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Housing Statistics · Area estimate

Homeownership rate in Lee County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 41 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

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

Homeownership rate, 2013 – 2024 percent · Lee County · Florida · United States
+5.0 pp since 2014
Lee County Florida United States

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

Compared with Homeownership rate · percent
Lee County
74.3%
Florida
67.6%

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

The series at a glance Lee County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 74.3% · 2024
First value 70.8% · 2013
Highest 74.3% · 2024
Lowest 69.0% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearLee CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 74.3% +0.3 pp 67.6% 65.2%
2023estimate 74.0% +0.7 pp 67.3% 65.0%
2022estimate 73.3% +0.6 pp 66.9% 64.8%
2021estimate 72.7% +0.0 pp 66.4% 64.6%
2020estimate 72.7% +0.3 pp 66.2% —
2019estimate 72.3% +1.7 pp 65.4% —
2018estimate 70.6% +0.8 pp 65.0% —
2017estimate 69.8% +0.9 pp 64.8% —
2016estimate 69.0% −0.1 pp 64.8% —
2015estimate 69.0% −0.3 pp 65.3% —
2014estimate 69.3% −1.6 pp 66.1% —
2013estimate 70.8% 67.1% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryHomeownership rate
1 Sumter County 89.7%
2 Lafayette County 84.4%
3 Gilchrist County 83.0%
4 Wakulla County 82.0%
5 Citrus County 81.9%
6 Calhoun County 81.4%
7 St. Johns County 80.4%
8 Nassau County 80.0%
9 Charlotte County 79.7%
10 Glades County 79.6%
11 Indian River County 79.2%
12 Dixie County 78.6%
13 Hernando County 78.1%
14 Martin County 78.0%
15 Washington County 77.7%
16 Levy County 77.7%
17 Taylor County 77.4%
18 Jefferson County 77.0%
19 Holmes County 76.4%
20 Flagler County 76.0%
21 Santa Rosa County 76.0%
22 Liberty County 75.4%
23 Highlands County 75.3%
24 Baker County 75.3%
25 Marion County 75.0%
…
36 St. Lucie County 73.2%
37 Gadsden County 72.9%
38 Manatee County 72.9%
39 Lee County 72.3%
40 Okeechobee County 72.2%
41 Pasco County 72.1%
42 Columbia County 71.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

What it means

The share of homes lived in by their owners.

How it is calculated

Owner-occupied homes divided by all occupied homes.