CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Key Largo

Florida · 11,350 residents · 12.0 sq mi

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Key Largo is home to 11,350 people in Florida. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $119,200. Median rent is $577 a month. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,350

−5%vs 2000

vs 11,886 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

42.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 43.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.4%(504)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(548)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(541)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.5%(516)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(406)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,789)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(1,833)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(1,491)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6415%(1,697)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.6%(1,428)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(553)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,283

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,577 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,966

−25%vs 2000

vs $25,441 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$119,200

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $146,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$577

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $763 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.5%(9,446)

Black1.9%(227)

Hispanic / Latino16.6%(1,979)

Asian0.5%(55)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(10,758)

Black3%(336)

Hispanic / Latino9.4%(1,062)

Asian0.4%(49)

Other1.8%(207)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban20.7%(2,690)

Mexican3.9%(502)

Central American3%(385)

Puerto Rican1.9%(248)

Guatemalan1.1%(142)

South American1%(130)

Nicaraguan1%(128)

Spaniard0.5%(61)

Venezuelan0.4%(57)

Salvadoran0.4%(53)

Honduran0.4%(46)

Colombian0.3%(42)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.2%(31)

Dominican0.2%(22)

Costa Rican0.1%(16)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(11)

Thai0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Irish15.2%(1,977)

English10.6%(1,384)

German9.3%(1,209)

American7%(915)

Italian4.5%(582)

French4.2%(548)

Polish2.7%(352)

Swedish1.8%(239)

Scottish1.5%(198)

Norwegian1.2%(161)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(115)

Canadian0.9%(111)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(100)

British0.8%(99)

French Canadian0.7%(87)

Lithuanian0.6%(76)

Arab0.6%(75)

Welsh0.6%(74)

West Indian0.4%(58)

Finnish0.4%(54)

Czech0.4%(46)

Subsaharan African0.4%(46)

Portuguese0.3%(43)

Syrian0.3%(41)

Slovak0.3%(41)

Austrian0.3%(35)

Russian0.3%(35)

Lebanese0.3%(34)

Greek0.3%(34)

Latvian0.2%(20)

Belgian0.1%(14)

Armenian0.1%(10)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Jamaican0%(1)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Cuban population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.1%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 19.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.6%(1,654)

Married52.7%(3,043)

Widowed4.6%(263)

Divorced14.2%(818)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(1,171)

Married50%(2,809)

Widowed13.7%(769)

Divorced15.5%(873)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−14.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.4%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)26.2%(276)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.4%(152)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.1%(318)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,055 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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