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Key West

Florida · 24,999 residents (2025 est.) · 5.60 sq mi
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The short version

With 25,720 people, Key West is a city in Florida. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $852,400. At a median age of 46.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 4,594 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,037, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Key West

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$344,650 → $852,400 (+147%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Median age33.8 → 46.1 (+12.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Homes owned by their occupants42.1% → 49.2% (+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts

Among the 13 cities and towns in the Key West area

  • 10th in household income$87,037
  • 5th in share with a bachelor's degree41.3%
  • 6th in home value$852,400
  • 2nd in diversity score73.8

Its weight in Monroe County

Key West's population equals 31% of Monroe County's. Its number of households without a car equals 55% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
25,720
+1%since 2000
from 25,478 in 2000
24,999 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,594 / sq mi
+1%since 2000
from 4,550 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
46.1
+19%since 2000
from 38.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5.60 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
23K24K25K26K27K19902000201020202024Key West
202426K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(1,242)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.1%(1,066)
US avg: 6%
10 to 143.5%(889)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 193.7%(951)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243%(771)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(3,592)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.3%(3,940)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(3,156)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6417.7%(4,545)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.8%(3,286)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(1,673)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(609)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$87,037
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,021 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$60,074
+128%since 2000
from $26,316 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.6%
+23.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.526
+10%since 2010
from 0.477 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade1.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$852,400
+85%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $252,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,220
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $899 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
49.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 45.6% in 2000
50.8% rent
Vacancy rate
26.1%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.28 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.2%
−17.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 60.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
9.8
−20%since 2009
from 12.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.4%(18,195)
Black8.8%(2,237)
Hispanic / Latino16.5%(4,215)
Asian1.3%(323)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58.5%(15,034)
Black12.2%(3,139)
Hispanic / Latino22.5%(5,780)
Asian2.3%(593)
Other4.6%(1,174)
Diversity Score
74
+16%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban8.9%(2,289)
Nicaraguan3.4%(864)
Mexican1.9%(489)
Spaniard1.2%(315)
Argentine1%(253)
Colombian0.6%(147)
Dominican0.4%(95)
Venezuelan0.3%(90)
Costa Rican0.3%(75)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(40)
Bolivian0.1%(27)
Panamanian0.1%(18)
Guatemalan0.1%(15)
Asian origin
Filipino0.6%(148)
Chinese0.4%(97)
Thai0.2%(42)
Korean0.1%(33)
Asian Indian0.1%(26)
Taiwanese0.1%(14)
Uzbek0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German9.1%(2,346)
English9.1%(2,339)
Irish8.7%(2,228)
West Indian7.1%(1,829)
Haitian6.7%(1,720)
Italian6.1%(1,576)
American5.6%(1,446)
Russian2%(506)
Scottish1.9%(497)
Polish1.9%(485)
French1.7%(439)
Dutch1.3%(345)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1.2%(301)
Ukrainian1.1%(281)
Swedish1%(259)
Norwegian0.9%(243)
Czech0.8%(194)
Hungarian0.6%(156)
Danish0.6%(148)
British0.6%(146)
Arab0.5%(120)
Latvian0.4%(109)
Iranian0.4%(105)
Romanian0.4%(105)
Lebanese0.4%(102)
Austrian0.4%(102)
Greek0.3%(86)
Finnish0.2%(64)
Guyanese0.2%(60)
Serbian0.2%(46)
Australian0.1%(36)
Canadian0.1%(34)
Welsh0.1%(34)
Swiss0.1%(28)
Bulgarian0.1%(25)
Turkish0.1%(22)
Portuguese0.1%(20)
Jordanian0.1%(18)
Israeli0.1%(16)
Lithuanian0.1%(16)
Jamaican0%(12)
Slovene0%(11)
Slovak0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.3%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 27.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.0%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 84.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 9.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
14.8 min
+65%since 2000
from 9.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
58.3%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
10.6%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.8%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 16.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 5.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.3%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 71.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 77.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.0%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 53.5% in 2009
Female
47.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.5% in 2009
Foreign born
22.9%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.6%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
15.3%
−15.1 ptssince 2013
from 30.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.3%
+14.5 ptssince 2017
from 75.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.6%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
76.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 75.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
15.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 16.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.8%(4,190)
Married46.5%(5,609)
Widowed3.5%(420)
Divorced15.2%(1,835)
Women 15+
Never married25.9%(2,710)
Married48%(5,030)
Widowed9.2%(959)
Divorced16.9%(1,770)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.3%
−15.1 ptssince 2013
from 30.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
39.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 41.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
23.0%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.8%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 9.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 64.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.2%
+6.9 ptssince 2020
from 28.3% 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)29.8%(471)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.1%(555)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(523)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(6)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,582 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

Key West, decade by decade

Key West population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199024,832$67,492$344,65020.8%55.2
200025,478$78,369$460,33227.3%56.8
201024,649$72,373$804,30528.3%63.8
202026,444$88,514$832,30737.8%70.8
202425,720$87,037$852,40041.3%73.8

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Key West, Florida?

Key West, Florida has about 25,720 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Key West, Florida?

The typical household in Key West, Florida earns about $87,037 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Key West, Florida expensive?

In Key West, Florida, the median home is worth about $852,400, and the typical rent is about $2,220 a month.

How educated are people in Key West, Florida?

About 41.3% of adults age 25 and over in Key West, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Key West, Florida?

About 10.9% of people in Key West, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Key West, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Key West, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 888 residents, a change of about 4 percent over that period.

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