Keystone Heights, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,349. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,427 (+5.8% change)
Males: 624 (46.3%), Females: 725 (53.7%)

Clay County

Zip code: 32656

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $39,519
Median house value: $82,700

Population by Race

Races in Keystone Heights:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: English (18.2%), German (15.0%), Irish (12.6%), United States (10.5%), Italian (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%).

Elevation: 136 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Map of Keystone Heights, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Keystone Heights

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Keystone Heights city

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

2.1% Foreign born (0.8% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Keystone Heights:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keystone Heights:

  • GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 18 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: GNV)
  • OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 45 miles; OCALA, FL; Abbreviation: OCF)
  • ST AUGUSTINE (about 50 miles; ST AUGUSTINE, FL; Abbreviation: SGJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Keystone Heights:

Amtrak stations near Keystone Heights:

  • 10 miles: WALDO (U.S. 301 & STATE RD.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 14 miles: HAWTHORNE (U.S. 301 & RTE. 20) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, full-service food facilities.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keystone Heights:

  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 24 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; PALATKA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,509)
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 46 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,495)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 52 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,256)
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; DELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,966)

Schools

Public high school in Keystone Heights:

  • KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,305; Location: 900 ORCHID AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Keystone Heights:

  • KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 797; Location: 335 PECAN STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
  • MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 535; Location: 6770 COUNTY ROAD 315; Grades: PK – 06)