Key West.
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7 tracts·25K people·$852K median·4,453/mi²
White 58 · Hispanic 22 · Black 12 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 31 · Other 27
Leisure 25 · Public admin 20 · Health 17 · Professional 17 · Retail 12 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Service 25 · Sales · office 22 · Construction · maintenance 11 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 58 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 13 · Bike 11 · Walk 3 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Key West is $852,400 (Census ACS) — 1.9× the US median of $458,812.
Key West has 25,720 residents across 6 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 46.1; the population is 58.5% White, 22.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Black, 3.1% Multiracial, 2.3% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 41.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.9% (Census ACS).
SIGSBEE CHARTER SCHOOL (72%), MAY SANDS MONTESSORI SCHOOL (62%) and POINCIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (53%) lead the elementary schools; THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS ACADEMY (71%), SOMERSET ISLAND PREP (50%) and KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL (43%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,220/month, 41% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Key West is $87,037 a year, 1% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Key West, median rent is $2,220/month and the median home value is $852,400 (Census ACS).
Key West reported 3.6 violent crimes and 21.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 70°F; annual precipitation is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Key West are lightning (98), heat wave (69) and wildfire (46), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Key West, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).