Lower Keys, Florida
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| Males: 5,690 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 5,169 |  (47.6%) |
| Median resident age: |  45.8 years |
| Florida median age: |  38.7 years |
Zip code: 33042
| Lower Keys: | $68,521 |
| FL: | $49,426 |
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $38,571 (it was $25,720 in 2000)
Lower Keys CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $418,069 (it was $199,600 in 2000)
| Lower Keys: | $418,069 |
| FL: | $179,800 |
Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $614,144; Detached houses: $701,763; Townhouses or other attached units: $543,004; In 2-unit structures: $590,681; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $460,214; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $633,374; Mobile homes: $183,191; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $54,882
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Races in Lower Keys, FL (2000)
- 10,57590.0%White alone
- 7586.4%Hispanic
- 1401.2%Two or more races
- 1251.1%Black alone
- 710.6%Asian alone
- 600.5%American Indian alone
- 220.2%Other race alone
- 50.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Lower Keys detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 54.3 square miles.
Population density: 200 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in Lower Keys:
- High school or higher: 88.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lower Keys CCD:
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 13.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Lower Keys CCD: | 1.0% ($1,929) |
| Florida: | 1.4% ($1,262) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kendale Lakes-Lindgren Acres, FL (94.6 miles 
, pop. 314,677).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (927.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Big Pine Key, FL (2.0 miles ),
Cudjoe Key, FL (2.0 miles ),
Big Coppitt Key, FL (4.0 miles ),
Stock Island, FL (4.6 miles ),
Marathon, FL (4.9 miles ),
Key West, FL (4.9 miles ),
Key Colony Beach, FL (5.0 miles ),
Middle Keys, FL (5.1 miles ).
Latitude: 24.67 N, Longitude: 81.42 W
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Florida: | 5.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (17%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3%)
Average climate in Lower Keys, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Lower Keys-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 343.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/31/1992 at 14:59:39, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 285.3 miles away from Lower Keys center
On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 196.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/1997 at 14:57:35, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 20.5 mi) earthquake occurred 330.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 587.4 miles away from Lower Keys center
On 4/13/2003 at 04:52:53, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 307.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Tropical Storms: 6, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lower Keys:
- Florida International University (about 100 miles; Miami, FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,234)
- Florida Career College-Miami (about 101 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 10,133)
- University of Miami (about 103 miles; Coral Gables, FL; FT enrollment: 13,674)
- Florida National University-Main Campus (about 108 miles; Hialeah, FL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
- Miami Dade College (about 109 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 53,787)
- AI Miami International University of Art and Design (about 110 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 3,578)
- St Thomas University (about 114 miles; Miami Gardens, FL; FT enrollment: 2,096)
Notable locations in Lower Keys: Sawyer Camp (A), Wesumkee Camp (B), Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department (C), Sugarloaf Key Volunteer Fire Department Station 10 (D), Monroe County Fire / Rescue Station 11 (E), Big Pine Key Volunteer Fire Department (F), Keys Emergency Medical Services (G), Monroe County Sheriff's Office Cudjoe Key Freeman Substation (H), Monroe County Public Library System Big Pine Key Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Big Pine Key Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Lower Keys include: Saint Peters Church (A), Big Pine Church (B), Big Pine Chapel (C), Big Pine Baptist Church (D), Saint Peter Church (E), Church of Christ (F), Methodist Church-Big Pine United (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Memorial Gardens of the Keys (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Lower Keys include: Bahia Honda State Park (1), National Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge (2), Coupon Bight Aquatic Preserve (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Long Beach (A), Sugarloaf Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lower Keys, FL
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009: | This place: | 2.1 people |
| Florida: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 61.1% |
| Whole state: | 65.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
| This place: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 12.5% |
| This place: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
People in group quarters in Lower Keys in 2010:
- 62 people in state prisons
- 28 people in correctional residential facilities
- 8 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.8 |
| Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lower Keys CCD (based on Monroe County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 13,346 | 5 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,156 | 39 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,848 | 19 |
| Other | 2,264 | 12 |
| Black Protestant | 757 | 5 |
| Orthodox | 20 | 1 |
| None | 48,699 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 27
| Monroe County: | 3.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
| Monroe County: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37
| Monroe County: | 5.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 198
| Here: | 27.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.1% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Monroe County: | 20.8% |
| Florida: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 9.0% |
| State: | 14.0% |
10.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($80,644 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.75% |
| Florida average: | 7.97% |
0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($745 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.23% Florida average: 0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.37% ($52,358 average AGI) |
| from Broward County, FL | 0.55% ($42,366) |
| from Palm Beach County, FL | 0.30% ($33,938) |
10.28% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,382 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.28% |
| Florida average: | 7.17% |
0.22% of residents moved to foreign countries ($971 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.22% Florida average: 0.12%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.59% ($30,784 average AGI) |
| to Broward County, FL | 0.63% ($43,495) |
| to Palm Beach County, FL | 0.29% ($48,522) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lower Keys:
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WFFG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MARATHON, FL; Owner: THE GREAT MARATHON RADIO COMPANY)
- WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
- WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lower Keys:
- WWUS (104.1 FM; BIG PINE KEY, FL; Owner: CRAIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAIL (99.5 FM; KEY WEST, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEOW (92.7 FM; KEY WEST, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPIK (102.5 FM; SUMMERLAND KEY, FL; Owner: JOHN MCNEIL PRODUCTIONS, LLC)
- WMFM (107.9 FM; KEY WEST, FL; Owner: SOUTH BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WCNK (98.7 FM; KEY WEST, FL; Owner: CRAIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGGP-LP (106.7 FM; BIG PINE KEY, FL; Owner: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH BIG PINE KEY)
- WKYZ (101.3 FM; KEY COLONY BEACH, FL; Owner: KEYS MEDIA COMPANY, INC.)
- WWWK (97.7 FM; MARATHON, FL; Owner: LSM RADIO PARTNERS LLC)
- WGMX (94.3 FM; MARATHON, FL; Owner: THE GREAT MARATHON RADIO COMPANY)
- W206AS (89.1 FM; BIG PINE KEY, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA)
TV broadcast stations around Lower Keys:
- W55AM (Channel 55; BIG PINE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - MONROE COUNTY)
- W57AM (Channel 57; BIG PINE KEY, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)
- WDLP-TV (Channel 22; KEY WEST, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WVIB (Channel 8; KEY WEST, FL; Owner: HISPANIC KEYS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W63AL (Channel 63; MARATHON, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- W65AP (Channel 65; MARATHON, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- W27CR (Channel 27; KEY WEST, FL; Owner: GOOD SAMARITAN COMMUNICATIONS OF PIOCHE, INC.)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (71%)
- No fuel used (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
Lower Keys compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Lower Keys on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Rail and water transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Rail and water transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a motorcycle to work (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a ferryboat to work (population 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
