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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lee County is $27,578, which is about the same as the state average of $26,499 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Lee County median household income is $47,908, which has grown by 18.82% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.62% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lee County residents spend 27.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 26.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #15

Lee County	27,578 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lee County	25,676 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lee County	28,201 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lee County	22,896 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #18

Lee County	47,908 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lee County	67,710 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #49

Lee County	18.82%
Florida	21.62%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lee County		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.40%	$30,183, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.74%	$20,223, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.90%	$3,518, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.80%	$30,906, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lee County	57,083 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lee County	78,791 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lee County	Florida	U.S.
White	$49,562, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$32,959, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,030, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$46,724, see rank	$61,248	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,786, see rank	$38,808	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$81,442, see rank	$50,838	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,920, see rank	$38,663	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,204, see rank	$42,356	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lee County	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$29,206, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,306, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,328, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$44,154, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lee County	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	538,061, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	260,971, 48.50%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	150,770, 57.77%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	127, 0.05%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	150,643, 57.72%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	131,060, 87.00%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,583, 13.00%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	110,201, 42.23%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	277,090, 51.50%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	137,565, 49.65%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	17, 0.01%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	137,548, 49.64%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	122,729, 89.23%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,819, 10.77%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	139,525, 50.35%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lee County	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	248,988, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	194,947, 78.30%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26,940, 10.82%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,833, 1.14%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	2,277, 0.91%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	8,000, 3.21%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13,991, 5.62%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lee County	27.0 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lee County	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	253,789	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	131,060, 51.64%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34,721, 26.49%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27,980, 21.35%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26,808, 20.45%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,214, 0.93%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,252, 11.64%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,904, 12.13%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	122,729, 48.36%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	41,364, 33.70%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	31,036, 25.29%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45,216, 36.84%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	577, 0.47%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	175, 0.14%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,914, 3.19%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lee County	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	253,789, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,794, 1.10%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	22,052, 8.69%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,224, 3.24%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,404, 2.13%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	39,150, 15.43%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11,049, 4.35%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	4,400, 1.73%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17,572, 6.92%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	32,178, 12.68%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	53,309, 21.01%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33,702, 13.28%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	9,539, 3.76%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14,416, 5.68%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lee County	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	102,306	16.05%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17,810	11.02%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.