Bonita Springs vs Estero

A side-by-side comparison of Bonita Springs and Estero: population, income, housing, and more.

Bonita Springs and Estero are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bonita Springs has the higher population (54,830 vs 37,258 in Estero). Estero has the higher median household income ($100,459 vs $90,486 in Bonita Springs). Bonita Springs has the higher median home value ($460,600 vs $430,500 in Estero).

Population, income & housing

	Bonita Springs	Estero
Population	54,830	37,258
Median age	61.2 yrs	65.4 yrs
Median household income	$90,486	$100,459
Median home value	$460,600	$430,500
Median gross rent	$1,809	$1,917
Housing units	39,097	26,916
Homeownership rate	80.6%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	49.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonita Springs	Estero
Population	55,902 → 54,830 (-1.9%)	32,815 → 37,258 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$70,249 → $90,486 (+28.8%)	$82,054 → $100,459 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$311,900 → $460,600 (+47.7%)	$339,600 → $430,500 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,295 → $1,809 (+39.7%)	$1,572 → $1,917 (+21.9%)

Bonita Springs

Population

55,90254,830

Median household income

$70,249$90,486

Median home value

$311,900$460,600

Median gross rent

$1,295$1,809

Estero

Population

32,81537,258

Median household income

$82,054$100,459

Median home value

$339,600$430,500

Median gross rent

$1,572$1,917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonita Springs	Estero
Under 5	2.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	8.8%	8.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	3.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	9.0%	5.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	8.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	21.3%	25.7%
75 and over	21.6%	25.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonita Springs	Estero
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	86.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.8%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonita Springs	Estero
No high school diploma	10.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	20.8%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonita Springs	Estero
Drove alone	66.6%	71.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	17.4%	19.8%
Other means	2.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonita Springs	Estero
1-unit, detached	44.9%	44.1%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	13.8%
20 or more units	12.6%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Bonita Springs	Estero
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.23	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1997	2004