Sanibel Island, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 3,929, Rural population: 2,651 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 8,637 (3,315 occupied: 2,835 owner occupied, 480 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	30%

Housing density: 354 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,256 (lower quartile is $912, upper quartile is $1,697)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $990

Median gross rent in Sanibel Island, FL in 2007: $1,417

Housing units in Sanibel Island with a mortgage: 1,066 (76 second mortgage, 179 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,023

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $903,915 (it was $387,200 in 2000)

Sanibel Island:	$903,915
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $643,295 - $1,466,272

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,191,646
Here: $1,191,646
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $800,277
Here: $800,277
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $553,881
Here: $553,881
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,073,770
Here: $1,073,770
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,644,353
Here: $1,644,353
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $66,527
Here: $66,527
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,580

In family households: 5,366 (1,924 male householders, 370 female householders)
2,150 spouses, 752 children (698 natural, 12 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 43 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,214 (371 male householders (311 living alone)), 631 female householders (540 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,828 2-persons, 214 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 851 1-person, 126 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

486 married couples with children.
111 single-parent households (30 men, 81 women).

93.5% of residents of Sanibel Island speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 485 (7.4%)
(52.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanibel Island, Florida:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 115 4 rooms: 418 5 rooms: 725 6 rooms: 695 7 rooms: 402 8 rooms: 252 9 or more rooms: 211

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanibel Island, Florida:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 74 4 rooms: 119 5 rooms: 142 6 rooms: 59 7 rooms: 57 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 171
1995 to 1998: 447
1990 to 1994: 805
1980 to 1989: 2,781
1970 to 1979: 3,752
1960 to 1969: 450
1950 to 1959: 149
1940 to 1949: 25
1939 or earlier: 57

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sanibel Island:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 92 2 bedrooms: 839 3 bedrooms: 1,474 4 bedrooms: 356 5 or more bedrooms: 70

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanibel Island:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 48 2 bedrooms: 254 3 bedrooms: 135 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sanibel Island in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 64 1 vehicle: 1,025 2 vehicles: 1,357 3 vehicles: 324 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Sanibel Island in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 244 2 vehicles: 175 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Sanibel Island, FL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 15
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 16
$175,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 to $249,999: 56
$250,000 to $299,999: 43
$300,000 to $399,999: 59
$400,000 to $499,999: 153
$500,000 to $749,999: 596
$750,000 to $999,999: 580
$1,000,000 or more: 1230

Sanibel Island rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sanibel Island:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 4
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 1
$550 to $599: 14
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 18
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 22
$900 to $999: 47
$1,000 to $1,249: 45
$1,250 to $1,499: 67
$1,500 to $1,999: 77
$2,000 or more: 48
No cash rent: 94

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 99 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 26 1980 to 1984: 36 1975 to 1979: 12 1970 to 1974: 22 1970 to 1974: 66 1965 to 1969: 213

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.5%
Number of people working at home: 312 (14.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 223
5 to 9 minutes: 488
10 to 14 minutes: 311
15 to 19 minutes: 249
20 to 24 minutes: 175
25 to 29 minutes: 62
30 to 34 minutes: 108
35 to 39 minutes: 24
40 to 44 minutes: 49
45 to 59 minutes: 134
60 to 89 minutes: 56
90 or more minutes: 25

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,476 (67%)
Carpooled: 218 (10%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 70 (3%)
Walked: 81 (4%)
Other means: 45 (2%)
Worked at home: 312 (14%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 116
$10,000 to $14,999: 98
$15,000 to $19,999: 91
$20,000 to $24,999: 171
$25,000 to $29,999: 111
$30,000 to $34,999: 112
$35,000 to $39,999: 111
$40,000 to $44,999: 121
$45,000 to $49,999: 125
$50,000 to $59,999: 184
$60,000 to $74,999: 374
$75,000 to $99,999: 399
$100,000 to $124,999: 253
$125,000 to $149,999: 252
$150,000 to $199,999: 282
$200,000 or more: 496

First ancestries reported:

English: 1142

German: 943

Irish: 704

United States or American: 472

Italian: 465

Other groups: 318

Scottish: 180

Polish: 157

Swedish: 157

Scotch-Irish: 154

French (except Basque): 135

Norwegian: 134

Russian: 114

Dutch: 97

Welsh: 69

Hungarian: 58

Lithuanian: 54

British: 52

Danish: 51

French Canadian: 48

European: 44

Romanian: 23

Canadian: 23

Greek: 21

Swiss: 20

Slovak: 18

Czech: 17

Lebanese: 16

Arab:: 16

Austrian: 14

Czechoslovakian: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Croatian: 8

Scandinavian: 7

Eastern European: 7

Armenian: 7

Finnish: 6

Iranian: 6

Belgian: 6

Australian: 6

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

Canada (16%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Germany (9%)
Other Northern Europe (6%)
France (5%)
India (5%)
Poland (4%)

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

This state: 578
Northeast: 2279
Midwest: 2325
South: 646
West: 191

52% of Sanibel Island residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 9% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 13
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 293
Less than 1 year of college: 133
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 354
Associate degree: 128
Bachelor's degree: 910
Master's degree: 427
Professional school degree: 315
Doctorate degree: 87

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 504
Less than 1 year of college: 215
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 563
Associate degree: 270
Bachelor's degree: 984
Master's degree: 361
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $92,064
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,040
Asian householders: $107,195
Some other race householders: $45,299
Two or more races householders: $17,437
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $65,982

Sanibel Island household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sanibel Island household income for Asian householders

Sanibel Island household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sanibel Island marital status for males

Sanibel Island marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $946,169
Asian householders: $226,212
Hispanic or Latino householders: $972,782

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,161
One, attached: 567
Two: 243
3 or 4: 372
5 to 9: 1,105
10 to 19: 477
20 to 49: 876
50 or more: 591
Mobile homes: 237
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $93,817

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sanibel Island:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (94%) Utility gas (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (87%) Utility gas (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	7.5%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	19.8%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	8.4%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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