Big Pine Key is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 4,521 people and two associated neighborhoods, Big Pine Key is the 294th largest community in Florida.

Housing costs in Big Pine Key are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Florida.

Also of interest is that Big Pine Key has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Big Pine Key telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.75% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Big Pine Key has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Big Pine Key has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Big Pine Key than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Big Pine Key may be for you.

Big Pine Key is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The overall education level of Big Pine Key is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.77% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Big Pine Key in 2022 was $42,776, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,104 for a family of four. However, Big Pine Key contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Big Pine Key is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Big Pine Key home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Pine Key residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Big Pine Key also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.39% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Big Pine Key include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Big Pine Key is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.