Big Pine Key

Population: 4,584
Median household income: $92,452
Median home value: $561,500

Big Pine Key is a community in Monroe County, Florida, home to 4,584 residents. The median household income of $92,452 is above the Monroe County median ($82,430).

Between 2019 and 2023, Big Pine Key's population declined 6.4% from 4,896 to 4,584, while its median home value rose 54.4% from $363,700 to $561,500.

76.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,584
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: $92,452
Median home value: $561,500
Median gross rent: $2,017
Housing units: 2,922
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8964,584

Median household income

$58,259$92,452

Median home value

$363,700$561,500

Median gross rent

$1,645$2,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,896	$58,259	$363,700	$1,645
2020	4,853	$75,996	$373,900	$1,703
2021	4,752	$69,792	$403,200	$1,728
2022	4,502	$74,375	$456,000	$2,013
2023	4,584	$92,452	$561,500	$2,017

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6424.1%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	289	6.3%
5 to 17	495	10.8%
18 to 24	265	5.8%
25 to 34	234	5.1%
35 to 44	557	12.2%
45 to 54	503	11.0%
55 to 64	1,107	24.1%
65 to 74	747	16.3%
75 and over	387	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,768	82.2%
Black or African American	26	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	46	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	150	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	594	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's42.1%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	201	5.7%
High school graduate	905	25.6%
Some college or associate's	1,487	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	589	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	353	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,445	69.9%
Carpooled	134	6.5%
Public transit	12	0.6%
Walked	130	6.3%
Bicycle	12	0.6%
Worked from home	318	15.4%
Other means	17	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	482	27.5%
15 to 29 min	438	25.0%
30 to 44 min	517	29.5%
45 to 59 min	262	15.0%
60+ min	51	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 9.4% (426 of 4,540)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,243	63.5%
Nonfamily households	716	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,959	67.0%
Vacant	963	33.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,618	82.6%
Renter-occupied	341	17.4%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,221	76.0%
1-unit, attached	93	3.2%
2 to 4 units	146	5.0%
5 to 19 units	113	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	349	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1206425
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 24.6851, -81.3625