Tavernier, Florida

Tavernier occupies the southwesternmost 3 miles (5 km) of Key Largo, the largest of the Florida Keys. Tavernier is bordered to the northeast by the community of Key Largo and to the southwest, across Tavernier Creek, by the village of Islamorada on Plantation Key.

U.S. Route 1 (the Overseas Highway) runs through Tavernier, leading southwest 90 miles (140 km) to Key West and northeast 64 miles (103 km) to Miami.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Tavernier CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), of which 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), or 4.66%, are water.^[1]

Tavernier has a tropical savanna climate (Aw), according to the Köppen climate classification.

As of the 2020 census, Tavernier had a population of 2,530. The median age was 49.9 years. 14.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.7 males age 18 and over.^[9][10]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.^[11]

There were 1,149 households in Tavernier, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.6% were married-couple households, 23.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[9]

There were 2,016 housing units, of which 43.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.3%.^[9]

In the 2000 census,^[4] 2,173 people resided in the CDP, making up 938 households, and 602 families. The population density was 321.5/km² (832.1/mi²). The 1,806 housing units had an average density of 267.2/km² (691.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.78% White, 0.83% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 19.51% of the population.

Of the 938 households, 26.3% had children under 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were not families. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29, and the average family size was 2.74.

In the CDP, 20.4% of the population was under 18, 4.8% were from 18 to 24, 28.3% were from 25 to 44, 31.0% were from 45 to 64, and 15.5% were 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,881, and for a family was $46,141. Males had a median income of $30,221 versus $26,397 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,592. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Monroe County School District operates public schools.

Residents are zoned to Plantation Key School on Plantation Key.^[13]

Coral Shores High School is in Islamorada and it has a Tavernier address.^[14][15]