Suncoast Estates

Population: 4,255
Median household income: $39,456
Median home value: $98,400

Suncoast Estates, a community in Lee County, Florida, has 4,255 residents. The median household income of $39,456 is below the Lee County median ($73,099).

Between 2019 and 2023, Suncoast Estates's population declined 7.3% from 4,592 to 4,255, while its median home value rose 94.9% from $50,500 to $98,400.

59.5% of workers drive to work alone. 13.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,255
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $39,456
Median home value: $98,400
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 2,136
Homeownership rate: 58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5924,255

Median household income

$43,350$39,456

Median home value

$50,500$98,400

Median gross rent

$859$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,592	$43,350	$50,500	$859
2020	4,759	$41,375	$70,400	$886
2021	4,308	$32,876	$75,400	$876
2022	4,208	$41,188	$93,800	$1,051
2023	4,255	$39,456	$98,400	$1,221

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6423.0%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	199	4.7%
5 to 17	723	17.0%
18 to 24	344	8.1%
25 to 34	451	10.6%
35 to 44	450	10.6%
45 to 54	429	10.1%
55 to 64	980	23.0%
65 to 74	493	11.6%
75 and over	186	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,358	78.9%
Black or African American	143	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	196	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	540	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.6%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	765	25.6%
High school graduate	1,219	40.8%
Some college or associate's	839	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	147	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone59.5%

Carpooled18.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle3.9%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means7.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,107	59.5%
Carpooled	352	18.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	73	3.9%
Worked from home	192	10.3%
Other means	137	7.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	278	16.7%
15 to 29 min	559	33.5%
30 to 44 min	599	35.9%
45 to 59 min	144	8.6%
60+ min	89	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 22.7% (962 of 4,229)

	Count	Share
Family households	984	53.0%
Nonfamily households	872	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,856	86.9%
Vacant	280	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,088	58.6%
Renter-occupied	768	41.4%

1-unit, detached13.9%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other77.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	297	13.9%
1-unit, attached	52	2.4%
2 to 4 units	76	3.6%
5 to 19 units	9	0.4%
20 or more units	37	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1,665	77.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1269275
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 26.7112, -81.8689