With 17,971 people, Lee County is a county in Texas. Few US counties rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The median age is 42.6, about 4 years above the US median. Density works out to 29 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,371, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lee County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$111,363 → $267,800(+140%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$51,729 → $76,371(+48%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.3% → 20.9%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)35.7%(320)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(226)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(267)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 896 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
Lee County, decade by decade
Lee County 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
1990
12,854
$51,729
$111,363
11.3%
51.6
2000
15,657
$66,090
$129,155
13.1%
60.4
2010
16,612
$67,593
$165,867
14.5%
64.4
2020
17,478
$68,718
$197,320
14.0%
69.6
2024
17,971
$76,371
$267,800
20.9%
70.0
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.
