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Key West Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Key West Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

25,597

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.1%
5 - 17:
10.4%
18 - 24:
6.0%
25 - 34:
14.7%
35 - 54:
28.9%
55 - 64:
16.0%
Over 65 Years:
20.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.5%
3.5%
93.6%
93.6%
40.2%
40.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Key West
USA
$56,080
$56,080
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Key West
USA
$80,828
$80,828
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.2%

Employment Industries

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Accommodation
Construction
Healthcare
Retail
Transportation
Public Service
Real estate
Arts
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Administration
Finance
Manufacturing
21.4%
21.4%
8.8%
8.8%
8.4%
8.4%
7.6%
7.6%
7.0%
7.0%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.9%
4.3%
4.3%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
59.4%
59.4%
23.0%
23.0%
12.4%
12.4%
3.5%
3.5%
1.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
Haitian
Polish
Russian
Scottish
French
Ukrainian
Dutch
Swedish
Greek
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
Hungarian
African
Scandinavian
Austrian
European
10.0%
10.0%
9.5%
9.5%
8.6%
8.6%
7.0%
7.0%
5.6%
5.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Slavic languages
French Creole
German/Yiddish
Polish
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Russian
Langs. of India
Greek
African languages
Hungarian
Korean
Portuguese
West Germanic languages
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
Arabic
79.0%
79.0%
14.4%
14.4%
2.4%
2.4%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Key West Residents

21.1%