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Language Spoken At Home in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 53,729 | 100% |
English only | 43,698 | 81.3% |
Language other than English | 10,031 | 18.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,043 | 11.2% |
Spanish | 9,004 | 16.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,693 | 10.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 557 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 162 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 429 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 188 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 41 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 57,876 | 100% |
American | 5,988 | 10.3% |
Arab | 69 | 0.1% |
Czech | 25 | 0.0% |
Danish | 109 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 625 | 1.1% |
English | 5,506 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 815 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 203 | 0.4% |
German | 4,600 | 7.9% |
Greek | 29 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 121 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,920 | 6.8% |
Italian | 839 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 53 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 66 | 0.1% |
Polish | 747 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 35 | 0.1% |
Russian | 306 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,787 | 3.1% |
Scottish | 1,783 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 16 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 49 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 182 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 10 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 16 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 269 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 112 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,148 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,552 | 68.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,240 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 10,477 | 49.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,943 | 18.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,132 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 476 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,943 | 13.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,821 | 8.6% |
Nonfamily households | 6,596 | 31.2% |
Householder living alone | 5,613 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 2,283 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,178 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,539 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 57,048 | 100% |
Householder | 21,148 | 37.1% |
Spouse | 10,532 | 18.5% |
Child | 18,633 | 32.7% |
Other relatives | 4,050 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 2,685 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,108 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,160 | 100% |
Never married | 7,735 | 34.9% |
Now married, except separated | 11,199 | 50.5% |
Separated | 819 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 534 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,873 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,325 | 100% |
Never married | 5,605 | 24.0% |
Now married, except separated | 11,441 | 49.1% |
Separated | 911 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 2,713 | 11.6% |
Divorced | 2,655 | 11.4% |
Fertility in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 661 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 221 | 33.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 91 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,322 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 488 | 36.9% |
Less than 1 year | 72 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 190 | 14.4% |
3 or 4 years | 78 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 148 | 11.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 488 | 100% |
Who are female | 316 | 64.8% |
Who are married | 292 | 59.8% |
School Enrollment in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,110 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 863 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 836 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,665 | 47.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,306 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,440 | 17.3% |
Educational Attainment in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,124 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,852 | 10.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,732 | 9.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,964 | 28.8% |
Some college, no degree | 8,162 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 3,774 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,546 | 14.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,094 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 42,684 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,047 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 56,826 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,323 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 14,810 | 100% |
With a disability | 805 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 34,224 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,149 | 12.1% |
65 years and over | 7,792 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,369 | 43.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 57,299 | 100% |
Same house | 48,894 | 85.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,228 | 14.4% |
Same county | 4,875 | 8.5% |
Different county | 3,353 | 5.9% |
Same state | 1,844 | 3.2% |
Different state | 1,509 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 177 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 57,876 | 100% |
Native | 51,095 | 88.3% |
Born in United States | 50,199 | 86.7% |
State of residence | 34,854 | 60.2% |
Different state | 15,345 | 26.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 896 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 6,781 | 11.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,781 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,004 | 14.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,777 | 85.2% |
Year of Entry in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,677 | 100% |
Native | 896 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 886 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 6,781 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 102 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,679 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lee County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,781 | 100% |
Europe | 384 | 5.7% |
Asia | 444 | 6.5% |
Africa | 2 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5,888 | 86.8% |
Northern America | 63 | 0.9% |