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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Bonita Springs

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 233 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 30, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Bonita Springs · Lee County · Florida · United States
−10.5 pp since 2014
Bonita Springs Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Bonita Springs
9.6%
Lee County
12.0%
Florida
12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Bonita Springs · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 9.6% · 2024
First value 16.8% · 2013
Highest 20.1% · 2014
Lowest 7.6% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearBonita SpringsChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 9.6% +1.2 pp 12.0% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 8.4% +0.5 pp 11.7% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 7.9% −0.7 pp 11.7% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 8.6% +1.0 pp 12.0% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 7.6% −1.0 pp 11.8% 13.3% —
2019estimate 8.6% −3.6 pp 13.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 12.2% −0.3 pp 14.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 12.5% −2.2 pp 14.9% 15.5% —
2016estimate 14.7% −3.8 pp 15.5% 16.1% —
2015estimate 18.5% −1.6 pp 16.1% 16.5% —
2014estimate 20.1% +3.3 pp 16.0% 16.7% —
2013estimate 16.8% 15.4% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Hastings 74.5%
2 Captiva 47.5%
3 University 37.0%
4 Goulding 35.4%
5 Canal Point 34.3%
6 Florida City 32.4%
7 South Bay 32.3%
8 Pahokee 32.1%
9 Naranja 30.3%
10 Opa-locka 29.7%
11 Biscayne Park 29.5%
12 Immokalee 28.3%
13 Gladeview 27.5%
14 Belle Glade 27.3%
15 Pembroke Park 26.8%
16 Cedar Key 26.7%
17 Jay 26.6%
18 Fort Pierce 26.2%
19 Brownsville 26.2%
20 Chiefland 25.5%
21 Hilliard 25.2%
22 Wimauma 23.6%
23 Dover 23.5%
24 Monticello 23.3%
25 Indiantown 23.3%
…
230 St James City 9.7%
231 Cape Canaveral 9.6%
232 Cocoa Beach 9.6%
233 Bonita Springs 9.6%
234 Port Charlotte 9.6%
235 Callaway 9.6%
236 Jupiter 9.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.