females. The per capita income for the village was $54,213. , speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted 59.73% of residents, while English made up 30.84%, Portuguese was at 2.83%, French at 2.67%, Italian consisted of 1.67%, and German was the mother tongue of 1.47% of the population. Key Biscayne is a small, intimate community. The majority of families that live there have known each other for generations. The children who grew up on the island are known as "Key Rats". Hotels and condominiums controversy As noted above, the construction of several condominium complexes in Key Biscayne caused the population to soar. In 2007, voters approved an amendment to the village charter requiring that future land use changes be approved by voters. In 2008, the village council, saying that requiring community voting on zoning changes infringed on its responsibility, submitted another proposal to revise the charter. But on November 4, 2008, voters overwhelmingly rejected the council's proposed change, defeating the amendment by a more than two-to-one margin. The controversy over density in the village is related to the fate of the Sonesta hotel property on the eastern side of the island. There are several large condominium and hotel complexes on Key Biscayne, including The Ritz-Carlton Hotel The Grand Bay The Ocean Club The Key Colony complex of four buildings, Botanica, EmeraldBay, Oceansound, and Tidemark. The Botanica building has some units that allow short-term rentals The Towers of Key Biscayne Casa del Mar is the tallest building—27 floors Oceana is the newest building, constructed in the land of old Sonesta Hotel Media The Islander News is a weekly community newspaper serving Key Biscayne. The estimated circulation in 2020 was 3,600. Key Biscayne Magazine is a lifestyle magazine published in Miami by TAG Media, publishers of Brickell Magazine. The circulation of the magazine was about 10,000 in 2020. Education Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Key Biscayne. The Key Biscayne K–8 Center serves Key Biscayne. Middle school students may attend Ponce de Leon Middle School in Coral Gables instead of the Key Biscayne School. High school students are zoned to Coral Gables Senior High School. MAST Academy, a magnet school on Virginia Key, has since 2012 given eligible Key Biscayne residents priority in filling 1,100 seats in the school's Cambridge program. The Miami-Dade Public Library System operates the Key Biscayne Branch Library. It opened in January 1985. St. Agnes Academy is a