Lee County vs. Collier County

Lee County (FL)Collier County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)754,610378,488
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)22.0%17.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)618,754321,521
Population, Census, April 1, 2010618,754321,520
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.6%17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent28.6%32.2%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.7%
White alone, percent86.8%89.3%
Black or African American alone, percent9.1%7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.8%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent21.9%28.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.8%62.5%
Veterans, 2014-201858,75827,717
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.6%25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)399,729218,281
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.6%72.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$207,700$340,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,416$1,787
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$557$725
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,093$1,228
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.5%48.6%
Building permits, 20189,7214,386
Households, 2014-2018271,861140,942
Persons per household, 2014-20182.612.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.2%83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.5%33.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.5%92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.1%83.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.0%86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.8%36.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent18.6%22.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.7%52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.6%47.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,346,6191,406,488
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,362,0582,089,392
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)812,798607,484
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,480,9822,306,517
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,445,2695,304,147
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,637$15,956
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.324.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,691$65,675
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,924$43,256
Persons in poverty, percent12.1%10.6%
Total employer establishments, 201718,79712,074
Total employment, 2017216,916131,871
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,994,7295,643,329
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201769,60941,681
All firms, 201265,22140,670
Men-owned firms, 201234,63722,178
Women-owned firms, 201222,43813,667
Minority-owned firms, 201217,71010,945
Nonminority-owned firms, 201245,76828,411
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,4784,236
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201255,85234,539
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.2%3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200713.6%15.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010788.7160.9
Land area in square miles, 2010784.511,998.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

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