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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Sanibel

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 29 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 28, 2026
Education & commute · Sanibel Lee County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 61.0% −0.6 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 29 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.7 pp
vs Lee County +29.8 pp Lee County: 31.2% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sanibel · Lee County · Florida · United States
−2.7 pp since 2014
Sanibel Lee County Florida United States

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

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Sanibel
61.0%
Lee County
31.2%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Sanibel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 61.0% · 2024
First value 62.2% · 2013
Highest 64.5% · 2016
Lowest 56.0% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSanibelChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 61.0% −0.6 pp 31.2% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 61.6% +2.5 pp 30.8% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 59.2% +1.0 pp 30.1% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 58.2% +2.1 pp 29.0% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 56.0% −5.1 pp 28.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 61.1% +0.5 pp 28.2% 29.9% —
2018estimate 60.7% −2.8 pp 27.8% 29.2% —
2017estimate 63.5% −1.0 pp 27.2% 28.5% —
2016estimate 64.5% +1.1 pp 26.7% 27.9% —
2015estimate 63.4% −0.3 pp 26.0% 27.3% —
2014estimate 63.7% +1.5 pp 25.3% 26.8% —
2013estimate 62.2% 24.7% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Golden Beach 79.9%
2 Sea Ranch Lakes 78.6%
3 Indian River Shores 73.9%
4 Key Biscayne 73.7%
5 Highland Beach 72.8%
6 South Beach 69.9%
7 Coral Gables 68.8%
8 Palm Beach 68.4%
9 Pinecrest 68.1%
10 Sawgrass 66.0%
11 Atlantis 65.4%
12 Longboat Key 65.4%
13 Ocean Ridge 65.1%
14 Tierra Verde 64.6%
15 Weston 64.3%
16 Siesta Key 64.3%
17 Parkland 63.0%
18 Osprey 62.5%
19 Nocatee 61.7%
20 Neptune Beach 61.2%
21 Juno Beach 60.6%
22 Navarre Beach 59.7%
23 Westchase 59.6%
24 Bal Harbour 59.5%
25 Palmetto Bay 59.4%
…
34 St George Island 56.4%
35 Miami Shores 56.2%
36 Glenvar Heights 56.1%
37 Sanibel 56.0%
38 Bay Harbor Islands 55.8%
39 Indian Shores 55.6%
40 Surfside 55.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.