Cities / Florida / Key West

Key West, FL

26,078 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Naples)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 110.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MIA

127 mi — Miami International Airport

Population & People

Population

26,078

Median age

46.1

Median household income

$87,037

Poverty rate

10.9%

Unemployment rate

2.1%

Bachelor's degree+

41.3%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

22.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$852,400

Median gross rent

$2,220/mo

Homeownership rate

49.16%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,526

HUD Fair Market Rent (Florida statewide average across 67 areas — not specific to Key West), 2026. Efficiency $1212, 1BR $1296, 2BR $1526, 3BR $1971, 4BR $2261. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.30

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

825.7

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MIA

Miami International Airport

127 mi away

RSW

Southwest Florida International Airport

137 mi away

FLL

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

146 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).