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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 19,057,542 |
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Population, 2010 | 618,754 | 18,801,310 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 40.3% | 17.6% |
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Population, 2000 | 440,888 | 15,982,378 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.5% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 23.5% | 17.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 83.0% | 75.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 8.3% | 16.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 18.3% | 22.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 71.0% | 57.9% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 81.7% | 83.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.3% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 21.0% | 26.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.7% | 85.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 24.6% | 25.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 68,238 | 1,672,288 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.0 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 371,099 | 8,989,580 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 74.8% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 28.7% | 30.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $210,600 | $205,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 245,751 | 7,152,844 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.44 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $29,445 | $26,551 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $50,014 | $47,661 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.0% | 13.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lee County | Florida |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 15,593 | 491,2491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 169,998 | 6,861,6121 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 18.8% | 10.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 49,413 | 1,603,533 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 64,852 | 2,009,589 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.2% | 9.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.3% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.6% | 22.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.5% | 28.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,181,824 | 104,832,907 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,271,601 | 221,641,518 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,193,114 | 262,341,127 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,708 | $14,353 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,191,997 | 41,922,059 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 1,276 | 38,679 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 4,181,330 | 180,887,4311 |
