Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $174,734.
Median contract rent in 2022: $982 (lower quartile is $564, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $740
Median gross rent in Lee, NY in 2022: $1,201
Housing units in Lee with a mortgage: 948 (72 second mortgage, 177 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 508
In family households: 180,003 (38,915 male householders, 19,474 female householders)
41,459 spouses, 64,645 children (60,737 natural, 1,263 adopted, 2,645 stepchildren), 3,730 grandchildren, 1,655 brothers or sisters, 1,752 parents, foster children, 1,721 other relatives, 5,703 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 41,470 (16,117 male householders (12,914 living alone)), 18,522 female householders (16,047 living alone)), 6,831 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 13,405 (8,414 institutionalized population)
36,373 married couples with children.
15,413 single-parent households (3,340 men, 12,073 women).
96.1% of residents of Lee speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 30% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 216 (3.2%)
(107.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lee, New York
191995 to March 2000
151990 to 1994
01985 to 1989
61980 to 1984
231975 to 1979
51970 to 1974
281965 to 1969
38Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
German: 1,597 (19.2%)
Irish: 1,272 (15.3%)
Italian: 1,129 (13.6%)
English: 866 (10.4%)
Other: 679 (8.2%)
Polish: 622 (7.5%)
French: 426 (5.1%)
United States: 394 (4.7%)
Dutch: 239 (2.9%)
Welsh: 195 (2.3%)
Swiss: 178 (2.1%)
French Canadian: 158 (1.9%)
Ukrainian: 156 (1.9%)
Scottish: 93 (1.1%)
Russian: 65 (0.8%)
Scotch-Irish: 53 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 45 (0.5%)
Swedish: 45 (0.5%)
Czech: 42 (0.5%)
Danish: 21 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 14 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 13 (0.2%)
Slovak: 10 (0.1%)
Greek: 9 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Lee:
23.9% (32)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
United Kingdom
Lee:
14.9% (20)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
Korea
Lee:
14.9% (20)
New York:
2.5% (97,933)
Japan
Lee:
9.7% (13)
New York:
0.8% (32,034)
Dominican Republic
Lee:
6.7% (9)
New York:
10.5% (408,086)
Other Eastern Europe
Lee:
5.2% (7)
New York:
1.4% (53,825)
Other Northern Europe
Lee:
4.5% (6)
New York:
0.2% (7,839)
Ukraine
Lee:
4.5% (6)
New York:
2.1% (82,238)
Canada
Lee:
4.5% (6)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
Italy
Lee:
3.7% (5)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Thailand
Lee:
3.7% (5)
New York:
0.2% (7,400)
Australia
Lee:
3.7% (5)
New York:
0.2% (5,813)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,518
Other state: 1,148
Northeast: 499
Midwest: 176
South: 337
West: 136
68% of Lee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 69
11th grade: 90
12th grade, no diploma: 46
High school graduate (or equivalency): 823
Less than 1 year of college: 136
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 299
Associate degree: 118
Bachelor's degree: 289
Master's degree: 182
Professional school degree: 44
Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 58
9th grade: 57
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 70
12th grade, no diploma: 60
High school graduate (or equivalency): 741
Less than 1 year of college: 248
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 351
Associate degree: 281
Bachelor's degree: 244
Master's degree: 129
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 8
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,907
One, attached: 14
Two: 41
3 or 4: 44
5 to 9: 15
50 or more: 85
Mobile homes: 593
Median worth of mobile homes: $63,153
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%