Lee County, Florida (FL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	30%

Lee County:	9.5%
Florida:	12.8%

Type of workers:

Lee County, Florida business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lee County, Florida:

Median resident age:	45.2 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Males: 215,504	(48.9%)
Females: 225,384	(51.1%)

Lee County:	2.3 people
Florida:	2.5 people

This county	$44,073
Florida:	$42,433

Lee County	$229,555
Florida:	$189,500

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 15
• Rapes: 107
• Robberies: 440
• Assaults: 1083
• Burglaries: 3185
• Thefts: 6614
• Auto thefts: 1407

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 12
• Rapes: 109
• Robberies: 412
• Assaults: 1006
• Burglaries: 3049
• Thefts: 6443
• Auto thefts: 1285

Area name: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $639 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $728 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $989 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cape Coral, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs, San Carlos Park, Cypress Lake, Iona, Villas, Estero.

2005 air pollution in Lee County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 19 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 50 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 8.6 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 19 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Charlotte County , Charlotte County , Charlotte County , Collier County , Glades County , Hendry County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lee County: Newlin Station (A), LaCosta Test Pile South Light (B), Pewett Center (C), College Center Plaza (D), Cypress Towne Center (E), South Pointe Center (F), Boca Grande Light (G), The Rafters (H), Bridge Plaza (I), Villa Santini Plaza (J), Villas Plaza (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Riverdale Shopping Center (1), Iona Pointe Shopping Center (2), The Bell Tower Shopping Center (3), Villas South Shopping Center (4), Homestead Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lee County include: Church of Living God (A), Church of the Ascension (B), Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (C), Saint Phillip Christian Methodist Church (D), First Christian Church of Cape Coral (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Tom Black Lake (A), Big Bayou (B), Grassy Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trout Creek (A), Owl Creek (B), Mullock Creek (C), Otter Creek (D), Cow Creek (E), Stricklin Gully (F), Estero River (G), Mud Creek (H), Hendry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lee County include: Mound Key Archaeological State Park (1), Caloosahatchee River State Park (2), Cayo Costa State Park (3), Lee Wildlife Management Area (4), Gasparilla Island State Park (5), Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge (6), Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Bunche Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.2%
Florida:	4.3%

Current college students: 12,539
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 40,362 (38% naturalized citizens)

Lee County:	9.2%
Whole state:	16.7%

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 122,543
• One, attached: 11,968
• Two: 9,802
• 3 or 4: 10,688
• 5 to 9: 14,138
• 10 to 19: 13,441
• 20 or more: 22,883
• Mobile homes: 38,084
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,858

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 68,216 (7,617 second mortgage, 8,005 home equity loan, 216 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31,083

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 143,636 (79%) Carpooled: 25,083 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,178 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 27 (0%) Subway or elevated: 17 (0%) Railroad: 14 (0%) Ferryboat: 40 (0%) Taxi: 125 (0%) Motorcycle: 400 (0%) Bicycle: 1,394 (1%) Walked: 2,695 (1%) Other means: 1,640 (1%) Worked at home: 6,332 (3%)

10.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($69,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.96%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)

Lee County:	0.13%
Florida average:	0.22%

4.24% relocated from other counties in Florida ($16,798 average AGI)
6.60% relocated from other states ($52,122 average AGI)

Lee County:	6.60%
Florida average:	4.24%

from Collier County, FL	1.26% ($50,198 average AGI)
from Miami-Dade County, FL	0.89% ($25,891)
from Broward County, FL	0.42% ($41,000)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.19% ($45,341)
from Charlotte County, FL	0.15% ($46,589)
from Cook County, IL	0.13% ($114,954)
from Hillsborough County, FL	0.13% ($48,775)

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($432 average AGI)

Lee County:	0.07%
Florida average:	0.12%

2.83% relocated to other counties in Florida ($20,751 average AGI)
4.00% relocated to other states ($27,650 average AGI)

Lee County:	4.00%
Florida average:	3.31%

to Collier County, FL	0.54% ($72,511 average AGI)
to Charlotte County, FL	0.24% ($49,369)
to Hillsborough County, FL	0.18% ($44,392)
to Miami-Dade County, FL	0.16% ($32,750)
to Orange County, FL	0.15% ($35,047)
to Broward County, FL	0.13% ($42,410)
to Sarasota County, FL	0.12% ($67,626)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 106,110 (95,942 aged, 10,168 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 360,730 (101,204 male householders, 27,219 female householders)

  106,142 spouses, 97,151 children (88,711 natural, 2,789 adopted, 5,651 stepchildren), 6,512 grandchildren, 3,236 brothers or sisters, 3,428 parents, 6,469 other relatives, 9,369 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 74,541 (26,857 male householders (19,775 living alone)), 33,475 female householders (28,837 living alone)), 14,209 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,617 (4,168 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 74,846 2-persons, 22,893 3-persons, 17,769 4-persons, 8,082 5-persons, 3,124 6-persons, 1,709 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 48,612 1-person, 10,274 2-persons, 976 3-persons, 287 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

86.5% of residents of Lee County speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,866,389,000 ($5573 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $100,578,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,657,251,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $775,992,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,524,000
Federal grants: $226,529,000
Federal procurement contracts: $52,180,000 ($12,338,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $138,912,000 ($2,527,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $14,449,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $315,822,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,919,161,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	63 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+30 per 1000 residents

Here:	+172 per 1000 residents
State:	+59 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 52.37 millions of gallons per day (94% from ground, 6% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.6

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

49% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Florida.

Lee County:	49.2%
State average:	51.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 99888
• Northeast: 113730
• Midwest: 117643
• South: 50941
• West: 9886

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,100

Here:	11.1%
Florida:	11.7%

Here:	10.3%
Florida:	9.7%

Here:	18.0%
Florida:	21.0%