Key Biscayne vs Sunset

A side-by-side comparison of Key Biscayne and Sunset: population, income, housing, and more.

Key Biscayne and Sunset are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Key Biscayne has the higher population (14,560 vs 13,652 in Sunset). Key Biscayne has the higher median household income ($172,604 vs $99,764 in Sunset). Key Biscayne has the higher median home value ($1,238,700 vs $537,500 in Sunset).

Population, income & housing

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
Population	14,560	13,652
Median age	43.1 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$172,604	$99,764
Median home value	$1,238,700	$537,500
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,894
Housing units	7,496	5,304
Homeownership rate	69.3%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	42.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
Population	12,915 → 14,560 (+12.7%)	15,871 → 13,652 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$151,310 → $172,604 (+14.1%)	$84,552 → $99,764 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$1,211,000 → $1,238,700 (+2.3%)	$388,800 → $537,500 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,548 → $3,501 (+37.4%)	$1,443 → $1,894 (+31.3%)

Key Biscayne

Population

12,91514,560

Median household income

$151,310$172,604

Median home value

$1,211,000$1,238,700

Median gross rent

$2,548$3,501

Sunset

Population

15,87113,652

Median household income

$84,552$99,764

Median home value

$388,800$537,500

Median gross rent

$1,443$1,894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
Under 5	5.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	25.5%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	5.9%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	20.3%	15.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.1%
75 and over	7.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	11.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	72.8%	84.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
No high school diploma	3.6%	8.3%
High school graduate	8.0%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	13.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	40.3%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
Drove alone	55.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	8.6%
Public transit	2.2%	0.7%
Walked	2.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.9%	12.1%
Other means	3.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
1-unit, detached	18.5%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	74.5%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Key Biscayne	Sunset
Poverty rate	7.7%	11.1%
Average household size	2.92	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1978	1970