Cedar Key, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 790. Estimated population in July 2024: 958 (+21.3% change)
Males: 378 (47.8%), Females: 412 (52.2%)

Levy County

Zip code: 32625

Demographics

Median resident age: 54.1 years
Median household income: $32,232
Median house value: $135,900

Population by Race

Races in Cedar Key:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
• Hispanic (1.5%)
• American Indian (1.4%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)
• Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: English (19.9%), German (17.8%), Irish (16.1%), United States (11.9%), Italian (5.6%), French (4.1%).

Elevation: 7 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cedar Key

• High school or higher: 87.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cedar Key city

• Never married: 15.4%
• Now married: 57.5%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 15.5%

4.4% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.8% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+15.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cedar Key:

• SEVEN RIVERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL)
• NATURE COAST HOSPITAL INC SWB (about 41 miles; WILLISTON, FL)
• CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; INVERNESS, FL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cedar Key:

• OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 58 miles; OCALA, FL; Abbreviation: OCF)
• GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 66 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: GNV)
• TAMPA INTL (about 89 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: TPA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cedar Key:

• GEORGE T LEWIS (about 2 miles; CEDAR KEY, FL; Abbreviation: CDK)
• AMES FIELD (about 33 miles; TRENTON, FL; Abbreviation: 8J2)
• CROSS CITY (about 34 miles; CROSS CITY, FL; Abbreviation: CTY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cedar Key:

• SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 61 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)
• CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)
• PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,868)
• SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 87 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
• HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)

Public primary/middle school in Cedar Key:

• CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 278; Location: 951 WHIDDON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 12)