Monroe County Census Data

People QuickFacts Monroe County Florida
Population, 2008 estimate 72,243 18,328,340
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 -9.2% 14.7%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 79,589 15,982,813
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 4.5% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 15.6% 21.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 15.9% 17.4%
Female persons, percent, 2008 46.8% 50.9%
White persons, percent, 2008 (a) 91.6% 79.8%
Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) 5.4% 15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) 0.5% 0.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) 1.3% 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 1.2% 1.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) 18.9% 21.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 73.6% 60.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 48.2% 48.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 14.7% 16.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 21.4% 23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.9% 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 25.5% 22.3%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 17,536 3,274,566
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.4 26.2
Housing units, 2008 53,813 8,800,294
Homeownership rate, 2000 62.4% 70.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 24.4% 29.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $241,200 $105,500
Households, 2000 35,086 6,337,929
Persons per household, 2000 2.23 2.46
Median household income, 2008 $52,908 $47,802
Per capita money income, 1999 $26,102 $21,557
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 10.4% 13.3%

Business QuickFacts

Monroe County Florida
Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 3,601 523,4611
Private nonfarm employment, 2007 28,999 7,425,3311
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 -10.4% 19.4%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2007 11,177 1,618,119
Total number of firms, 2002 13,385 1,539,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.6% 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.0% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 9.6% 17.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 20.0% 28.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA 78,474,770
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 185,125 219,490,896
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,183,949 191,805,685
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,978 $11,498
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 638,620 29,366,940
Building permits, 2008 260 61,042
Federal spending, 2008 668,344 149,872,1781
Geography QuickFacts Monroe County Florida
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 996.91 53,926.82
Persons per square mile, 2000 79.8 296.4
FIPS Code 087 12
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Key West-Marathon, FL Micro Area

Social Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

>Margin of Error

Average household size

2.41

(X)

2.61

+/-0.08

Average family size

2.93

(X)

3.20

+/-0.13

Population 25 years and over

57,486

+/-243

High school graduate or higher

(X)

90.4

84.5%

(X)

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

30.0

27.4%

(X)

Civilian veterans(civilian population 18 years and over)

8,793

14.4

10.1%

+/-776

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Foreign born

11,708

16.0

12.5%

+/-1,122

Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

17,293

51.2

52.2%

+/-1,136

Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

15,526

52.5

48.2%

Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)

15,652

22.4

19.6%

+/-1,164

Household population

72,134

+/-613

Group quarters population

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Economic Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

In labor force (population 16 years and over)

40,951

65.4

65.2%

+/-1,242

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

18.0

(X)

25.3

+/-1.1

Median household income(in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,984

(X)

52,175

+/-2,916

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

69,556

(X)

63,211

+/-3,570

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

38,366

(X)

27,466

+/-2,731

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.5

9.6%

(X)

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

10.3

13.2%

(X)

Housing Characteristics

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

Total housing units

53,646

+/-258

Occupied housing units

29,964

55.9

88.0%

+/-995

Owner-occupied housing units

20,655

68.9

67.1%

+/-844

Renter-occupied housing units

9,309

31.1

32.9%

+/-812

Vacant housing units

23,682

44.1

12.0%

+/-979

Owner-occupied homes

20,655

+/-844

Median value (dollars)

613,900

(X)

192,400

+/-24,123

Median of selected monthly owner costs

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,720

(X)

1,508

+/-177

Not mortgaged (dollars)

643

(X)

425

+/-38

Demographic Estimates

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

Total population

73,078

*****

Male

38,711

53.0

49.3%

+/-259

Female

34,367

47.0

50.7%

+/-259

Median age(years)

47.2

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

Under 5 years

3,333

4.6

6.9%

+/-106

18 years and over

61,407

84.0

75.5%

+/-243

65 years and over

11,337

15.5

12.6%

+/-177

One race

72,349

99.0

97.8%

+/-245

White

65,737

90.0

74.3%

+/-607

Black or African American

3,948

5.4

12.3%

+/-229

American Indian and Alaska Native

258

0.4

0.8%

+/-182

Asian

926

1.3

4.4%

+/-105

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

19

0.0

0.1%

+/-31

Some other race

1,461

2.0

5.8%

+/-564

Two or more races

729

1.0

2.2%

+/-245

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

13,348

18.3

15.1%

*****



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

Explanation of Symbols:
'***' - The median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
'*****' - The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
'N' - Data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
'(X)' - The value is not applicable or not available.

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