Gateway

Population: 9,603
Median household income: $103,161
Median home value: $394,500

Located in Lee County, Florida, Gateway is a community with a population of 9,603. Its median household income of $103,161 runs above the Lee County figure of $73,099.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gateway's population declined 10.3% from 10,702 to 9,603, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $297,800 to $394,500.

The median resident is 41.8 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,603
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $103,161
Median home value: $394,500
Median gross rent: $1,784
Housing units: 4,953
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,7029,603

Median household income

$100,101$103,161

Median home value

$297,800$394,500

Median gross rent

$1,714$1,784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,702	$100,101	$297,800	$1,714
2020	10,552	$83,661	$292,300	$1,474
2021	10,772	$97,214	$313,000	$1,462
2022	10,395	$110,317	$355,200	$1,775
2023	9,603	$103,161	$394,500	$1,784

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5418.3%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	454	4.7%
5 to 17	1,724	18.0%
18 to 24	884	9.2%
25 to 34	1,008	10.5%
35 to 44	935	9.7%
45 to 54	1,762	18.3%
55 to 64	1,077	11.2%
65 to 74	836	8.7%
75 and over	923	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,431	77.4%
Black or African American	270	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	237	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Some other race	65	0.7%
Two or more races	409	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,181	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	4.1%
High school graduate	1,221	18.7%
Some college or associate's	1,815	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,038	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,196	18.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,081	68.3%
Carpooled	338	7.5%
Public transit	17	0.4%
Walked	63	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	975	21.6%
Other means	40	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	646	18.3%
15 to 29 min	1,566	44.2%
30 to 44 min	801	22.6%
45 to 59 min	309	8.7%
60+ min	217	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 4.8% (459 of 9,596)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,676	70.9%
Nonfamily households	1,097	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,773	76.2%
Vacant	1,180	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,230	85.6%
Renter-occupied	543	14.4%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,360	67.8%
1-unit, attached	612	12.4%
2 to 4 units	464	9.4%
5 to 19 units	431	8.7%
20 or more units	86	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1225655
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 26.5800, -81.7476