# Lee County, Florida demographics

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Lee County, Florida (county FIPS 12071) has a median household income of $76,107 (±$1,463) and a total population of 817,666 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 38 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 817,666 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 49 years | ±0.1 years | B01002 |
| Households | 327,803 | ±2,445 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $76,107 | ±$1,463 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $362,200 | ±$3,248 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,712 | ±$17 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 74.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 25.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 31.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 12% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 12071 |
| Land area | 781.15 sq mi |
| Water area | 733.68 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,047 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [33913](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33913) | 12.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [33920](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33920) | 7.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [34135](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/34135) | 7.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [33917](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33917) | 6.1% | 72.6% | Yes |
| [33993](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33993) | 5.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [33928](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33928) | 5.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [33905](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33905) | 5.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [33909](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33909) | 4.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [33908](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33908) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [33972](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33972) | 3.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [33914](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33914) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [33974](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33974) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [33912](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33912) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [33922](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33922) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [33971](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33971) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [33956](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33956) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [33957](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33957) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [33991](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33991) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [34134](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/34134) | 1.6% | 90.3% | Yes |
| [33936](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33936) | 1.5% | 31.9% |  |
| [33903](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33903) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [33931](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33931) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [33916](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33916) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [33904](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33904) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [33990](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33990) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [33976](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33976) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [33966](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33966) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [33919](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33919) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [33967](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33967) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [33907](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33907) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [33901](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33901) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [33973](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33973) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [33924](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33924) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [33965](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33965) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [33921](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33921) | 0.3% | 80.5% | Yes |
| [33955](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/33955) | 0.2% | 1.5% |  |
| [34110](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/34110) | 0.1% | 5.2% |  |
| [34119](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/34119) | 0.1% | 1.8% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:071&in=state:12
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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