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Households in Estero
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
68 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
18,573
+1.6%
since 2023 ± 449 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
68 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+76%
+5.1% a year on average
share of Lee County
5.67%
Lee County: 327,803 · 2024
Households, 2013 – 2024 number
+76% since 2014
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5,000
10K
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2013
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2018
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2024
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Households · number
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Estero · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
18,573 · 2024
First value
10,780 · 2013
Highest
18,573 · 2024
Lowest
10,562 · 2014
Average change
+5.1% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Estero | ± | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 18,573 | 449 | +1.6% | 328K | 8.8M | 129M |
| 2023estimate | 18,287 | 531 | +3.0% | 320K | 8.6M | 127M |
| 2022estimate | 17,751 | 497 | +2.7% | 311K | 8.4M | 126M |
| 2021estimate | 17,289 | 544 | +9.7% | 298K | 8.2M | 124M |
| 2020estimate | 15,763 | 472 | +5.1% | 289K | 7.9M | — |
| 2019estimate | 15,003 | 420 | +2.0% | 276K | 7.7M | — |
| 2018estimate | 14,716 | 394 | +1.0% | 272K | 7.6M | — |
| 2017estimate | 14,567 | 442 | +3.0% | 264K | 7.5M | — |
| 2016estimate | 14,146 | 374 | +2.6% | 258K | 7.4M | — |
| 2015estimate | 13,790 | 398 | +31% | 252K | 7.3M | — |
| 2014estimate | 10,562 | 503 | −2.0% | 246K | 7.2M | — |
| 2013estimate | 10,780 | 537 | 242K | 7.2M | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Households | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 334K | |
| 2 | Miami | 171K | |
| 3 | Tampa | 149K | |
| 4 | St. Petersburg | 107K | |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale | 74,160 | |
| 6 | Hialeah | 72,703 | |
| 7 | Cape Coral | 64,981 | |
| 8 | Port St. Lucie | 63,807 | |
| 9 | Pembroke Pines | 56,788 | |
| 10 | Hollywood | 56,542 | |
| 11 | Clearwater | 46,667 | |
| 12 | Miami Beach | 44,283 | |
| 13 | Brandon | 42,453 | |
| 14 | West Palm Beach | 41,691 | |
| 15 | Coral Springs | 41,560 | |
| 16 | Pompano Beach | 41,084 | |
| 17 | Spring Hill | 41,071 | |
| 18 | Boca Raton | 40,434 | |
| 19 | Miramar | 39,759 | |
| 20 | Palm Bay | 38,774 | |
| 21 | Largo | 37,327 | |
| 22 | Davie | 35,096 | |
| 23 | Plantation | 33,610 | |
| 24 | Lehigh Acres | 33,477 | |
| 25 | Melbourne | 33,030 | |
| … | |||
| 70 | Fort Pierce | 16,499 | |
| 71 | Panama City | 15,197 | |
| 72 | Merritt Island | 15,119 | |
| 73 | Estero | 14,716 | |
| 74 | Carrollwood | 14,364 | |
| 75 | North Miami Beach | 14,345 | |
| 76 | Sun City Center | 13,454 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018
What it means
The number of homes lived in by a household.
How it is calculated
Occupied homes counted in the census or survey; a household is everybody who lives in one home.
People
Estero in numbers
Population
38,365
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
608
2025
Median age
66.0
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
9.9%
2024
Residents 65 and over
51.9%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States