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

Name: Rent burden in Key West, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.9% (±6.5 points) of renting households in Key West, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

52.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.9% (±6.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 52.9% (±5.7 points)
Median share of income: 36.4% (±2.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Key West

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Key West	Monroe County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	8.5% (±3.3 points)	7.2%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.2% (±2.7 points)	7.0%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.5% (±3.9 points)	10.5%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.8% (±4.3 points)	10.9%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.0% (±3.1 points)	10.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	52.9% (±5.7 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 West against Monroe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Key West	Monroe County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.9% (±6.5 points)	64.5% (±4.6 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	52.9% (±5.7 points)	54.1% (±3.9 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.4% (±2.6 points)	37.1% (±1.9 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$64,846 (±$8,072)	$64,941 (±$5,432)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,220 (±$210)	$1,999 (±$108)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In Key West, 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 higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Monroe County, Key West ranks 5 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 346 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 West

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Key West
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Key West	—	61.9% (±6.5 points)	—
Stock Island	2.2 mi	86.6% (±19.9 points)	Higher
Big Coppitt Key	7.8 mi	61.7% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cudjoe Key	19 mi	81.9% (±33.0 points)	Not measurably different
Big Pine Key	27 mi	58.9% (±42.6 points)	Not measurably different
Marathon	49 mi	60.9% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Key Colony Beach	49 mi	64.5% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Layton	63 mi	30.0% (±113.8 points)	Not measurably different
Islamorada	83 mi	57.6% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stock Island, FL (86.6%).

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
1	Tavernier	89.4% (±29.5 points)
2	Stock Island	86.6% (±19.9 points)
3	Cudjoe Key	81.9% (±33.0 points)
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)

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 West

Are renters in Key West rent-burdened?

61.9% of renting households in Key West 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 West spend on rent?

The median renting household in Key West, FL spends 36.4% (±2.6 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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