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
median household income $95,210, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bonita Springs
What changed most since 1990
Population13,600 → 55,904(+311%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age46.6 → 62.1(+15.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.1% → 43.1%(+31.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Bonita Springs's population equals 6.8% of Lee County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 11% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 10% of the county's.
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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Over time
Bonita Springs, decade by decade
Bonita Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,600
$65,795
$220,326
12.1%
19.3
2000
32,797
$84,895
$239,730
25.5%
38.7
2010
43,914
$78,854
$421,214
30.0%
48.2
2020
53,644
$87,843
$381,307
37.5%
50.8
2024
55,904
$95,210
$497,100
43.1%
48.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
