Key West, FL Housing Market & City Data

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24,118
Population Estimate
$613,182
Median Home Value
97.8%
Employment Rate
35.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$911
Median Listing Price$1,167,000
Median Days on Market115
Active Listings263
New Listings34
Total Listings (Active + Pending)312
Avg Listing Price$1,770,478
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.81
Family Dual Income54.7
Median Household Income$69,630
Median Individual Income$37,163
Home Ownership40.7%
Home Value$613,182
Median Rent$1,816
Rent Burden38.9%
Poverty11.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.3%
  • Highschool Education25.7%
  • Some College30.4%
  • Bachelors Degree21.0%
  • Graduate Degree14.7%
  • Total College or Above35.7%
  • Stem Degree41.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male53.5%
  • Female46.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.0%
  • Divorced17.1%
  • Never Married31.6%
  • Widowed5.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityKey West
State IDFL
Population24,118

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1816.8%
19–2913.3%
30–3917.8%
40–4914.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.3%
60–6911.7%
70–797.8%
80+3.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation70.7%
Unemployment Rate2.2%
Disabled9.6%

ETHNICITY

White79.7%
Black14.0%
Asian2.0%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other2.7%
Multiple1.3%

OTHER

Hispanic23.7%
Limited English6.2%
Health Uninsured19.7%
Veteran9.1%

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