Demographics of Lee County, Florida

Lee County, Florida had 875,607 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +110,032 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lee County, in four figures

875,607
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +14.4%
Change since July 2020: +110,032 people.; 49.0 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,107 ±$1,463
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lee County, Florida's population grew 14.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lee County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lee County, Florida's population grew 14.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lee County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	765,575	100.0	100.0
2021	791,169	103.3	100.2
2022	828,059	108.2	100.7
2023	846,125	110.5	101.6
2024	861,667	112.6	102.5
2025	875,607	114.4	103.1

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Population of Lee County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	765,575	+4,748	−385	+84	+5,720
2021	791,169	+25,594	−2,071	+1,199	+28,248
2022	828,059	+36,890	−2,143	+8,665	+28,404
2023	846,125	+18,066	−1,310	+11,215	+7,760
2024	861,667	+15,542	−760	+11,463	+4,754
2025	875,607	+13,940	−477	+5,912	+8,603

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.0 ±0.1: for men 47.8 ±0.3 and for women 50.3 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	36,536 ±35	4.5% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	103,774 ±1,999	12.7% ±0.2	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	58,809 ±1,495	7.2% ±0.2	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	175,607 ±2,022	21.5% ±0.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	206,391 ±2,600	25.2% ±0.3	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	236,549 ±3,311	28.9% ±0.4	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,107 ±$1,463, and income per person $44,931 ±$637, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	44,847 ±1,977	13.7% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	60,481 ±2,369	18.5% ±0.7	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	56,547 ±2,323	17.3% ±0.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	45,597 ±2,178	13.9% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	58,918 ±2,070	18.0% ±0.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	26,445 ±1,415	8.1% ±0.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	34,968 ±1,435	10.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	96,536 ±4,526	12.0% ±0.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	23,393 ±1,759	16.9% ±1.2	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	42,065 ±2,525	11.3% ±0.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	31,078 ±1,710	10.6% ±0.6	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lee County	Florida	United States
Housing units	441,194 ±174	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.3% ±0.6	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.7% ±0.5	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.3% ±0.7	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.7% ±0.7	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$362,200 ±$3,248	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,712 ±$17	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	202,269 ±0	24.7% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	507,047 ±1,781	62.0% ±0.2	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	62,363 ±1,424	7.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13,788 ±504	1.7% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	442 ±113	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	271 ±117	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5,424 ±1,369	0.7% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	26,062 ±2,143	3.2% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	215,111 ±3,724	26.3% ±0.5	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	427,141 ±3,973	52.2% ±0.5	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21,105 ±1,704	2.6% ±0.2	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	154,309 ±3,633	18.9% ±0.4	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	75,954 ±3,074	9.3% ±0.4	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	78,355 ±3,395	9.6% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lee County among the counties of Florida

8th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Lee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Palm Beach County	1,575,726	+5.5%
Hillsborough County	1,574,115	+7.4%
Orange County	1,528,002	+6.7%
Duval County	1,062,963	+6.5%
Pinellas County	948,563	−1.2%
Lee County	875,607	+14.4%
Polk County	874,790	+19.8%
Pasco County	674,516	+19.1%
Brevard County	663,982	+9.1%
Volusia County	606,573	+9.1%
Seminole County	491,884	+4.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026