Lee County vs. Glades County

	Lee County (FL)	Glades County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	754,610	13,724
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22.0%	6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	618,754	12,881
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	618,754	12,884
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	3.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.6%	15.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	28.6%	27.3%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	43.8%
White alone, percent	86.8%	78.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.1%	13.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	5.2%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.9%	21.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	66.8%	60.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	58,758	1,202
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.6%	9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	399,729	7,061
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.6%	79.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$207,700	$76,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,416	$1,054
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$557	$300
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,093	$746
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.5%	5.7%
Building permits, 2018	9,721	36
Households, 2014-2018	271,861	4,433
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.2%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.5%	21.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	70.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.1%	55.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.8%	9.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.6%	25.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.7%	37.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.6%	35.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,346,619	4,699
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,445,269	11,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,637	$894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.3	33.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,691	$39,879
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,924	$21,020
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	20.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	18,797	109
Total employment, 2017	216,916	881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,994,729	30,510
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	11.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	69,609	589
All firms, 2012	65,221	536
Men-owned firms, 2012	34,637	216
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,438	202
Minority-owned firms, 2012	17,710	131
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	45,768	380
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,478	42
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,852	419
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.2%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.6%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	788.7	16.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	784.51	806.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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