Lee is home to 835 people in Florida. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 483 people. 33.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 30.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 69% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,264, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lee
What changed most since 1990
Population291 → 835(+187%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.7% → 35.9%(+35.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age37.3 → 30.9(−6.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Its weight in Madison County
Lee's population equals 4.6% of Madison County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.9% 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)1.1%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.1%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era71.3%(62)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 87 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
Lee, decade by decade
Lee 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
291
$42,001
$87,122
9.0%
5.9
2000
352
$47,818
$75,599
11.0%
16.9
2010
352
$62,120
$104,728
7.8%
44.6
2020
375
$44,958
$92,721
6.1%
50.4
2024
835
$46,264
$97,900
7.1%
64.2
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.
