is home to 4,258 people in Florida. The median age is 52.9, about 14 years above the US median. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. That is roughly 48% ahead of the Florida median. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The typical home is worth $637,000, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,134, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Big Pine Key
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants77.9% → 88.3%(+10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$68,848 → $110,134(+60%)US over the same years: +14%
White share94.5% → 85.7%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Big Pine Key's population equals 5.2% of Monroe County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.0% 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)31.4%(106)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(74)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.6%(90)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 338 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 Pine Key, decade by decade
Big Pine 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
4,124
$68,848
$305,049
19.8%
13.2
2000
5,032
$81,089
$306,949
24.9%
24.6
2010
4,252
$78,053
$582,477
24.0%
32.0
2020
4,521
$92,110
$453,181
28.6%
42.8
2024
4,258
$110,134
$637,000
30.5%
32.2
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.
