Iona

Population: 14,290
Median household income: $66,143
Median home value: $295,700

Iona, a community in Lee County, Florida, has 14,290 residents. Its median household income of $66,143 runs below the Lee County figure of $73,099.

From 2019 to 2023, Iona's population grew 1.2% from 14,118 to 14,290, while its median home value rose 20.2% from $246,100 to $295,700.

24.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,290
Median age: 68.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,143
Median home value: $295,700
Median gross rent: $1,908
Housing units: 13,567
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,11814,290

Median household income

$58,075$66,143

Median home value

$246,100$295,700

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,908

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,118	$58,075	$246,100	$1,376
2020	13,588	$55,197	$228,600	$1,437
2021	13,160	$53,802	$200,800	$1,446
2022	14,295	$62,655	$259,200	$1,753
2023	14,290	$66,143	$295,700	$1,908

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

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 173.7%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 343.8%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7423.6%

75 and over35.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	0.7%
5 to 17	525	3.7%
18 to 24	379	2.7%
25 to 34	543	3.8%
35 to 44	863	6.0%
45 to 54	1,071	7.5%
55 to 64	2,372	16.6%
65 to 74	3,376	23.6%
75 and over	5,060	35.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,832	89.8%
Black or African American	216	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	217	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	170	1.2%
Two or more races	220	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	634	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	873	6.6%
High school graduate	3,906	29.4%
Some college or associate's	3,012	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,565	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,929	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home25.1%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,970	67.6%
Carpooled	153	3.5%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	52	1.2%
Bicycle	19	0.4%
Worked from home	1,104	25.1%
Other means	91	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	876	26.6%
15 to 29 min	1,526	46.4%
30 to 44 min	528	16.0%
45 to 59 min	210	6.4%
60+ min	150	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 7.4% (1,026 of 13,835)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,320	56.4%
Nonfamily households	3,333	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,653	56.4%
Vacant	5,914	43.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,513	72.0%
Renter-occupied	2,140	28.0%

1-unit, detached24.8%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units22.5%

20 or more units19.6%

Mobile home & other21.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,368	24.8%
1-unit, attached	340	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1,175	8.7%
5 to 19 units	3,048	22.5%
20 or more units	2,663	19.6%
Mobile home & other	2,973	21.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1234012
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.63 sq mi
Water area: 3.6 sq mi
Center point: 26.5172, -81.9608