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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%).
Detached houses: $255,550Here:$255,550State:$275,879 Townhouses or other attached units: $178,005Here:$178,005State:$195,815 In 2-unit structures: $234,040Here:$234,040State:$200,248 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,776Here:$243,776State:$172,083 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $243,453Here:$243,453State:$221,364 Mobile homes: $71,972Here:$71,972State:$43,568 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,653Here:$15,653State:$47,032
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.9% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.0%
McCain (Republican): 55.0% Obama (Democratic): 44.6%
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%)
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.
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.
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Notable locations in Lee County: The Forest Country Club (A), Crown Colony Golf and Country Club (B), Fairways East Golf Course (C), Evergreen Golf Club (D), Errol Country Club (E), Eagle Point Golf Club (F), Eagle Creek Country Club (G), Dunes at Sandridge Golf Club (H), Doral Park Silver Course (I), Boca Grande Light (J), LaCosta Test Pile South Light (K), Cypress Towne Center (L), Pewett Center (M), The Rafters (N), South Pointe Center (O), Bridge Plaza (P), Broken Woods Country Club (Q), College Center Plaza (R), Villas Plaza (S), Villa Santini Plaza (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Iona Pointe Shopping Center (1), Riverdale Shopping Center (2), The Bell Tower Shopping Center (3), Homestead Shopping Center (4), Villas South Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lee County include: Faith Baptist Church (A), Westminster Presbyterian Church (B), Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers (C), Temple Beth El (D), Safe Harbor Community Church (E), Iona Hope Episcopal Church (F), Cross Way Baptist Church (G), Church of the Nazarene (H), Celebration Family Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Grassy Pond (A), Big Bayou (B), Tom Black Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Caloosahatchee River (A), Trout Creek (B), Telegraph Creek (C), Estero River (D), Mullock Creek (E), Mud Creek (F), Owl Creek (G), Otter Creek (H), Cow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lee County include: Lee Wildlife Management Area (1), Caloosahatchee River State Park (2), Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve (3), Cayo Costa State Park (4), Gasparilla Island State Park (5), Mound Key Archaeological State Park (6), Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Bunche Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Lee County: The Forest Country Club (A), Crown Colony Golf and Country Club (B), Fairways East Golf Course (C), Evergreen Golf Club (D), Errol Country Club (E), Eagle Point Golf Club (F), Eagle Creek Country Club (G), Dunes at Sandridge Golf Club (H), Doral Park Silver Course (I), Boca Grande Light (J), LaCosta Test Pile South Light (K), Cypress Towne Center (L), Pewett Center (M), The Rafters (N), South Pointe Center (O), Bridge Plaza (P), Broken Woods Country Club (Q), College Center Plaza (R), Villas Plaza (S), Villa Santini Plaza (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Iona Pointe Shopping Center (1), Riverdale Shopping Center (2), The Bell Tower Shopping Center (3), Homestead Shopping Center (4), Villas South Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lee County include: Faith Baptist Church (A), Westminster Presbyterian Church (B), Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers (C), Temple Beth El (D), Safe Harbor Community Church (E), Iona Hope Episcopal Church (F), Cross Way Baptist Church (G), Church of the Nazarene (H), Celebration Family Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Grassy Pond (A), Big Bayou (B), Tom Black Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Caloosahatchee River (A), Trout Creek (B), Telegraph Creek (C), Estero River (D), Mullock Creek (E), Mud Creek (F), Owl Creek (G), Otter Creek (H), Cow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lee County include: Lee Wildlife Management Area (1), Caloosahatchee River State Park (2), Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve (3), Cayo Costa State Park (4), Gasparilla Island State Park (5), Mound Key Archaeological State Park (6), Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge (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 by year (%)
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%
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
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Lee County (%):
10.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($69,420 average adjusted gross income)
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%
6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,833 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 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%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 64.0. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 167.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
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)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
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
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
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
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
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
Natural Resources - Other: $176,000
All Other: $1,868,000
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
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,211,914,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $131,845,000
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
Electric Utilities: $9,316,000
Transit Utilities: $2,520,000
All Other: $11,424,000
Transit Utilities: $10,967,000
Highways: $2,109,000
Public Welfare: $139,000
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
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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