Collier County vs. Lee County

	Collier County (FL)	Lee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	378,488	754,610
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17.7%	22.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	321,521	618,754
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	321,520	618,754
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.1%	17.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	32.2%	28.6%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.1%
White alone, percent	89.3%	86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.4%	9.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	28.2%	21.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.5%	66.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,717	58,758
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	25.0%	16.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	218,281	399,729
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.7%	70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$340,100	$207,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,787	$1,416
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$725	$557
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,228	$1,093
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	48.6%	27.5%
Building permits, 2018	4,386	9,721
Households, 2014-2018	140,942	271,861
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.5%	85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	33.3%	22.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.2%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	82.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.4%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	36.2%	27.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	22.8%	18.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.8%	52.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.2%	48.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,406,488	1,346,619
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,089,392	3,362,058
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	607,484	812,798
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,306,517	2,480,982
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,304,147	9,445,269
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,956	$14,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	27.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,675	$54,691
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,256	$31,924
Persons in poverty, percent	10.6%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	12,074	18,797
Total employment, 2017	131,871	216,916
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,643,329	8,994,729
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.6%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	41,681	69,609
All firms, 2012	40,670	65,221
Men-owned firms, 2012	22,178	34,637
Women-owned firms, 2012	13,667	22,438
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,945	17,710
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	28,411	45,768
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,236	6,478
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	34,539	55,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	4.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.5%	13.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.8%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	160.9	788.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,998.32	784.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Collier county (FL) and Lee county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.