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Lee County, AL

183,215 Population
607.5 square miles 301.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,333 ±$2,092 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Alabama: $35,046 ±$484
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,358 ±$5,548 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $62,212 ±$711
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.2% ±2.4% (33,748  ±4,253) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 773,166 (±0.5% / ±24,550)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.4 minutes ±0.7 (1,681,120  ±68,689) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alabama: 25.4 51,637,528 (±0.1 / ±384,233)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

74,799 ±1,655 Number of households
  • Alabama: 2,051,545 ±10,192
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (176,029  ±180) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 2.4 4,964,454
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.2% ±2.1% (2,063  ±1,029) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 5.1% 60,506 (±0.4% / ±4,925)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

81,890 ±86 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,360,120 ±220
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$280,900 ±$14,319 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alabama: $216,600 ±$2,406
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.1% ±2.3% (25,615  ±4,097.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 11.4% 575,405 (±0.5% / ±22,628.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.1% ±4.4% (104,422  ±5,164.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 89.1% 3,119,065 (±0.8% / ±29,507.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
41.6% ±2.9% (47,242  ±3,341.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alabama: 28.9% 1,010,840 (±0.5% / ±16,612.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.7% (12,349  ±1,897) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 4% 203,143
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±1.1% (10,135  ±1,531) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.6% 299,495 (±0.2% / ±7,686)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
10,135 Total veterans ±1,531 8,857 Male ±1,390 1,278 Female ±480

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