Lee County, Alabama

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 177,663
Median household income: $61,123
Median home value: $238,700

Lee County, Alabama counts 177,663 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $61,123 is in line with the Alabama median ($62,027).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lee County's population grew 10.2% from 161,152 to 177,663, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $51,463 to $61,123.

41.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 177,663
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,123
Median home value: $238,700
Median gross rent: $999
Housing units: 77,509
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

161,152177,663

Median household income

$51,463$61,123

Median home value

$169,300$238,700

Median gross rent

$856$999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	161,152	$51,463	$169,300	$856
2020	163,461	$52,930	$173,700	$856
2021	172,223	$57,191	$186,600	$894
2022	175,126	$59,288	$224,400	$953
2023	177,663	$61,123	$238,700	$999

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2417.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,726	5.5%
5 to 17	27,841	15.7%
18 to 24	30,221	17.0%
25 to 34	24,315	13.7%
35 to 44	22,063	12.4%
45 to 54	20,691	11.6%
55 to 64	19,836	11.2%
65 to 74	14,320	8.1%
75 and over	8,650	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	117,016	65.9%
Black or African American	38,972	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	130	0.1%
Asian	7,495	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.0%
Some other race	703	0.4%
Two or more races	3,948	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,335	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,421	8.6%
High school graduate	23,949	21.8%
Some college or associate's	31,090	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	24,876	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,539	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	64,997	79.5%
Carpooled	6,222	7.6%
Public transit	632	0.8%
Walked	2,363	2.9%
Bicycle	90	0.1%
Worked from home	6,824	8.3%
Other means	660	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,209	32.3%
15 to 29 min	30,818	41.1%
30 to 44 min	12,126	16.2%
45 to 59 min	4,346	5.8%
60+ min	3,465	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 18.9% (32,119 of 170,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	40,471	59.6%
Nonfamily households	27,473	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67,944	87.7%
Vacant	9,565	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44,659	65.7%
Renter-occupied	23,285	34.3%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,427	57.3%
1-unit, attached	3,180	4.1%
2 to 4 units	4,621	6.0%
5 to 19 units	8,197	10.6%
20 or more units	5,000	6.5%
Mobile home & other	12,084	15.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 01081
State: Alabama
Land area: 608 sq mi
Water area: 8.29 sq mi
Center point: 32.6041, -85.3530