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Lee County

Florida · 875,607 residents (2025 est.) · 781 sq mi
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With 817,666 people, Lee County is a county in Florida. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 376,778 people. The median age is 49.0, about 10 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1,047 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
817,666
+85%since 2000
from 440,888 in 2000
875,607 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,047 / sq mi
+43%since 2009
from 735 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
49.0
+8%since 2000
from 45.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
781 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
287K432K576K721K866K19902000201020202024Lee County
2024818K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(36,536)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(38,346)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(39,954)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.2%(42,919)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(41,364)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.7%(87,632)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.8%(87,975)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(91,118)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.1%(115,273)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7415.2%(124,046)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8410.5%(85,872)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.3%(26,631)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,107
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,319 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,931
+83%since 2000
from $24,542 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.6%
+20.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.0%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.479
+2%since 2010
from 0.471 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade12.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade3.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$362,200
+106%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $96,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,712
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $646 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2000
from 76.5% in 2000
25.7% rent
Vacancy rate
25.7%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.45 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.32 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.5%
−10.5 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.5%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
+8%since 2009
from 4.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic82%(361,439)
Black6.4%(28,020)
Hispanic / Latino9.5%(42,042)
Asian0.8%(3,345)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62%(507,047)
Black7.6%(62,363)
Hispanic / Latino24.7%(202,269)
Asian1.7%(13,788)
Other3.9%(32,199)
Diversity Score
68
+30%since 2009
from 53 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
44
−2%since 2020
from 45 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Cuban7.2%(59,171)
Mexican4.7%(38,545)
Puerto Rican4.4%(35,954)
Central American3.8%(30,729)
South American2.7%(21,778)
Guatemalan1.9%(15,536)
Dominican1.2%(9,465)
Colombian1.1%(8,990)
Honduran0.8%(6,662)
Nicaraguan0.6%(4,598)
Venezuelan0.5%(4,027)
Peruvian0.4%(3,315)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.3%(2,066)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,898)
Argentine0.2%(1,665)
Spaniard0.2%(1,595)
Panamanian0.1%(1,093)
Costa Rican0.1%(893)
Chilean0.1%(689)
Bolivian0.1%(686)
Uruguayan0%(312)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(3,164)
Filipino0.4%(2,928)
Asian Indian0.3%(2,850)
Vietnamese0.2%(1,951)
Laotian0.1%(535)
Korean0%(369)
Japanese0%(314)
Thai0%(224)
Indonesian0%(209)
Burmese0%(146)
Pakistani0%(120)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(88)
Uzbek0%(84)
Taiwanese0%(80)
Kazakh0%(78)
Cambodian0%(55)
Mongolian0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(112)
Chamorro0%(30)
Ancestry
German13%(106,502)
Irish10.8%(88,261)
American9.7%(79,366)
English9.4%(76,775)
Italian7.4%(60,712)
Polish3.1%(25,320)
West Indian2.8%(23,150)
French1.9%(15,708)
Haitian1.8%(15,020)
Scottish1.7%(13,852)
Swedish1.1%(8,674)
Norwegian1%(8,084)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(7,016)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(6,075)
Russian0.6%(5,124)
Jamaican0.6%(5,081)
Brazilian0.6%(4,631)
French Canadian0.5%(4,495)
Hungarian0.5%(4,476)
Canadian0.5%(3,994)
Welsh0.5%(3,799)
British0.4%(3,578)
Portuguese0.4%(3,535)
Arab0.4%(3,318)
Czech0.4%(3,228)
Greek0.4%(3,115)
Ukrainian0.3%(2,539)
Austrian0.3%(2,081)
Slovak0.2%(2,029)
Swiss0.2%(1,999)
Lebanese0.2%(1,820)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,795)
Danish0.2%(1,686)
Romanian0.2%(1,299)
Guyanese0.1%(1,221)
Finnish0.1%(1,217)
Belgian0.1%(1,044)
Nigerian0.1%(969)
Croatian0.1%(965)
Slovene0.1%(714)
Armenian0.1%(576)
Israeli0.1%(519)
Syrian0.1%(421)
Iranian0%(388)
Egyptian0%(379)
Barbadian0%(343)
Serbian0%(315)
Turkish0%(262)
Moroccan0%(172)
Latvian0%(154)
Ethiopian0%(134)
Ghanaian0%(134)
Macedonian0%(125)
Bulgarian0%(112)
Iraqi0%(23)
Jordanian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.2%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 21.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.3%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 82.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.4 min
+79%since 2000
from 16.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.8%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.8%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.4%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.0%
−7.9 ptssince 2011
from 11.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.6%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 56.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.7%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
18.9%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.7%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 12.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.9%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 20.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.1%
+12.3 ptssince 2017
from 79.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 94.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.2%
−4.2 ptssince 2016
from 78.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.8%
+3.7 ptssince 2016
from 16.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.1%(103,190)
Married55.6%(190,769)
Widowed3.8%(13,083)
Divorced10.5%(36,196)
Women 15+
Never married24%(86,155)
Married50.9%(182,974)
Widowed11%(39,733)
Divorced14.1%(50,730)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.9%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 20.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 44.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
21.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 21.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
29.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 29.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 62.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 43.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)15.7%(8,153)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(8,214)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43%(22,395)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(3,699)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(859)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 52,032 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lee County, Florida?

Lee County, Florida has about 817,666 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lee County, Florida?

The typical household in Lee County, Florida earns about $76,107 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lee County, Florida expensive?

In Lee County, Florida, the median home is worth about $362,200, and the typical rent is about $1,712 a month.

How educated are people in Lee County, Florida?

About 31.2% of adults age 25 and over in Lee County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lee County, Florida?

About 12.0% of people in Lee County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lee County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Lee County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 482,553 residents, a change of about 144 percent over that period.

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