About Big Pine Key

Big Pine Key is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 5,049 people and just one neighborhood, Big Pine Key is the 332nd largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Big Pine Key is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Big Pine Key is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Big Pine Key who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.03%), sales jobs (9.21%), and management occupations (8.44%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Big Pine Key are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with Big Pine Key, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

Being a small town, Big Pine Key does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Big Pine Key Information and Demographics

The education level of Big Pine Key citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 24.86% of adults in Big Pine Key have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Big Pine Key in 2000 was $23,169, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,676 for a family of four.

The people who call Big Pine Key home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Big Pine Key is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Big Pine Key include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Big Pine Key is English. Some people also speak Spanish.