Islamorada, Village of Islands vs Marathon

A side-by-side comparison of Islamorada, Village of Islands and Marathon: population, income, housing, and more.

Islamorada, Village of Islands and Marathon are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marathon has the higher population (9,831 vs 7,042 in Islamorada, Village of Islands). Islamorada, Village of Islands has the higher median household income ($95,212 vs $80,556 in Marathon). Islamorada, Village of Islands has the higher median home value ($880,200 vs $683,700 in Marathon).

Population, income & housing

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
Population	7,042	9,831
Median age	55.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,212	$80,556
Median home value	$880,200	$683,700
Median gross rent	$1,856	$1,592
Housing units	5,993	6,442
Homeownership rate	81.5%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
Population	6,433 → 7,042 (+9.5%)	8,702 → 9,831 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$82,500 → $95,212 (+15.4%)	$56,365 → $80,556 (+42.9%)
Median home value	$650,100 → $880,200 (+35.4%)	$425,200 → $683,700 (+60.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,646 → $1,856 (+12.8%)	$1,319 → $1,592 (+20.7%)

Islamorada, Village of Islands

Population

6,4337,042

Median household income

$82,500$95,212

Median home value

$650,100$880,200

Median gross rent

$1,646$1,856

Marathon

Population

8,7029,831

Median household income

$56,365$80,556

Median home value

$425,200$683,700

Median gross rent

$1,319$1,592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
Under 5	4.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	10.7%	14.7%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	5.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	16.1%
55 to 64	20.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	20.2%	12.4%
75 and over	9.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	59.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
No high school diploma	3.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	25.7%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
Drove alone	71.8%	62.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	11.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	1.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	10.9%
Other means	0.5%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
1-unit, detached	67.9%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	11.4%
20 or more units	13.1%	9.8%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Islamorada, Village of Islands	Marathon
Poverty rate	6.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1982	1980