Lee County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,758
Median household income: $66,000
Median home value: $247,500

Lee County, Texas counts 17,758 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,000, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Lee County's population grew 4.1% from 17,058 to 17,758, while its median household income rose 20.6% from $54,744 to $66,000.

Households average 2.58 people. The median gross rent is $1,050.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,758
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $66,000
Median home value: $247,500
Median gross rent: $1,050
Housing units: 7,924
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,05817,758

Median household income

$54,744$66,000

Median home value

$138,700$247,500

Median gross rent

$873$1,050

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,058	$54,744	$138,700	$873
2020	17,174	$56,696	$162,800	$897
2021	17,393	$60,750	$189,400	$958
2022	17,543	$66,448	$208,100	$1,037
2023	17,758	$66,000	$247,500	$1,050

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,167	6.6%
5 to 17	2,666	15.0%
18 to 24	1,321	7.4%
25 to 34	2,146	12.1%
35 to 44	2,320	13.1%
45 to 54	1,939	10.9%
55 to 64	2,514	14.2%
65 to 74	2,191	12.3%
75 and over	1,494	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,692	60.2%
Black or African American	1,841	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	5	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	0.4%
Two or more races	479	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,649	26.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,118	16.8%
High school graduate	4,778	37.9%
Some college or associate's	3,351	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,769	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	588	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,401	70.6%
Carpooled	825	10.8%
Public transit	17	0.2%
Walked	159	2.1%
Bicycle	44	0.6%
Worked from home	803	10.5%
Other means	404	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,481	36.2%
15 to 29 min	1,303	19.0%
30 to 44 min	897	13.1%
45 to 59 min	685	10.0%
60+ min	1,484	21.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 12.2% (2,121 of 17,357)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,955	73.7%
Nonfamily households	1,765	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,720	84.8%
Vacant	1,204	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,248	78.1%
Renter-occupied	1,472	21.9%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other23.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,591	70.6%
1-unit, attached	82	1.0%
2 to 4 units	223	2.8%
5 to 19 units	25	0.3%
20 or more units	166	2.1%
Mobile home & other	1,837	23.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 48287
State: Texas
Land area: 629 sq mi
Water area: 5.07 sq mi
Center point: 30.3215, -96.9768

Cities & places

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