Sanibel

Population: 6,402
Median household income: $122,730
Median home value: $912,200

Located in Lee County, Florida, Sanibel is a community with a population of 6,402. Its median household income of $122,730 runs above the Lee County figure of $73,099.

From 2019 to 2023, Sanibel's population declined 12.5% from 7,319 to 6,402, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $721,200 to $912,200.

55.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,402
Median age: 68.2 yrs
Median household income: $122,730
Median home value: $912,200
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 8,525
Homeownership rate: 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3196,402

Median household income

$108,081$122,730

Median home value

$721,200$912,200

Median gross rent

$1,545$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,319	$108,081	$721,200	$1,545
2020	7,378	$92,875	$703,800	$1,100
2021	6,437	$103,413	$730,400	$794
2022	6,420	$111,683	$844,500	$1,003
2023	6,402	$122,730	$912,200	$747

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 173.7%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 341.9%

35 to 443.6%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 6422.8%

65 to 7435.7%

75 and over23.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	0.4%
5 to 17	240	3.7%
18 to 24	206	3.2%
25 to 34	121	1.9%
35 to 44	232	3.6%
45 to 54	339	5.3%
55 to 64	1,459	22.8%
65 to 74	2,286	35.7%
75 and over	1,491	23.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,090	95.1%
Black or African American	55	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.2%
Asian	72	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	122	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's14.9%

Bachelor's degree33.9%

Graduate or professional degree27.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	1.1%
High school graduate	1,330	22.4%
Some college or associate's	881	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,011	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,642	27.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone53.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home29.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,039	53.7%
Carpooled	167	8.6%
Public transit	5	0.3%
Walked	135	7.0%
Bicycle	10	0.5%
Worked from home	579	29.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	600	44.2%
15 to 29 min	333	24.6%
30 to 44 min	132	9.7%
45 to 59 min	238	17.6%
60+ min	53	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 7.7% (488 of 6,379)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,318	70.1%
Nonfamily households	991	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,309	38.8%
Vacant	5,216	61.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,031	91.6%
Renter-occupied	278	8.4%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units19.4%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,710	55.2%
1-unit, attached	228	2.7%
2 to 4 units	243	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1,654	19.4%
20 or more units	1,424	16.7%
Mobile home & other	266	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1263700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 26.4510, -82.1057