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People Statistics · City

Population in Estero

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 66 of 243 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 24, 2026
People · Estero Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

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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 · 2025 38,365 −0.2% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 66 of 243 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +17% +2.1% a year on average
share of Lee County 4.38% Lee County: 875,607 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+17% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Estero 38,365
Lee County 876K
Florida 23M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Estero · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 38,365 · 2025
First value 28,136 · 2010
Highest 38,456 · 2024
Lowest 28,136 · 2010
Average change +2.1% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearEsteroChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 38,365 −0.2% 876K 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 38,456 +0.0% 862K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 38,449 +1.0% 846K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 38,050 +1.6% 828K 22M 334M 8B
2021 37,460 +1.1% 791K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 37,044 +1.9% 766K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 36,367 +2.3% 748K 21M — 7.8B
2018 35,550 +1.7% 734K 21M — 7.7B
2017 34,952 +2.3% 722K 21M — 7.6B
2016 34,151 +3.9% 707K 21M — 7.5B
2015 32,877 +3.9% 687K 20M — 7.4B
2014 31,657 +3.3% 667K 20M — 7.4B
2013 30,651 +3.2% 652K 20M — 7.3B
2012 29,711 +2.9% 639K 19M — 7.2B
2011 28,874 +2.6% 628K 19M — 7.1B
2010 28,136 620K 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Jacksonville 900K
2 Miami 431K
3 Tampa 368K
4 St. Petersburg 254K
5 Hialeah 228K
6 Port St. Lucie 182K
7 Fort Lauderdale 178K
8 Cape Coral 175K
9 Pembroke Pines 166K
10 Hollywood 151K
11 Miramar 135K
12 Coral Springs 132K
13 Clearwater 115K
14 Miami Gardens 113K
15 Palm Bay 112K
16 West Palm Beach 112K
17 Pompano Beach 109K
18 Davie 103K
19 Sunrise 95,147
20 Boca Raton 94,795
21 Plantation 90,157
22 Deltona 89,237
23 Miami Beach 87,354
24 Deerfield Beach 83,555
25 Palm Coast 82,671
…
65 Riviera Beach 35,666
66 Cooper City 34,613
67 Lauderdale Lakes 34,429
68 Estero 34,151
69 DeLand 32,310
70 Dania Beach 31,505
71 Miami Lakes 29,954
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2016

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.