COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lee County

Florida · 335,113 residents · 781 sq mi

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With 335,113 people, Lee County is a county in Florida. The median age is 42.2, about 9 years above the US median. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.2% of locals. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

335,113

−24%vs 2000

vs 440,888 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 45.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

781 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024818K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(19,725)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(18,854)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(16,915)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(16,884)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(17,176)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(47,668)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(41,700)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(32,291)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(40,781)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.3%(51,429)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(25,748)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(5,942)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,448

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,319 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,623

−36%vs 2000

vs $24,542 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,700

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$504

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $646 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.1%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(361,439)

Black6.4%(28,020)

Hispanic / Latino9.5%(42,042)

Asian0.8%(3,345)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(306,023)

Black6.6%(22,013)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(14,849)

Asian0.5%(1,631)

Other1.6%(5,446)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Bangladeshi0%(173)

Burmese0%(146)

Pakistani0%(120)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(88)

Uzbek0%(84)

Sri Lankan0%(83)

Taiwanese0%(80)

Kazakh0%(78)

Cambodian0%(55)

Singaporean0%(28)

Mongolian0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(356)

Samoan0%(112)

Chamorro0%(30)

Marshallese0%(19)

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)

Subsaharan African0.5%(4,200)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(982)

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)

Palestinian0%(145)

Ethiopian0%(134)

Ghanaian0%(134)

Macedonian0%(125)

Cape Verdean0%(118)

Bulgarian0%(112)

Australian0%(78)

Iraqi0%(23)

Jordanian0%(14)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.4%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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