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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

2022 · 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 977K
2 Miami 461K
3 Tampa 402K
4 St. Petersburg 263K
5 Port St. Lucie 233K
6 Hialeah 225K
7 Cape Coral 218K
8 Fort Lauderdale 185K
9 Pembroke Pines 171K
10 Hollywood 154K
11 Miramar 138K
12 Coral Springs 135K
13 Palm Bay 129K
14 West Palm Beach 122K
15 Clearwater 117K
16 Pompano Beach 113K
17 Miami Gardens 113K
18 Davie 108K
19 Boca Raton 101K
20 Palm Coast 98,608
21 Deltona 97,392
22 Sunrise 97,350
23 Plantation 96,814
24 Fort Myers 96,564
25 Deerfield Beach 87,651
…
62 Royal Palm Beach 40,121
63 Aventura 39,779
64 Riviera Beach 38,737
65 Estero 38,050
66 Parkland 37,206
67 Dunedin 36,224
68 Lauderdale Lakes 36,098
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2022

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.