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County population in July 2009: 586,908 (88% urban, 12% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 144,256
Renter-occupied apartments: 44,343
% of renters here:

24%
State:

25%

Land area: 804 sq. mi.
Water area: 408.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 730 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Lee County: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (16.1%), Construction (12.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Lee County races chart

Races in Lee County, Florida:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (73.9%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (16.2%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (7.2%)
  • Asian alone (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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

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

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Lee County,FL real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Lee County:

2.3 people
Florida:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $45,353 ($40,319 in 1999)
This county:

$45353
Florida:

$44736

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $773 (lower quartile is $633, upper quartile is $966)
This county:

$773
State:

$802

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $163,600 (it was $96,700 in 2000)
Lee County:

$163,600
Florida:

$182,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,300 - $277,800

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $255,550
Here:

$255,550
State:

$275,879

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,005
Here:

$178,005
State:

$195,815

In 2-unit structures: $234,040
Here:

$234,040
State:

$200,248

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,776
Here:

$243,776
State:

$172,083

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $243,453
Here:

$243,453
State:

$221,364

Mobile homes: $71,972
Here:

$71,972
State:

$43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,653
Here:

$15,653
State:

$47,032
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,594
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $506

Institutionalized population: 4,188

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

Lee County, FL map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 5152 buildings, average cost: $172,600
  • 2001: 6534 buildings, average cost: $154,200
  • 2002: 7149 buildings, average cost: $148,600
  • 2003: 9668 buildings, average cost: $137,900
  • 2004: 14958 buildings, average cost: $151,500
  • 2005: 22211 buildings, average cost: $166,600
  • 2006: 14700 buildings, average cost: $207,000
  • 2007: 4356 buildings, average cost: $221,500
  • 2008: 1216 buildings, average cost: $283,400
  • 2009: 906 buildings, average cost: $246,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County Florida:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.0%



2008 Presidential Election results in Lee County Florida:


McCain (Republican): 55.0%
Obama (Democratic): 44.6%

Detailed 2008 Election Results



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,374 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,421 (1.0%)


Lee County household income distribution in 2009 Lee County home values distribution


Lee County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.7%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.0% for Black residents, 24.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.7%
Lee County:

12.7%
Florida:

14.9%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.0% for Black residents, 24.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 44 years old
(Males: 42 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 32 years old, Asian residents: 39 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

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.

Lee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip CodeCityCertified Residential DatabaseMandatory Residential DatabaseMandatory Non-Residential Database
Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)
33901Fort Myers48135050
33903North Fort Myers166110110
33904Cape Coral48153030
33905Fort Myers17246060
33906Fort Myers--1010
33907Fort Myers429792020
33908Fort Myers2295----
33909Cape Coral933----
33912Fort Myers12215520520
33913Fort Myers48331010
33914Cape Coral48192020
33916Fort Myers705050
33917North Fort Myers19111010
33919Fort Myers108165050
33920Alva301010
33921Boca Grande20----
33922Bokeelia10----
33924Captiva20----
33928Estero200----
33931Fort Myers Beach60----
33936Lehigh Acres1385050
33956Saint James City333----
33957Sanibel293----
33971Lehigh Acres40----
33972Lehigh Acres1217----
33990Cape Coral20252020
33991Cape Coral119----
33993Cape Coral333----
33994Fort Myers10----
34134Bonita Springs8126----
34135Bonita Springs3110----

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: 50 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 19 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.



Click to draw/clear Lee County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lee County: Bridge Plaza (A), Boca Grande Light (B), South Pointe Center (C), Cypress Towne Center (D), The Rafters (E), LaCosta Test Pile South Light (F), College Center Plaza (G), Villa Santini Plaza (H), Villas Plaza (I), Pewett Center (J), Newlin Station (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Homestead Shopping Center (1), The Bell Tower Shopping Center (2), Iona Pointe Shopping Center (3), Villas South Shopping Center (4), Riverdale 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), Saint Phillip Christian Methodist Church (C), Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (D), First Christian Church of Cape Coral (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Big Bayou (A), Grassy Pond (B), Tom Black Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mullock Creek (A), Cow Creek (B), Stricklin Gully (C), Mud Creek (D), Otter Creek (E), Hendry Creek (F), Caloosahatchee River (G), Trout Creek (H), Owl Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lee County include: Lee Wildlife Management Area (1), Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve (2), Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge (3), Mound Key Archaeological State Park (4), Caloosahatchee River State Park (5), Cayo Costa State Park (6), Gasparilla Island State Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Bunche Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

11.2%
Florida:

10.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 11,621
  • 1990 to 1994: 6,237
  • 1985 to 1989: 4,302
  • 1980 to 1984: 3,431
  • 1975 to 1979: 2,019
  • 1970 to 1974: 2,066
  • 1970 to 1974: 2,360
  • 1965 to 1969: 8,326

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes

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

Lee County marital status for males
Lee County marital status for females

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

Here:

68.7% with mortgage
State:

71.7% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.22%
Here38.2%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 168,506
Total congregations: 250

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents75,329 (44.7%)18,165 (10.8%)13,639 (8.1%)12,939 (7.7%)6,956 (4.1%)
Congregations18 (7.2%)38 (15.2%)15 (6.0%)21 (8.4%)10 (4.0%)
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Lutheran ChurchOther
Adherents5,104 (3.0%)3,746 (2.2%)2,869 (1.7%)2,768 (1.6%)26,991 (16.0%)
Congregations10 (4.0%)11 (4.4%)10 (4.0%)7 (2.8%)110 (44.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Lee County - Cape Coral, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 115
This county:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
Lee County:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 50
Lee County:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 167
This county:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 508
Lee County:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.1%
Florida:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

24.9%
Florida:

23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Lee County:

15.4%
State:

14.0%


Agriculture in Lee County:

Average size of farms: 197 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $176,370
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $4236.72
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118,610
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.48%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,165
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.34
Vegetables: 3,254 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 17,101 acres

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (16%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (21%)
  • Canada (10%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Haiti (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Cuba (5%)
  • Guatemala (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lee County (%):



  • German (16%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • United States or American (10%)
  • Italian (8%)
  • Polish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)


Lee County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Lee County, Florida:

  • 2,767 people in nursing homes
  • 738 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 655 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 491 people in state prisons
  • 238 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 235 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 102 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 78 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 64 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 55 people in other group homes
  • 49 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 47 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 26 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 20 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 10 people in military ships
  • 6 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 4 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in other workers' dormitories

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $65,957.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 2006: 11.9

Births per 1000 population in Lee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Lee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lee County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.97
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15158.23
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 311.3
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 34171.63

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1185.300
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1055.330
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.69

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40.72
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 64.25

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.73

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 64.0. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 41.6
  • Cut/Pierce - 6.9
  • Other - 15.5

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 167.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 84.7
  • Poisoning - 43.9
  • Suffocation - 27.8
  • Other - 11.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 435,271
  • 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 28,987
Here:

53 per 1000 residents
State:

63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 27,821
Here:

51 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +10,075
Here:

+18 per 1000 residents
State:

+30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +93,478
Here:

+172 per 1000 residents
State:

+59 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lee County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 26,193
  • 2000 to 2004: 73,005
  • 1990 to 1999: 64,967
  • 1980 to 1989: 86,199
  • 1970 to 1979: 61,708
  • 1960 to 1969: 22,895
  • 1950 to 1959: 9,284
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,603
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,521
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 300
  • 2 rooms: 2,697
  • 3 rooms: 7,794
  • 4 rooms: 23,148
  • 5 rooms: 42,000
  • 6 rooms: 34,894
  • 7 rooms: 19,138
  • 8 rooms: 9,035
  • 9+ rooms: 5,250
  • 1 room: 1,622
  • 2 rooms: 4,953
  • 3 rooms: 7,604
  • 4 rooms: 14,108
  • 5 rooms: 9,146
  • 6 rooms: 4,447
  • 7 rooms: 1,750
  • 8 rooms: 515
  • 9+ rooms: 198
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 460
  • 1 bedroom: 7,997
  • 2 bedrooms: 54,174
  • 3 bedrooms: 68,443
  • 4 bedrooms: 11,864
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,318
  • no bedroom: 2,082
  • 1 bedroom: 10,889
  • 2 bedrooms: 21,255
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,835
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,217
  • 5+ bedrooms: 65
Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 4,602
  • 1 vehicle: 64,071
  • 2 vehicles: 59,404
  • 3 vehicles: 12,223
  • 4 vehicles: 3,008
  • 5+ vehicles: 948
  • no vehicle: 6,271
  • 1 vehicle: 22,798
  • 2 vehicles: 12,313
  • 3 vehicles: 2,286
  • 4 vehicles: 467
  • 5+ vehicles: 208

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lee County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (95.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.8%)
  • Utility gas (1.6%)
  • No fuel used (1.2%)
  • Electricity (95.1%)
  • No fuel used (2.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.3%)
  • Utility gas (0.9%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,460
Here:

11.1%
Florida:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,822
Here:

10.3%
Florida:

9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,884
Here:

18.0%
Florida:

21.0%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Lee County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $261,686,000
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $80,191,000
    All Other: $79,913,000
    Solid Waste Management: $53,159,000
    Toll Highways: $43,576,000
    Sewerage: $31,828,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,947,000
    Parking Facilities: $227,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $100,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $69,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $96,569,000
    General - Other: $42,244,000
    Toll Highways: $34,899,000
    Regular Highways: $29,524,000
    Water Utilities: $23,020,000
    Sewerage: $21,249,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,049,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,280,000
    Libraries: $10,048,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,682,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $75,038,000
    Financial Administration: $57,038,000
    Air Transportation: $39,965,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,473,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,580,000
    Parks and Recreation: $32,414,000
    Regular Highways: $30,521,000
    Water Utilities: $22,226,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,218,000
    Sewerage: $19,340,000
    Libraries: $18,875,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $16,137,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,303,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $11,896,000
    General - Other: $11,615,000
    Toll Highways: $9,630,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,379,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,782,000
    Health - Other: $4,851,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,802,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $3,512,000
    Local Fire Protection: $885,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development): $8,813,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $248,099,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,419,000
    Air Transportation: $10,052,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,485,000
    Highways: $965,000
    Public Welfare: $493,000
    General Local Government Support: $93,000
    Water Utilities: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $53,907,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks and Recreation: $4,084,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,674,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,025,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulations: $227,000
    Regular Highways: $103,000
    General - Other: $30,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $5,649,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $176,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,438,000
    All Other: $1,868,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $273,099,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $25,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $114,518,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,614,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,924,000
    Sale of Property: $7,275,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,913,000
    Special Assessments: $5,356,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,150,000
    Rents: $1,681,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,229,241,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,211,914,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $131,845,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $16,595,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,951,000
    Police Protection: $5,795,000
    Water Utilities: $4,069,000
    Sewerage: $3,769,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,325,000
    Financial Administration: $2,835,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,712,000
    Health - Other: $1,527,000
    Air Transportation: $1,012,000
    Transit Utilities: $897,000
    Libraries: $784,000
    General - Other: $778,000
    Housing and Community Development: $533,000
    Correctional Institutions: $521,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $469,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $405,000
    Central Staff Services: $261,000
    Toll Highways: $228,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $544,345,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,727,000
    Electric Utilities: $9,316,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,520,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $248,099,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $56,647,000
    All Other: $11,424,000
    Transit Utilities: $10,967,000
    Highways: $2,109,000
    Public Welfare: $139,000
  • Tax - Property: $318,748,000
    Other License: $79,163,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $19,319,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $16,396,000
    Other Selective Sales: $11,778,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,091,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $186,449,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,985,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,021,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 7,583
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,093
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,490
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,926
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,942
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,715
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,305
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,316


Lee County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Lee County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 117 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3,045$114,4125,043$161,4335,077$213,956164$110,32914$3,364,5714,232$189,20498$91,245
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED183$117,902584$162,320896$207,49759$54,7631$131,000513$192,00637$65,054
APPLICATIONS DENIED988$108,2841,437$144,0244,274$211,472279$58,9641$32,095,0001,767$197,810140$77,336
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN451$112,774799$169,0681,729$212,39365$153,0000$0812$186,28625$103,560
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS229$105,638220$143,586583$208,72230$122,2330$0205$187,2545$77,400
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 95 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED208$164,02434$212,35333$172,9391$64,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED301$237,65854$269,222188$271,2870$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED53$188,17031$219,64514$154,2140$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN24$181,1675$182,8002$122,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS28$185,53617$221,64710$212,7000$0

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Lee County, FL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John3,81075.4 years
William3,18875.3 years
Robert3,02573.4 years
Mary2,55879.9 years
James2,37772.7 years
Charles1,97176.3 years
George1,77376.8 years
Joseph1,71276.3 years
Helen1,45281.5 years
Dorothy1,30279.2 years
Most common last names in Lee County, FL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith1,22075.4 years
Johnson77874.7 years
Miller61177.0 years
Brown60475.2 years
Williams59575.6 years
Jones48175.3 years
Davis44376.2 years
Wilson37076.2 years
Anderson32577.9 years
Martin32076.6 years
Businesses in Lee County, FL
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven46Lane Furniture13
AT&T10Lowes4
Aeropostale3Macy's1
Ann Taylor5Marriott5
Apple Store1Marshalls2
Arby's7MasterBrand Cabinets62
Ashley Furniture1McDonald's30
AutoZone6Microtel1
BEBE1Motel 61
Bath & Body Works6Office Depot4
Bed Bath & Beyond4OfficeMax4
Best Western4Outback Steakhouse4
Blockbuster7Panda Express1
Brookstone2Panera Bread3
Buffalo Wild Wings1Papa John's Pizza9
Burger King13Payless6
Chick-Fil-A4PetSmart3
Cinnabon 1Pizza Hut9
Clarion1Popeyes5
ColorTyme2Publix Super Markets32
Comfort Inn4Quality1
Costco2Quiznos5
DHL12RadioShack11
Dairy Queen11Red Robin1
Days Inn3Rite Aid1
Decora Cabinetry22Rooms To Go2
Dennys3Ruby Tuesday4
Domino's Pizza11Rue211
Dunkin Donuts32SONIC Drive-In2
Econo Lodge1Saks Fifth Avenue1
Eddie Bauer1Sam's Club1
FedEx106Sears5
Foot Locker1Sephora1
GNC13Spencer Gifts1
GameStop8Sprint Nextel6
Gap3Staples5
Gymboree3Starbucks22
H&R Block22Subway57
Haagen-Dazs1Super 81
Hardee's1T-Mobile18
Havertys Furniture1T.J.Maxx3
Holiday Inn11Taco Bell10
Hollister Co.1Target8
Home Depot5Toys"R"Us6
Howard Johnson1Travelodge2
IHOP3UPS111
JCPenney3Value City Furniture1
KFC6Verizon Wireless4
Kmart4Victoria's Secret3
Kohl's1Waffle House3
Kroger1Walgreens21
LENSCRAFTERS4Walmart7
La Quinta3YMCA2
La-Z-Boy2

Lee County on our top lists:

  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"

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