COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lee vs Bemiss
PLACE A
Lee, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Bemiss, Georgia
Lee is 96% smaller than Bemiss. Bemiss earns more, with a median household income $46,578 higher.
LEEBEMISSDIFFERENCE
Total population3799,201−96% vs Bemiss
Population density1561,189−1,033
Population growth6.5%––
Median age30.931.1−0.2
Male51.4%53.0%−1.6 pts
Female48.6%47.0%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born11.9%6.1%+5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.6%50.8%+8.8 pts
Black3.7%28.4%−24.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.9%11.8%+24.2 pts
Asian0.2%2.7%−2.5 pts
Other0.5%6.3%−5.8 pts
Median household income$46,264$92,842−$46,578
Per capita income$18,777$34,545−$15,768
Poverty rate33.7%10.7%+22.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.352+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%33.2%−26.1 pts
Graduate degree5.5%13.3%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%6.3%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation59.1%64.2%−5.2 pts
Median home value$97,900$217,400−$119,500
Median gross rent$773$1,417−$644
Owner-occupied70.5%76.2%−5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%4.1%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.1%26.3%+16.8 pts
Average commute22.922.6+0.3
Worked from home0.3%9.3%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured18.2%5.7%+12.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024