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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

2017 · 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 915K
2 Miami 435K
3 Tampa 376K
4 St. Petersburg 256K
5 Hialeah 229K
6 Port St. Lucie 187K
7 Cape Coral 180K
8 Fort Lauderdale 179K
9 Pembroke Pines 169K
10 Hollywood 152K
11 Miramar 136K
12 Coral Springs 134K
13 Clearwater 116K
14 Palm Bay 115K
15 Miami Gardens 114K
16 West Palm Beach 114K
17 Pompano Beach 110K
18 Davie 105K
19 Boca Raton 96,309
20 Sunrise 95,990
21 Plantation 90,798
22 Deltona 90,518
23 Miami Beach 86,769
24 Deerfield Beach 84,666
25 Palm Coast 84,486
…
64 Dunedin 36,165
65 Riviera Beach 36,088
66 Lauderdale Lakes 35,686
67 Estero 34,952
68 Cooper City 34,741
69 DeLand 33,557
70 Dania Beach 31,712
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2017

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.