How many renters in Key Largo, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Key Largo, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.9% (±14.0 points) of renting households in Key Largo, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

47.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.9% (±14.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 47.9% (±11.8 points)
Median share of income: 33.8% (±8.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Key Largo

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Key Largo	Monroe County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	4.5% (±4.2 points)	7.2%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.5% (±8.0 points)	7.0%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.4% (±8.8 points)	10.5%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.7% (±8.3 points)	10.9%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.0% (±7.5 points)	10.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	47.9% (±11.8 points)	54.1%	50.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Key Largo against Monroe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Key Largo	Monroe County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.9% (±14.0 points)	64.5% (±4.6 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	47.9% (±11.8 points)	54.1% (±3.9 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.8% (±8.8 points)	37.1% (±1.9 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$68,920 (±$4,738)	$64,941 (±$5,432)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,887 (±$147)	$1,999 (±$108)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Key Largo, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Monroe County (64.5%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Monroe County, Key Largo ranks 10 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 471 of 843.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Key Largo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Key Largo
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Key Largo	—	56.9% (±14.0 points)	—
Tavernier	8.6 mi	89.4% (±29.5 points)	Not measurably different
Islamorada	13 mi	57.6% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Florida City	22 mi	65.5% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Homestead	24 mi	64.1% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Homestead Base	26 mi	95.4% (±32.7 points)	Higher
Leisure City	26 mi	68.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Naranja	27 mi	61.4% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton	29 mi	63.4% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Homestead Base, FL (95.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4	Key Colony Beach	64.5% (±24.1 points)
5	Key West	61.9% (±6.5 points)
6	Big Coppitt Key	61.7% (±23.7 points)
7	Marathon	60.9% (±12.4 points)
8	Big Pine Key	58.9% (±42.6 points)
9	Islamorada	57.6% (±23.1 points)
10	Key Largo	56.9% (±14.0 points)
11	Layton	30.0% (±113.8 points)

Showing 8 of 11 places in Monroe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Key Largo is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Key Largo

Are renters in Key Largo rent-burdened?

56.9% of renting households in Key Largo pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Key Largo spend on rent?

The median renting household in Key Largo, FL spends 33.8% (±8.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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