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estimate
Bachelor's degree or higher in Sanibel
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
29 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 4, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Tourism
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Climate
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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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
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
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
| Year | Sanibel | Change | Lee County | Florida | United 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
2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Bachelor's degree or higher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | Alva | 17.4% | |
| 110 | Anna Maria | 35.9% | |
| 287 | Apalachicola | 16.8% | |
| 136 | Apollo Beach | 32.4% | |
| 50 | Atlantic Beach | 46.8% | |
| 37 | Atlantis | 49.6% | |
| 38 | Aventura | 49.4% | |
| 219 | Bagdad | 22.7% | |
| 39 | Bal Harbour | 49.3% | |
| 372 | Baldwin | 7.0% | |
| 41 | Bay Harbor Islands | 49.1% | |
| 221 | Bay Pines | 22.4% | |
| 350 | Bayonet Point | 10.5% | |
| 330 | Bayshore Gardens | 12.8% | |
| 335 | Bell | 12.2% | |
| 320 | Belle Glade | 13.3% | |
| 31 | Belleair | 50.8% | |
| 45 | Belleair Beach | 47.9% | |
| 112 | Belleair Bluffs | 35.6% | |
| 274 | Bellview | 17.7% | |
| 349 | Beverly Hills | 10.5% | |
| 241 | Big Pine Key | 20.6% | |
| 48 | Biscayne Park | 47.1% | |
| 102 | Bloomingdale | 36.8% | |
| 35 | Boca Raton | 50.4% | |
| … | |||
| 271 | Ruskin | 17.9% | |
| 99 | Safety Harbor | 37.0% | |
| 129 | San Antonio | 32.9% | |
| 12 | Sanibel | 62.2% | |
| 149 | Sarasota | 30.5% | |
| 89 | Satellite Beach | 39.4% | |
| 4 | Sawgrass | 69.6% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013
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.
Education & commute
Sanibel in numbers
Adults with higher education
47.4%
2024 · Florida
High school diploma or higher
99.5%
2024
University enrolment
79.4%
2022 · United States
Internet users
94.7%
2024 · United States
Access to electricity
100.0%
2024 · United States
Average commute
21.4
2024
Work from home
31.1%
2024
Drive alone to work
50.4%
2024
Public transit to work
0.3%
2024