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Population: 10,255
Males: 5,386 (52.5%), Females: 4,869 (47.5%)

Monroe County

Zip code: 33050

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $36,010
Median house value: $222,500

Population by Race

Races in Marathon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.3%)
  • Hispanic (20.4%)
  • Black (4.7%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.1%), Irish (15.6%), English (12.6%), United States (5.8%), Italian (5.4%), French (4.4%).

Elevation: 3 feet

Land area: 8.6 square miles

Map of Marathon, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Marathon

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marathon city

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 15.6%

19.7% Foreign born (15.5% Latin America, 2.4% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Marathon:

  • FISHERMENS HOSPITAL (3301 OVERSEAS HWY BOX 500068)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Marathon:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Marathon:

  • THE FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON (about 1 miles; MARATHON, FL; Abbreviation: MTH)
  • KEY WEST INTL (about 51 miles; KEY WEST, FL; Abbreviation: EYW)
  • MIAMI INTL (about 90 miles; MIAMI, FL; Abbreviation: MIA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Marathon:

  • HOMESTEAD GENERAL AVIATION (about 63 miles; HOMESTEAD, FL; Abbreviation: X51)
  • MOTORSPORTS COMPLEX VIP (about 66 miles; HOMESTEAD, FL; Abbreviation: VI2)
  • MOTORSPORTS COMPLEX EMS (about 67 miles; HOMESTEAD, FL; Abbreviation: MC4)

Amtrak station:
MARATHON (S. SIDE OF U.S. 1) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marathon:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (about 70 miles; CORAL GABLES, FL; Full-time enrollment: 13,050)
  • FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 22,716)
  • MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 25,323)
  • BARRY UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; MIAMI, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,780)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 12,554)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 114 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,488)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 12,747)

Schools

Public high school in Marathon:

  • MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 655; Location: 350 SOMBRERO BEACH ROAD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Marathon:

  • STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 680; Location: 3400 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Marathon:

  • MARATHON LUTH SCHOOL-MARTIN LU (Students: 20; Location: 325 122ND STREET-GULF; Grades: KG – 6)

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