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Bonita Springs

Florida · 57,634 residents (2025 est.) · 38.4 sq mi
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With 55,904 people, Bonita Springs is a city in Florida. The median age is 62.1, about 23 years above the US median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 23,107 people. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 28% ahead of the Florida median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

55,904
+70%since 2000
from 32,797 in 2000
57,634 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
1,455 / sq mi
+35%since 2009
from 1,078 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
62.1
+15%since 2000
from 54.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
38.4 sq mi
Population, 19902024
9K22K35K47K60K19902000201020202024Bonita Springs
202456K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 52.1%(1,164)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.4%(1,912)
US avg: 6%
10 to 143.2%(1,812)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 193.3%(1,856)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243%(1,651)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 347.6%(4,263)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.1%(5,074)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 547.6%(4,238)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.5%(9,246)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7421.2%(11,850)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8417.8%(9,944)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over5.2%(2,894)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$95,210
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,603 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$66,345
+75%since 2000
from $37,958 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.8%
+25.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
9.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.509
−3%since 2010
from 0.525 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade14.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$497,100
+107%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $131,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,882
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $721 in 2000
US average: $1,442
81.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 82.0% in 2000
18.2% rent
36.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.20 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.15 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
24.6%
−10.7 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
56.5%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
5.2
−7%since 2009
from 5.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.3%(26,669)
Black0.3%(101)
Hispanic / Latino17.1%(5,615)
Asian0.4%(121)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.7%(42,311)
Black1.4%(774)
Hispanic / Latino19.1%(10,703)
Asian1.4%(767)
Other2.4%(1,349)
49
+8%since 2009
from 45 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American5.5%(3,094)
Mexican5.3%(2,968)
Guatemalan4.4%(2,458)
Puerto Rican2.8%(1,589)
Cuban2.8%(1,582)
South American2.2%(1,213)
Venezuelan0.7%(403)
Honduran0.6%(322)
Colombian0.6%(314)
Argentine0.3%(173)
Peruvian0.3%(172)
Panamanian0.2%(131)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(126)
Dominican0.2%(120)
Ecuadorian0.2%(108)
Costa Rican0.1%(57)
Uruguayan0.1%(35)
Spaniard0%(24)
Asian origin
Indonesian0.4%(209)
Chinese0.3%(168)
Asian Indian0.3%(157)
Vietnamese0.1%(78)
Filipino0.1%(55)
Taiwanese0.1%(48)
Korean0.1%(29)
Mongolian0%(14)
Ancestry
German17.2%(9,611)
Irish13.4%(7,483)
English12%(6,712)
Italian11.1%(6,193)
American9%(5,028)
Polish4.7%(2,649)
Scottish2.6%(1,472)
French2.1%(1,156)
Swedish1.7%(958)
Dutch1.1%(604)
Norwegian1.1%(600)
British1%(575)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(569)
West Indian0.8%(460)
Czech0.7%(414)
Hungarian0.7%(408)
Haitian0.5%(279)
Greek0.5%(263)
Austrian0.4%(251)
Arab0.4%(239)
Ukrainian0.4%(236)
Welsh0.4%(229)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(220)
Iranian0.3%(194)
Jamaican0.3%(181)
Canadian0.3%(177)
Lebanese0.3%(173)
Croatian0.3%(165)
Lithuanian0.3%(153)
Portuguese0.2%(139)
Slovene0.2%(101)
Danish0.2%(91)
Romanian0.1%(83)
Brazilian0.1%(79)
Belgian0.1%(65)
Slovak0.1%(55)
Swiss0.1%(54)
Finnish0.1%(51)
Syrian0.1%(49)
Serbian0.1%(43)
Latvian0%(25)
Israeli0%(13)
Iraqi0%(7)
Section 05

Education

43.1%
+17.5 ptssince 2000
from 25.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.5%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 83.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
19.3%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

24.2 min
+54%since 2000
from 15.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
64.8%
−11.7 ptssince 2009
from 76.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
9.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
19.7%
+12.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
1.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
1.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
4.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

3.4%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
44.4%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 47.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2020
from 63.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
8.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
44.1%
+14.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

49.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
50.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
17.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 17.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
9.2%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 16.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
14.7%
+4.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
10.6%
−12.9 ptssince 2013
from 23.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
93.1%
+10.7 ptssince 2017
from 82.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 95.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
86.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 87.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
79.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2016
from 72.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
15.5%
−6.0 ptssince 2016
from 21.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married20.6%(5,260)
Married66.7%(17,008)
Widowed3.7%(931)
Divorced9%(2,283)
Women 15+
Never married13.9%(3,537)
Married62.9%(16,061)
Widowed12.3%(3,150)
Divorced10.9%(2,786)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

10.6%
−12.9 ptssince 2013
from 23.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
40.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 40.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
29.0%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 25.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
44.0%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 40.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
9.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 10.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
50.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 48.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.5%(393)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(581)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.7%(2,195)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.9%(546)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(54)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,603 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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How many people live in Bonita Springs, Florida?

Bonita Springs, Florida has about 55,904 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bonita Springs, Florida?

The typical household in Bonita Springs, Florida earns about $95,210 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bonita Springs, Florida expensive?

In Bonita Springs, Florida, the median home is worth about $497,100, and the typical rent is about $1,882 a month.

How educated are people in Bonita Springs, Florida?

About 43.1% of adults age 25 and over in Bonita Springs, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bonita Springs, Florida?

About 9.6% of people in Bonita Springs, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bonita Springs, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Bonita Springs, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 42,304 residents, a change of about 311 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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