Lely Resort is home to 8,582 people in Florida. The median age is 59.9, about 21 years above the US median. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 7,156 people. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. The typical home is worth $666,900, having more than tripled since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 49% of adults have a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lely Resort
What changed most since 2000
Population1,426 → 8,582(+502%)US over the same years: +19%
Black share4.5% → 18.8%(+14.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Hispanic share16.5% → 9.9%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Lely Resort's population equals 2.2% of Collier County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.7% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.9% 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)5.4%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.6%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.3%(202)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War31.4%(140)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 446 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
Lely Resort, decade by decade
Lely Resort 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
2000
1,426
$92,249
$324,437
32.3%
50.2
2010
4,646
$110,497
$680,300
38.5%
68.0
2020
7,619
$83,667
$500,208
43.3%
58.3
2024
8,582
$93,750
$666,900
49.4%
62.9
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.
