Key Biscayne, FL

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Key Biscayne, Florida

Introduction to Key Biscayne, Florida

Key Biscayne, Florida, in Miami Dade county, is 5 miles S of Miami, Florida. The village is in the Miami area. There are 10,507 residents in Key Biscayne.

Key Biscayne History

The area presently known as Key Biscayne was officially discovered by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513. He named it Santa Marta and claimed it for his Spanish King. In 1825, the U.S. Government bought a small part of the property from an American woman in the area, and built the Cape Florida Lighthouse on it. The woman and her husband then went on to develop the town of Key Biscayne. They began by offering 264 lots for $500 each.

Key Biscayne and nearby Attractions

The Cape Florida Lighthouse
Crandon Park Beach
Key Biscayne Community Center
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area
Coco Walk
Bayside Marketplace

Things To Do In Key Biscayne

Key Biscayne has some of the best beaches in the world. It has many places of interest which offer neverending opportunities for fun and excitement. The Key Biscayne Community Center offers a number of facilities, including indoor basketball, a gym, and a heated pool, among others. One can also go on tours to Cape Florida Lighthouse. Overall, Key Biscayne offers excellent opportunities for picnicking, biking, water sports and wind surfing.

Key Biscayne Transportation

People of the village go to Miami International Airport for air travel.

Key Biscayne Higher Education

Miami-Dade Community College is close to the village.

High Points

Key Biscayne strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Low Violent Crime (vs. State)	Top 8%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 12%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State)	Top 12%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Key Biscayne, FL

Comparing Key Biscayne to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Value
Nearest Large City	5 miles S of Miami, Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Standard Zip Codes	33149
Phone Area Codes	305
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	25.693
Longitude	-80.162

Station	MIAMI BEACH
Distance	6.5 miles
Jan Temp	63 to 73 F
Apr Temp	70 to 79 F
Jul Temp	78 to 87 F
Oct Temp	75 to 83 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Station	HIALEAH
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	62 to 78 F
Apr Temp	70 to 84 F
Jul Temp	79 to 92 F
Oct Temp	74 to 87 F
Annual Precip	66 inches

Station	PERRINE 4 W
Distance	18.5 miles
Jan Temp	55 to 76 F
Apr Temp	63 to 83 F
Jul Temp	72 to 90 F
Oct Temp	68 to 85 F
Annual Precip	61.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	10,507	100%
Male	4,930	46.9%
Female	5,577	53.1%
Under 18	2,547	24.2%
18+	7,960	75.8%
65+	1,634	15.6%
Median Age	40.1
Average Family Size	2.99
White	10,030	95.5%
African-American	48	0.5%
Asian	97	0.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	15	0.1%
Other	157	1.5%
Mixed Race	160	1.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	5,231	49.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	10,158
Growth	-349
Growth %	-3.29%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	51.1%
German	6.5%
English	5.7%
Italian	5.4%
US/American	4.3%
Irish	3.7%
French (except Basque)	3.4%
Russian	2.5%
Brazilian	1.8%
Scottish	1.3%
Swedish	1.2%
European	1%
British	0.9%
Swiss	0.9%
Polish	0.9%
Greek	0.7%
Jamaican	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
French Canadian	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Lebanese	0.6%
Hungarian	0.5%
Canadian	0.4%
Basque	0.4%
Australian	0.4%
Portuguese	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Turkish	0.3%
Egyptian	0.3%
Belgian	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Iranian	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Arab/Arabic	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Key Biscayne	10,507	$107,610
Coral Gables	42,249	$98,553
Miami	362,470	$27,225
Miami Beach	87,933	$33,440
Pinecrest	19,055	$122,526
South Miami	10,741	$57,791
West Miami	5,863	$39,000

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