Upper Keys, Florida
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Males: 10,561 | (51.9%) |
Females: 9,773 | (48.1%) |
Median resident age: | 44.8 years |
Florida median age: | 38.7 years |
Zip code: 33037
Upper Keys: | $80,885 |
FL: | $69,303 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $58,543 (it was $29,075 in 2000)
Upper Keys CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $645,528 (it was $175,800 in 2000)
Upper Keys: | $645,528 |
FL: | $354,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: $834,357; in 2-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $910,262; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $827,213; mobile homes: $313,121; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $138,332
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Upper Keys, FL
- 18,44283.8%White alone
- 2,89213.1%Hispanic
- 2761.3%Black alone
- 2050.9%Two or more races
- 1050.5%Asian alone
- 580.3%American Indian alone
- 300.1%Other race alone
- 60.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Upper Keys detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 44.8 square miles.
Population density: 454 people per square mile (low).
Upper Keys CCD: | 1.2% ($2,025) |
Florida: | 1.4% ($1,262) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kendall-Perrine, FL (42.2 miles , pop. 155,589).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kendale Lakes-Lindgren Acres, FL (44.1 miles , pop. 314,677).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (970.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 25.06 N, Longitude: 80.48 W
Here: | 1.8% |
Florida: | 2.9% |
- Accommodation & food services (17.0%)
- Construction (9.6%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Public administration (5.4%)
- Health care (4.6%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.4%)
- Construction (15.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (14.5%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.9%)
- Public administration (5.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (20.3%)
- Educational services (10.5%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.2%)
- Finance & insurance (5.0%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.2%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (4.7%)
- Carpenters (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.4%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.1%)
Average climate in Upper Keys, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Upper Keys-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/4/1998, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.4 miles away from the Upper Keys place center injured 20 people and caused $25 million in damages.
On 6/17/1959, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 48.2 miles away from the place center injured 77 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Upper Keys-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 392.2 miles away from Upper Keys center
On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 133.8 miles away from Upper Keys center
On 3/31/1992 at 14:59:39, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 334.4 miles away from Upper Keys center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 347.3 miles away from Upper Keys center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 331.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 352.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 14, Tropical Storms: 6, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Upper Keys:
- University of Miami (about 48 miles; Coral Gables, FL; Full-time enrollment: 13,674)
- Florida Career College-Miami (about 49 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 10,133)
- Florida International University (about 49 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 41,234)
- Miami Dade College (about 54 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 53,787)
- AI Miami International University of Art and Design (about 54 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 3,578)
- Florida National University-Main Campus (about 57 miles; Hialeah, FL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
- Barry University (about 60 miles; Miami, FL; FT enrollment: 7,181)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Upper Keys: Port Largo Plaza (A), Waldorf Plaza (B), Hunters Ridge Country Club (C), Hunter's Creek Golf Course (D), Key Largo Club (E), Ocean Reef Club (F), Key Largo Convention Center (G), Monroe County Public Library System Key Largo Branch (H), Tavernier Volunteer Fire / Ambulance Department (I), Islamorada Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (J), Islamorada Fire Rescue Department Station 21 (K), Tavernier Volunteer Fire Department Station 22 (L), Islamorada Fire Department Station 19 (M), Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Corps (N), Ocean Reef Public Safety Department (O), Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department (P), Key Largo Volunteer Fire - Rescue Station 2 (Q), Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Corps (R), Islamorada Fire Rescue Department Station 20 (S), Monroe County Sheriff's Office (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: The Tradewinds Shopping Center (1), Tavernier Towne II Shopping Center (2), Kendall Mall (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Upper Keys include: Burton Memorial United Church (A), Church of God of Plantation Key (B), Burton Memorial United Methodist Church (C), Saint Adrians Church (D), Saint Margarets Church (E), San Pedro Church (F), Key Largo Baptist Church (G), First Baptist Church of Key Largo (H), Immanuel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Lake Simmons (A), Crocodile Lake (B), Lake Surprise (C), Dove Sound (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Dispatch Creek (A), North Sound Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Upper Keys include: Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park (1), New Mahogany Hammock State Botanical Site (2), Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge (3), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.1 people |
Florida: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 59.3% |
Whole state: | 65.2% |
This place: | 7.9% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
This place: | 7.7% |
Whole state: | 12.5% |
This place: | 3.6% |
Whole state: | 5.7% |
People in group quarters in Upper Keys in 2010:
- 265 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 103 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 32 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 11 people in group homes intended for adults
- 8 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 5 people in correctional residential facilities
- 3 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 3 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 2 people in college/university student housing
People in group quarters in Upper Keys in 2000:
- 78 people in nursing homes
- 48 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 20 people in other workers' dormitories
- 19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 5 people in military barracks, etc.
For population 15 years and over in Upper Keys:
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 14.3%
For population 25 years and over in Upper Keys:
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.9 minutes
Here: | 10.4 |
Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Upper Keys, FL (based on Monroe County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 13,346 | 5 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,156 | 39 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,848 | 19 |
Other | 2,264 | 12 |
Black Protestant | 757 | 5 |
Orthodox | 20 | 1 |
None | 48,699 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Monroe County: | 3.70 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 5.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Monroe County: | 27.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.1% |
Florida: | 9.2% |
Monroe County: | 20.8% |
Florida: | 23.7% |
Here: | 9.0% |
State: | 14.0% |
10.13% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($275,567 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.13% |
Florida average: | 8.80% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($696 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.10% Florida average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.24% ($92,615 average AGI) |
from Broward County, FL | 0.45% ($183,463) |
from Palm Beach County, FL | 0.31% ($104,903) |
10.71% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($90,566 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.71% |
Florida average: | 7.45% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($423 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.05% Florida average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.17% ($63,433 average AGI) |
to Broward County, FL | 0.45% ($71,054) |
to Lee County, FL | 0.37% ($58,948) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Upper Keys:
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
- WRHC (1550 AM; 45 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: WRHC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRHB (1020 AM; 9 kW; KENDALL, FL; Owner: NEW WORLD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WOIR (1430 AM; 5 kW; HOMESTEAD, FL; Owner: AMANECER CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC.)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Upper Keys:
- WKLG (102.1 FM; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: WKLG, INC.)
- WKEZ-FM (96.9 FM; TAVERNIER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMKL (91.7 FM; KEY LARGO, FL; Owner: CALL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WFKZ (103.1 FM; PLANTATION KEY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCTH (100.3 FM; PLANTATION KEY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZMQ (106.3 FM; KEY LARGO, FL; Owner: SOUTH BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WRTO (98.3 FM; GOULDS, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #2)
- WMCU (89.7 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
- W228AY (93.5 FM; KEY LARGO, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BR OFMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA)
- WDNA (88.9 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: BASCOMB MEMORIAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- W221AY (92.1 FM; ISLAMORADA, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BD OFMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA)
- WMFL (88.5 FM; FLORIDA CITY, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Upper Keys:
- W54BB (Channel 54; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WEYS-LP (Channel 56; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)
- W32AB (Channel 32; MATECUMBE, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
- W67AP (Channel 67; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WTVJ (Channel 6; MIAMI, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WGEN-LP (Channel 55; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- W43AD (Channel 43; MATECUMBE, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)
- W27AY (Channel 27; MATECUMBE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - MONROE COUNTY)
- W40AA (Channel 40; MATECUMBE, FL; Owner: CAYO HUESO NETWORKS, LLC)
- WPMF-LP (Channel 31; MIAMI, FL; Owner: JAMES J. CHLADEK)
- 85.9%Electricity
- 8.3%No fuel used
- 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.3%Utility gas
- 80.8%Electricity
- 12.5%No fuel used
- 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.3%Solar energy
- 0.3%Utility gas
Upper Keys compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Upper Keys on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: rail and water transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: rail and water transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: air transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (population 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: water transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: retail florists (population 5,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 (33037) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the highest 2012 average taxable interest for individuals (pop 5,000+)"
- #38 (33037) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the highest 2012 average net capital gain/loss (pop 5,000+)"
- #38 (33037) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest charity contributions deductions as a percentage of AGI in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"