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Races in Lee County, Florida:
Detached houses: $362,741Here: $362,741State: $334,342 Townhouses or other attached units: $260,461Here: $260,461State: $258,333 In 2-unit structures: $241,489Here: $241,489State: $289,450 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $302,777Here: $302,777State: $240,504 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $280,569Here: $280,569State: $281,565 Mobile homes: $45,627Here: $45,627State: $43,568 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,175Here: $37,175State: $47,032
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
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Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.9% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.0%
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.
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 (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 8.6 µg/m3. Below U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 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
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
Unemployment 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)
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%
Housing units in structures:
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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Means of transportation to work
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 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
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).
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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 52.37 millions of gallons per day (94% from ground, 6% from surface)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $53,902,000
Toll Highways: $31,974,000
Sewerage: $31,057,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,612,000
General: $30,107,000
Regular Highways: $28,927,000
Sewerage: $13,096,000
Water Utilities: $9,101,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,649,000
Toll Highways: $2,189,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,312,000
Central Staff Services: $39,880,000
Regular Highways: $32,777,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,521,000
Air Transportation: $31,253,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $26,992,000
General - Other: $25,094,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,938,000
Libraries: $24,739,000
Health Services - Other: $21,738,000
Welfare - Other: $18,812,000
Financial Administration: $18,730,000
Corrections - Other: $16,254,000
Sewerage: $16,210,000
Water Utilities: $11,265,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $11,175,000
Transit Utilities: $10,864,000
Toll Highways: $9,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,832,000
Fire Protection: $2,167,000
Housing & Community Development: $78,000
Transit Utilities: $5,648,000
Industrial Revenue: $298,099,000
General Revenue, NEC: $36,244,000
Special Assessments: $2,800,000
Property Sale Other: $737,000
Libraries: $3,121,000
Judicial: $2,855,000
Central Staff: $2,434,000
General - Other: $1,232,000
Regular Highways: $896,000
Welfare - Other: $734,000
Parks & Recreation: $494,000
Financial Administration: $469,000
Transit Utilities: $463,000
Natural Resource - Other: $128,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $122,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Transit Utilities: $1,885,000
All Other: $38,403,000
Highways: $11,456,000
Public Welfare: $3,498,000
Transit Utilities: $2,457,000
NEC: $35,746,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $16,546,000
Other Selective Sales: $11,089,000
Public Utilities: $1,916,000
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