
Key West at a glance
What makes Key West different: Key West's economy rests on tourism, fishing, and Naval Air Station Key West (which supports roughly 5,000 personnel and runs year-round fighter training); in 1982 residents famously declared the tongue-in-cheek 'Conch Republic' to protest a federal Overseas Highway roadblock.
- Key West population
- 25,720
- Monroe County Medicare
- 19,208
- MA penetration (county)
- 19%