COMPARING TWO PLACES
Everglades vs Lely Resort
PLACE A
Everglades, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Lely Resort, Florida
Everglades is 95% smaller than Lely Resort. Lely Resort earns more, with a median household income $36,350 higher. Lely Resort has grown faster since 2000 (64% vs -12%).
EVERGLADESLELY RESORTDIFFERENCE
Total population3998,582−95% vs Lely Resort
Population density4361,720−1,284
Population growth-12.0%64.0%−76.0 pts
Median age44.859.9−15.1
Male50.0%45.4%+4.6 pts
Female50.0%54.6%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born20.0%22.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%67.2%+13.3 pts
Black0.0%18.8%−18.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.5%9.9%+8.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other1.0%1.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income$57,400$93,750−$36,350
Per capita income$44,494$69,565−$25,071
Poverty rate17.5%9.8%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.481−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%49.4%−15.9 pts
Graduate degree13.5%20.2%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation74.3%44.2%+30.1 pts
Median home value$456,700$666,900−$210,200
Median gross rent$1,712$2,078−$366
Owner-occupied61.5%58.1%+3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate65.7%34.3%+31.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%56.2%+43.8 pts
Average commute30.224.2+6.0
Worked from home11.8%21.3%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured31.0%8.3%+22.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024