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estimate
Households in Sanibel
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
233 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 3, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
3,170
−4.2%
since 2023 ± 167 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
233 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−8.4%
−0.5% a year on average
share of Lee County
0.97%
Lee County: 327,803 · 2024
Households, 2013 – 2024 number
−8.4% since 2014
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Households · number
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Sanibel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
3,170 · 2024
First value
3,332 · 2013
Highest
3,919 · 2020
Lowest
3,170 · 2024
Average change
−0.5% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Sanibel | ± | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 3,170 | 167 | −4.2% | 328K | 8.8M | 129M |
| 2023estimate | 3,309 | 169 | −5.2% | 320K | 8.6M | 127M |
| 2022estimate | 3,491 | 173 | +0.6% | 311K | 8.4M | 126M |
| 2021estimate | 3,471 | 163 | −11% | 298K | 8.2M | 124M |
| 2020estimate | 3,919 | 173 | +6.4% | 289K | 7.9M | — |
| 2019estimate | 3,684 | 135 | +0.2% | 276K | 7.7M | — |
| 2018estimate | 3,678 | 173 | +2.9% | 272K | 7.6M | — |
| 2017estimate | 3,575 | 146 | +0.6% | 264K | 7.5M | — |
| 2016estimate | 3,553 | 118 | +1.9% | 258K | 7.4M | — |
| 2015estimate | 3,487 | 143 | +0.8% | 252K | 7.3M | — |
| 2014estimate | 3,459 | 158 | +3.8% | 246K | 7.2M | — |
| 2013estimate | 3,332 | 172 | 242K | 7.2M | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Households | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | Alva | 1,201 | |
| 358 | Anna Maria | 486 | |
| 308 | Apalachicola | 1,149 | |
| 118 | Apollo Beach | 9,966 | |
| 175 | Atlantic Beach | 5,798 | |
| 331 | Atlantis | 825 | |
| 281 | Ave Maria | 1,690 | |
| 67 | Aventura | 18,403 | |
| 284 | Bagdad | 1,658 | |
| 297 | Bal Harbour | 1,325 | |
| 349 | Baldwin | 641 | |
| 263 | Bay Harbor Islands | 2,208 | |
| 300 | Bay Pines | 1,274 | |
| 96 | Bayonet Point | 11,668 | |
| 147 | Bayshore Gardens | 7,636 | |
| 381 | Bell | 177 | |
| 184 | Belle Glade | 5,344 | |
| 270 | Belleair | 1,931 | |
| 346 | Belleair Beach | 680 | |
| 303 | Belleair Bluffs | 1,229 | |
| 123 | Bellview | 9,663 | |
| 204 | Beverly Hills | 4,502 | |
| 271 | Big Pine Key | 1,897 | |
| 317 | Biscayne Park | 1,004 | |
| 139 | Bloomingdale | 8,120 | |
| … | |||
| 129 | Ruskin | 9,008 | |
| 154 | Safety Harbor | 6,789 | |
| 356 | San Antonio | 510 | |
| 224 | Sanibel | 3,491 | |
| 47 | Sarasota | 24,882 | |
| 212 | Satellite Beach | 4,160 | |
| 264 | Sawgrass | 2,143 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022
What it means
The number of homes lived in by a household.
How it is calculated
Occupied homes counted in the census or survey; a household is everybody who lives in one home.
People
Sanibel in numbers
Population
6,303
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
150
2025
Median age
67.3
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
5.3%
2024
Residents 65 and over
54.9%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States