City safety & data profile

Key LargoFL

Key Largo, FL is a 10K-resident city in Monroe County with a median household income of $85,778.

Monroe County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Key Largo, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Key Largo has a population larger than 3% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $643,900.

Data updated 2026-08-21

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 4%
By size
$85,778
Median income (place)
$643,900
Median home (place)
9.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Key Largo

Key Largo posts a median household income higher than 56% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 44%
by median income, US cities

Where Key Largo income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$85,778 Top 44% higher than 56% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Key Largo $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Key Largo, FL beyond the headline numbers

Key Largo sits inside Monroe County, Florida, at roughly 25.09°N, -80.45°W. Population 10,433, $85,778 median household income. Median home value $643,900, median rent $1,887. Poverty rate 9.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 9.9%, poverty in Key Largo, FL runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Key Largo costs around 7.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 11.6% of Key Largo workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 7.9% in Key Largo, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

At 49.6 years, Key Largo's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Key Largo from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,433
Key Largo · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$85,778
-4% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$643,900
+56% vs avg
Median Age (place)
49.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Monroe County): Key Largo's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
82K+10%
Median Income
$87,738+64%
Median Home Value
$780,600+105%
Poverty Rate
10.6%-21%
Unemployment
2.8%-62%

Economics

Economics indicators for Key Largo, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,887/mo
Poverty Rate
9.9% -20% vs avg
Unemployment 3.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 39%
Work From Home 11.6%
Public Transit 1.4%

Population

White 68.6%
African American 1.9%
Asian 0.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
38.3%
Short Sleep Duration
33.9%
Obesity
26.7%
Physical Inactivity
24.7%
Binge Drinking
16.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
14.3%
Diabetes
13.9%
Current Smoking
12.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.1%
Annual Checkup 79.2%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.9%
Stroke
3.8%

Alerts & News - Key Largo Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Key Largo right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Key Largo, FL?
Key Largo, FL has a population of 10,433 people, located in Monroe County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Key Largo?
The median household income in Key Largo, FL is $85,778 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 9.9%.
What is the median home value in Key Largo?
The median home value in Key Largo, FL is $643,900. Median rent is $1,887/month.
What are the top health concerns in Key Largo?
The top health indicators in Key Largo include High Blood Pressure (38.3%), Short Sleep Duration (33.9%), Obesity (26.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Key Largo?
The median age in Key Largo, FL is 49.6 years. 39% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Key Largo, FL is located in Monroe County, Florida. With a population of 10K and a $85,778 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and short sleep duration. Safety alerts for the Key Largo area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Key Largo, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (9.9% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($85,778 here).

Nearby Cities 8

Using Key Largo's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Key Largo area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Monroe County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.