McGregor vs Sanibel

A side-by-side comparison of McGregor and Sanibel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGregor has the higher population (8,198 vs 6,402 in Sanibel). Sanibel has the higher median household income ($122,730 vs $88,578 in McGregor). Sanibel has the higher median home value ($912,200 vs $413,000 in McGregor).

Population, income & housing

	McGregor	Sanibel
Population	8,198	6,402
Median age	58.8 yrs	68.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,578	$122,730
Median home value	$413,000	$912,200
Median gross rent	$1,544	$747
Housing units	5,124	8,525
Homeownership rate	75.6%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.3%	61.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGregor	Sanibel
Population	7,760 → 8,198 (+5.6%)	7,319 → 6,402 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$64,898 → $88,578 (+36.5%)	$108,081 → $122,730 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$325,600 → $413,000 (+26.8%)	$721,200 → $912,200 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,316 → $1,544 (+17.3%)	$1,545 → $747 (-51.7%)

McGregor

Population

7,7608,198

Median household income

$64,898$88,578

Median home value

$325,600$413,000

Median gross rent

$1,316$1,544

Sanibel

Population

7,3196,402

Median household income

$108,081$122,730

Median home value

$721,200$912,200

Median gross rent

$1,545$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGregor	Sanibel
Under 5	2.0%	0.4%
5 to 17	8.7%	3.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	3.2%
25 to 34	8.7%	1.9%
35 to 44	11.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	5.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	22.8%
65 to 74	17.9%	35.7%
75 and over	20.1%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGregor	Sanibel
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGregor	Sanibel
No high school diploma	3.2%	1.1%
High school graduate	17.8%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	27.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGregor	Sanibel
Drove alone	75.7%	53.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.6%	29.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGregor	Sanibel
1-unit, detached	51.3%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	19.4%
20 or more units	24.4%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	McGregor	Sanibel
Poverty rate	4.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.07	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1984	1983