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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Matlacha

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 237 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Matlacha 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 9.5% −5.5 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 237 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.6 pp
vs Lee County −2.5 pp Lee County: 12.0% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Matlacha · Lee County · Florida · United States
−0.6 pp since 2014
Matlacha 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
Matlacha
9.5%
Lee County
12.0%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Matlacha · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 9.5% · 2024
First value 9.8% · 2013
Highest 17.9% · 2019
Lowest 9.5% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearMatlachaChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 9.5% −5.5 pp 12.0% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 15.0% +3.2 pp 11.7% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 11.8% −1.8 pp 11.7% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 13.7% +3.1 pp 12.0% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 10.6% −7.3 pp 11.8% 13.3% —
2019estimate 17.9% +6.9 pp 13.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 11.0% −2.1 pp 14.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 13.0% +2.2 pp 14.9% 15.5% —
2016estimate 10.9% −0.5 pp 15.5% 16.1% —
2015estimate 11.4% +1.3 pp 16.1% 16.5% —
2014estimate 10.1% +0.2 pp 16.0% 16.7% —
2013estimate 9.8% 15.4% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · 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
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
391 Chokoloskee 0.0%
390 Canal Point 0.0%
389 Crawfordville 0.6%
388 Navarre Beach 0.9%
387 Sewall's Point 1.4%
386 Sea Ranch Lakes 1.6%
385 Tierra Verde 2.1%
384 Fruit Cove 2.1%
383 Mexico Beach 2.4%
382 Pineland 2.5%
381 Jupiter Farms 2.6%
380 Golden Beach 2.8%
379 Bagdad 3.0%
378 Indian River Shores 3.1%
377 Anna Maria 3.2%
376 Siesta Key 3.3%
375 South Beach 3.4%
374 Lake Clarke Shores 3.4%
373 Longboat Key 3.5%
372 Satellite Beach 3.6%
371 Juno Beach 3.7%
370 Lutz 3.7%
369 Apollo Beach 3.9%
368 Royal Palm Beach 3.9%
367 Palm Beach 3.9%
…
144 Indialantic 13.3%
143 Belleair Bluffs 13.4%
142 North Fort Myers 13.4%
141 Matlacha 13.7%
140 Melbourne 13.7%
139 St. Augustine 13.8%
138 Big Pine Key 13.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.