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Lee County, FL

822,453 Population
781 square miles 1,053 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.5 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$42,261 ±$1,196 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $40,278 ±$316
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$71,072 ±$3,279 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $69,303 ±$616
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

11.1% ±1.1% (90,108  ±9,233) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.7% 2,762,679 (±0.2% / ±47,630)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

29 minutes ±0.7 (8,643,910  ±345,317) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 28 243,099,660 (±0.1 / ±1,644,835)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

339,269 ±6,414 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,826,394 ±23,013
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0.1 (809,561  ±339) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,767,540
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6.1% ±1.4% (9,440  ±2,096) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.9% 237,974 (±0.2% / ±8,830)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

442,078 ±151 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,257,553 ±836
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$361,400 ±$6,355 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $354,100 ±$1,592
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

12.7% ±1.1% (103,285  ±9,045.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,014,757 (±0.3% / ±57,370.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

90.2% ±2% (560,551  ±12,690.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 89.9% 14,481,480 (±0.4% / ±67,293.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
32.1% ±1.2% (199,522  ±7,206.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 34.3% 5,518,418 (±0.3% / ±40,702.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

19.1% (156,922  ±9,346) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 21.7% 4,817,273
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.8% ±0.6% (53,260  ±3,794) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,322,675 (±0.1% / ±15,844)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
53,260 Total veterans ±3,794 49,519 Male ±3,443 3,741 Female ±982

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