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Bachelor's degree or higher in Sanibel
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
section.rank · Towns of Florida
section.updated Nov 1, 2026
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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4 figures
people
21 figures
economy
20 figures
housing
8 figures
education
10 figures
tourism
3 figures
climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
61.0%
−0.6 pp
section.change_since
Towns of Florida · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−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 section.change_since
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Lee County
Florida
United States
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
section.compare Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
section.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
section.all_years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Sanibel | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024section.estimate | 61.0% | −0.6 pp | 31.2% | 34.1% | 35.7% |
| 2023section.estimate | 61.6% | +2.5 pp | 30.8% | 33.2% | 35.0% |
| 2022section.estimate | 59.2% | +1.0 pp | 30.1% | 32.3% | 34.3% |
| 2021section.estimate | 58.2% | +2.1 pp | 29.0% | 31.5% | 33.7% |
| 2020section.estimate | 56.0% | −5.1 pp | 28.5% | 30.5% | — |
| 2019section.estimate | 61.1% | +0.5 pp | 28.2% | 29.9% | — |
| 2018section.estimate | 60.7% | −2.8 pp | 27.8% | 29.2% | — |
| 2017section.estimate | 63.5% | −1.0 pp | 27.2% | 28.5% | — |
| 2016section.estimate | 64.5% | +1.1 pp | 26.7% | 27.9% | — |
| 2015section.estimate | 63.4% | −0.3 pp | 26.0% | 27.3% | — |
| 2014section.estimate | 63.7% | +1.5 pp | 25.3% | 26.8% | — |
| 2013section.estimate | 62.2% | 24.7% | 26.4% | — |
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Bachelor's degree or higher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Beach | 76.5% | |
| 2 | Key Biscayne | 73.3% | |
| 3 | Sea Ranch Lakes | 72.8% | |
| 4 | South Beach | 71.3% | |
| 5 | Indian River Shores | 70.7% | |
| 6 | Palm Beach | 67.9% | |
| 7 | Coral Gables | 66.7% | |
| 8 | Pinecrest | 66.4% | |
| 9 | Highland Beach | 66.3% | |
| 10 | Surfside | 65.7% | |
| 11 | Longboat Key | 64.5% | |
| 12 | Atlantis | 63.3% | |
| 13 | Weston | 63.0% | |
| 14 | Tierra Verde | 62.9% | |
| 15 | Parkland | 61.8% | |
| 16 | Wabasso Beach | 61.6% | |
| 17 | Bal Harbour | 61.5% | |
| 18 | Sewall's Point | 61.4% | |
| 19 | South Palm Beach | 61.4% | |
| 20 | Sawgrass | 61.1% | |
| 21 | Sanibel | 61.1% | |
| 22 | Juno Beach | 61.0% | |
| 23 | Navarre Beach | 60.8% | |
| 24 | Belleair Beach | 59.3% | |
| 25 | Nocatee | 59.2% | |
| … |
section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019
section.what
The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.
section.how
Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.
education
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