Marathon, Florida

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Back to Marathon, FL housing info, Monroe County, Florida, FL smaller cities, FL small cities, All Cities. View more photos (we have 22 pictures of Marathon, FL available)   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Marathon, FL Monroe County Population in July 2008: 9,526. Population change since 2000: -7.1%   Males: 5,003   (52.5%) Females: 4,523   (47.5%) Median resident age:   43.8 years Florida median age:   38.7 years Zip codes: 33050. Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,663 (it was $36,010 in 2000) Marathon:   $44,663 Florida:   $47,778 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $29,974 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $411,541 (it was $149,700 in 2000) Marathon:   $411,541 Florida:   $218,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $518,501; Detached houses: $707,336; Townhouses or other attached units: $325,049; In 2-unit structures: $516,387; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $186,037; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $476,758; Mobile homes: $46,282; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,972 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 33050 Marathon, FL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Marathon: White Non-Hispanic (73.3%) Hispanic (20.4%) Black (4.7%) Other race (2.0%) Two or more races (1.4%) American Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Marathon: 106.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Marathon, Florida on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Marathon is mentioned 251 times on our forum: I am moving to marathon florida  (23 replies) Marathon Florida  (3 replies) Whiskey Joe's Tampa Bay Swim Marathon.  (0 replies) Marathon Key  (11 replies) Florida for the Desperate  (88 replies) MEET UP! October 17th @ Sharkeys in Venice  (89 replies) Latest news from Marathon, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (17.1%), Irish (15.6%), English (12.6%), United States (5.8%), Italian (5.4%), French (4.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 3 feet Land area: 8.65 square miles. Population density: 1102 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 24.73 N, Longitude: 81.04 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +572 (+5.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,881 (75.6%)

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Average climate in Marathon, Florida

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Marathon-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the Marathon city center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1972, a category 2 tornado 40.9 miles away from the city center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Tony Bryant - 2005 NFL player (New Orleans Saints, born: Sep 3, 1976).

Political contributions by individuals in Marathon, FL

• The Florida Keys Marathon Airport (Runways: 1, Commercial Ops: 212, Air Taxi Ops: 1,370, Itinerant Ops: 27,513, Local Ops: 35,017, Military Ops: 244)
• Adventure Island Heliport
• Fishermen's Hospital Emergency Helistop Heliport
• Plantation Key Seaplane Base

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Notable location: Sombrero Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Marathon include: Florida Keys Baptist Church (A), San Pablo Catholic Church (B), The Community Church (C), Faith Baptist Temple (D), First Baptist Church (E), Church of Christ (F), Church of God (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attractions: Tropical Crane Point Hammock (Nature Centers; 5550 Overseas Highway), Museums & Nature Center of Crane Point (Nature Centers; 5550 Overseas Highway), Captain Nelson Perez (Recreational Trips & Guides; 421 Sombrero Beach Rd.). Hotels: Anchorlite Motel (11699 Overseas Highway), Bonefish Bay Motel (12565 Overseas Highway), Boot Key Marina (1996 Overseas Highway), Banana Bay Resort & Marina (4590 Overseas Highway), Blackfin Resort & Marina (4650 Overseas Highway), Cocoplum Beach & Tennis Club (109 Cocoplum Drive), Bay View Inn & Marina (3 North Conch Avenue), Coconut Cay Resort & Marina (7196 Overseas Hwy), Anchor Inn Motel (7931 Overseas Highway).

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	59.5%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	14.2%
Whole state:	12.5%

This city:	7.0%
Whole state:	5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marathon, FL

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• Pelican Motel, Rt 1 Box 528, Marathon, FL 33050
• Royal Hawaiian Hotel, 12020 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
• Coconut Grove Motel, 4900 Overseas Hwy B61, Marathon, FL 33050
• Jo Jos Motel, Rt 1 Box 419, Marathon, FL 33050
• Kingsail Resort Motel, 7076 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
• Vaca Key Motel, Hwy One, Marathon, FL 33050
• Ranch House Motel, 7251 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050
• Seadell Motel, 5000 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050, Fax: (305) 743-9395
• 12 other hotels and motels

Here		29.4%
USA		50.2%

10.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.93%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.40% of residents moved from foreign countries ($963 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.40%
Florida average:	0.22%

from Miami-Dade County, FL	1.25% ($45,447 average AGI)
from Broward County, FL	0.49% ($60,680)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.23% ($41,028)

13.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,287 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.07%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.27% of residents moved to foreign countries ($759 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.27%
Florida average:	0.12%

to Miami-Dade County, FL	1.31% ($48,176 average AGI)
to Broward County, FL	0.59% ($58,749)
to Lee County, FL	0.55% ($56,635)

• Fire: 88
• Hazardous Condition: 26
• Service Call: 3
• Good Intent Call: 1

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Accommodation and food services (population 5,000+)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the greatest tornado activity"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fire safe hotels and motels per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (population 5,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill (population 5,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households (population 5,000+)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents (population 5000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fatal accidents per 100,000 population from 1975 to 2008 (pop 5,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average temperatures"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse"

• #70 (33050) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Bulgarian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"