Monroe County, Florida (FL)

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• • 50,72565.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 19,53225.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,1926.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0291.3%Asian alone
  • 8741.1%Two or more races
  • 1480.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1140.1%Some other race alone
  • 560.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $875,089

Here:	$875,089
State:	$343,090

Townhouses or other attached units: $590,848

Here:	$590,848
State:	$248,955

In 2-unit structures: $667,625

Here:	$667,625
State:	$250,044

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,142,958

Here:	$1,142,958
State:	$227,379

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $543,196

Here:	$543,196
State:	$313,255

Mobile homes: $159,805

Here:	$159,805
State:	$83,101

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $295,113

Here:	$295,113
State:	$66,167

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 21
• Assaults: 161
• Burglaries: 387
• Thefts: 1476
• Auto thefts: 97

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 210
• Burglaries: 446
• Thefts: 1639
• Auto thefts: 107

Health of residents in Monroe County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,697 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,749 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $810 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $997 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1451 a month.

Cities in this county include: Key West, Upper Keys, Middle Keys, Key Largo, Lower Keys, Marathon, Islamorada, Big Pine Key, Stock Island, Big Coppitt Key.

Current college students: 3,028
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 14,088 (58.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,8702010 or later
• 4,1212000 to 2009
• 2,8491990 to 1999
• 3,0301980 to 1989
• 9121970 to 1979
• 2,921Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,564
• One, attached: 4,173
• Two: 2,693
• 3 or 4: 3,088
• 5 to 9: 2,581
• 10 to 19: 2,366
• 20 to 49: 2,333
• 50 or more: 2,879
• Mobile homes: 4,906
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 313

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 8,356 (193 second mortgage, 667 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,285

Religion statistics for Monroe County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Monroe County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Florida Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4486, Natural disaster type: Other
• Florida Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 4, 2017 - October 18, 2017, FEMA Id: 4337, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 03, 2016 to October 19, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3377: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3377, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 27, 2012 to August 29, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4084: October 18, 2012, FEMA Id: 4084, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 05, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3293: September 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 3293, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Hurricane Wilma, Incident Period: October 23, 2005 to November 18, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1609: October 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1609, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Florida Tropical Storm Rita, Incident Period: September 18, 2005 to October 23, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3259: September 20, 2005, FEMA Id: 3259, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 18 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.65% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($98,034 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($627 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.08%
Florida average:	0.08%

3.70% relocated from other counties in Florida ($27,534 average AGI)
5.86% relocated from other states ($69,873 average AGI)

Monroe County:	5.86%
Florida average:	3.87%

from Miami-Dade County, FL	1.09% ($66,773 average AGI)
from Broward County, FL	0.44% ($96,446)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.22% ($65,190)
from Lee County, FL	0.19% ($55,222)
from Duval County, FL	0.15% ($45,927)
from Orange County, FL	0.13% ($36,640)
from Hillsborough County, FL	0.12% ($37,909)

9.87% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($57,156 average adjusted gross income)

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,181 average AGI)

Monroe County:	0.21%
Florida average:	0.10%

4.79% relocated to other counties in Florida ($26,925 average AGI)
4.87% relocated to other states ($29,049 average AGI)

Monroe County:	4.87%
Florida average:	2.71%

to Miami-Dade County, FL	0.97% ($60,030 average AGI)
to Broward County, FL	0.43% ($42,049)
to Palm Beach County, FL	0.34% ($57,742)
to Lee County, FL	0.29% ($30,449)
to Pinellas County, FL	0.22% ($36,444)
to Hillsborough County, FL	0.19% ($42,556)
to Orange County, FL	0.19% ($35,143)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Monroe County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 17,822 (5,542 living alone), Female householders: 15,017 (5,140 living alone)

• 14,640 spouses (14,436 opposite-sex spouses), 2,237 unmarried partners, (2,157 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,278 children (12,683 natural, 546 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 1,777 grandchildren, 952 brothers or sisters, 1,284 parents, 36 foster children, 969 other relatives, 4,339 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,877

Size of family households: 11,504 2-persons, 3,643 3-persons, 1,868 4-persons, 1,377 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,682 1-person, 3,293 2-persons, 278 3-persons.

7,048 married couples with children.
1,974 single-parent households (725 men, 1,249 women).

76.7% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $556,691,000 ($7,111 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $119,426,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $205,243,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $108,113,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $377,000
Federal grants: $68,964,000
Federal procurement contracts: $41,525,000 ($20,125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $132,468,000 ($74,883,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,924,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,562,040,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-71 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Monroe County, Florida
• 2,2832014 or later
• 1,6022010 to 2013
• 4,5162000 to 2009
• 7,7031990 to 1999
• 12,3171980 to 1989
• 10,5931970 to 1979
• 6,5401960 to 1969
• 3,4321950 to 1959
• 6631940 to 1949
• 4,2471939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Monroe County, Florida

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, Florida
• 1121 room
• 5722 rooms
• 2,6893 rooms
• 4,6224 rooms
• 4,0455 rooms
• 2,8306 rooms
• 1,3277 rooms
• 1,3098 rooms
• 1,1359+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, Florida
• 1,6441 room
• 1,9162 rooms
• 5,8293 rooms
• 2,5094 rooms
• 1,3195 rooms
• 6326 rooms
• 1637 rooms
• 728 rooms
• 1149+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Monroe County, Florida

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, Florida
• 112no bedroom
• 1,2091 bedroom
• 6,8132 bedrooms
• 7,2203 bedrooms
• 2,6264 bedrooms
• 6615+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, Florida
• 1,785no bedroom
• 2,7801 bedroom
• 6,7062 bedrooms
• 2,7383 bedrooms
• 1894 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 545no vehicle
• 6,6681 vehicle
• 7,7622 vehicles
• 2,5323 vehicles
• 8654 vehicles
• 2695+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,966no vehicle
• 5,9071 vehicle
• 3,6562 vehicles
• 1,4893 vehicles
• 1484 vehicles
• 325+ vehicles

81.6% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Florida.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 22,410
• Other state: 35,474
• Northeast: 14,472
• Midwest: 10,160
• South: 7,233
• West: 3,609

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,101
• Number of aged recipients: 249
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 852
• Number of recipients under 18: 110
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 595
• Number of recipients older than 64: 396
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 409
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 450

Monroe County on our top lists:

• #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+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 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"