Sanibel vs Three Oaks

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

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

Sanibel has the higher population (6,402 vs 6,037 in Three Oaks). Sanibel has the higher median household income ($122,730 vs $102,392 in Three Oaks). Sanibel has the higher median home value ($912,200 vs $421,300 in Three Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
Population	6,402	6,037
Median age	68.2 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$122,730	$102,392
Median home value	$912,200	$421,300
Median gross rent	$747	$1,851
Housing units	8,525	2,444
Homeownership rate	91.6%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.6%	50.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
Population	7,319 → 6,402 (-12.5%)	4,281 → 6,037 (+41.0%)
Median household income	$108,081 → $122,730 (+13.6%)	$82,879 → $102,392 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$721,200 → $912,200 (+26.5%)	$283,800 → $421,300 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,545 → $747 (-51.7%)	$1,683 → $1,851 (+10.0%)

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

Three Oaks

Population

4,2816,037

Median household income

$82,879$102,392

Median home value

$283,800$421,300

Median gross rent

$1,683$1,851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
Under 5	0.4%	11.4%
5 to 17	3.7%	11.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	12.8%
25 to 34	1.9%	23.6%
35 to 44	3.6%	15.9%
45 to 54	5.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	22.8%	9.0%
65 to 74	35.7%	4.6%
75 and over	23.3%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	75.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
No high school diploma	1.1%	3.8%
High school graduate	22.4%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27.7%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
Drove alone	53.7%	78.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	1.1%
Worked from home	29.9%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
1-unit, detached	55.2%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	15.5%
20 or more units	16.7%	12.6%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Sanibel	Three Oaks
Poverty rate	7.7%	10.8%
Average household size	1.93	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1983	2006