Lee County, Florida

39 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 792,692
Median household income: $73,099
Median home value: $326,300

Lee County is a county in Florida with a population of 792,692. 39 cities and places have their primary county here. At $73,099, its median household income sits in line with Florida's $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, Lee County's population grew 7.5% from 737,468 to 792,692, while its median household income rose 26.4% from $57,832 to $73,099.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 15.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 792,692
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,099
Median home value: $326,300
Median gross rent: $1,597
Housing units: 430,243
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

737,468792,692

Median household income

$57,832$73,099

Median home value

$224,800$326,300

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,597

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	737,468	$57,832	$224,800	$1,154
2020	756,570	$59,608	$235,300	$1,225
2021	752,251	$63,235	$248,300	$1,307
2022	772,902	$69,368	$290,900	$1,466
2023	792,692	$73,099	$326,300	$1,597

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35,395	4.5%
5 to 17	101,066	12.7%
18 to 24	56,260	7.1%
25 to 34	84,700	10.7%
35 to 44	83,849	10.6%
45 to 54	89,225	11.3%
55 to 64	112,717	14.2%
65 to 74	121,900	15.4%
75 and over	107,580	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	504,628	63.7%
Black or African American	60,490	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	504	0.1%
Asian	13,271	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	298	0.0%
Some other race	4,439	0.6%
Two or more races	22,007	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	187,055	23.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57,719	9.6%
High school graduate	179,836	30.0%
Some college or associate's	177,869	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	112,874	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	71,673	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	244,534	72.7%
Carpooled	31,743	9.4%
Public transit	1,730	0.5%
Walked	3,800	1.1%
Bicycle	2,067	0.6%
Worked from home	46,225	13.8%
Other means	6,053	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57,597	19.9%
15 to 29 min	104,426	36.0%
30 to 44 min	73,138	25.2%
45 to 59 min	29,497	10.2%
60+ min	25,269	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 11.7% (91,539 of 780,517)

	Count	Share
Family households	207,847	65.0%
Nonfamily households	111,741	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	319,588	74.3%
Vacant	110,655	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	236,433	74.0%
Renter-occupied	83,155	26.0%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	235,829	54.8%
1-unit, attached	28,769	6.7%
2 to 4 units	31,715	7.4%
5 to 19 units	49,734	11.6%
20 or more units	43,455	10.1%
Mobile home & other	40,741	9.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 12071
State: Florida
Land area: 781 sq mi
Water area: 734 sq mi
Center point: 26.5633, -81.9842