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Lee County, FL

860,959 Population
781 square miles 1,102.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,088 ±$1,561 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,602 ±$2,555 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.6% ±1.3% (98,313  ±10,597) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.9 minutes ±0.8 (10,386,465  ±386,560) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.9 270,952,670 (±0.2 / ±2,105,094)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

337,411 ±6,797 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (844,844  ±825) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±1% (7,912  ±1,724) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

465,172 ±347 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$396,500 ±$7,070 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.7% ±1.1% (116,872  ±9,628.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.2% ±2.1% (586,056  ±13,497.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.4% ±1.2% (210,749  ±8,046.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

20.7% (178,143  ±8,944) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±0.6% (54,392  ±4,017) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
54,392 Total veterans ±4,017 48,743 Male ±3,565 5,649 Female ±1,543

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