Tavernier, Florida
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Tavernier is a census-designated place
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A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Monroe County
Monroe County, Florida
Monroe County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 79,589. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county was 74,737....

, Florida
Florida
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, on an island
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 named Key Largo
Key Largo
Key Largo is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and, at long, the largest of the Keys. It is also the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, and the northernmost of the Keys connected by U.S. Highway 1...

 in the upper Florida Keys
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. The population was 2,173 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Tavernier is located at 25°0′55"N 80°30′49"W (25.015156, -80.513678).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.32%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 2,173 people, 938 households, and 602 families residing in the CDP. The population density
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 was 321.5/km² (832.1/mi²). There were 1,806 housing units at 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
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, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.51% of the population.

There were 938 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.74.

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

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,881, and the median income for a family was $46,141. Males had a median income of $30,221 versus $26,397 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 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.

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