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Median household income in Sanibel
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
64 of 386 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
$108,644
−11%
since 2023 ± $30,153 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
64 of 386
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+11%
+1.0% a year on average
vs Lee County
+43%
Lee County: $76,107 · 2024
Median household income, 2013 – 2024 US Dollar · Sanibel · Lee County · Florida · United States
+11% since 2014
$0
$50,000
$100K
$150K
$200K
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 Median household income · US Dollar
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Sanibel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
$108,644 · 2024
First value
$97,849 · 2013
Highest
$122,730 · 2023
Lowest
$92,875 · 2020
Average change
+1.0% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Sanibel | ± | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | $108,644 | $30,153 | −11% | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| 2023estimate | $122,730 | $32,924 | +9.9% | $73,099 | $71,711 | $78,538 |
| 2022estimate | $111,683 | $26,373 | +8.0% | $69,368 | $67,917 | $75,149 |
| 2021estimate | $103,413 | $22,428 | +11% | $63,235 | $61,777 | $69,021 |
| 2020estimate | $92,875 | $24,340 | −14% | $59,608 | $57,703 | — |
| 2019estimate | $108,081 | $6,796 | +5.8% | $57,832 | $55,660 | — |
| 2018estimate | $102,135 | $9,732 | −1.9% | $54,691 | $53,267 | — |
| 2017estimate | $104,115 | $5,623 | +1.1% | $52,052 | $50,883 | — |
| 2016estimate | $102,956 | $6,398 | +4.2% | $50,390 | $48,900 | — |
| 2015estimate | $98,818 | $9,205 | +1.1% | $48,537 | $47,507 | — |
| 2014estimate | $97,788 | $9,467 | −0.1% | $47,908 | $47,212 | — |
| 2013estimate | $97,849 | $10,850 | $47,439 | $46,956 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Median household income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | Opa-locka | $16,271 | |
| 382 | Goulding | $19,579 | |
| 381 | Chiefland | $21,688 | |
| 380 | Brownsville | $22,299 | |
| 379 | Inglis | $23,523 | |
| 378 | Otter Creek | $25,500 | |
| 377 | University | $25,752 | |
| 376 | Belle Glade | $25,873 | |
| 375 | Beverly Hills | $26,525 | |
| 374 | Inverness | $26,857 | |
| 373 | Pahokee | $27,172 | |
| 372 | Tice | $27,274 | |
| 371 | Medley | $27,723 | |
| 370 | Century | $27,917 | |
| 369 | Gladeview | $27,961 | |
| 368 | Fort Pierce | $28,025 | |
| 367 | Fellsmere | $28,477 | |
| 366 | South Bay | $28,795 | |
| 365 | Immokalee | $29,308 | |
| 364 | Bunnell | $29,821 | |
| 363 | Daytona Beach | $30,137 | |
| 362 | Bell | $30,469 | |
| 361 | Hialeah | $31,012 | |
| 360 | Hernando | $31,103 | |
| 359 | Pinewood | $31,282 | |
| … | |||
| 17 | Fruit Cove | $102K | |
| 16 | Longboat Key | $102K | |
| 15 | Highland Beach | $103K | |
| 14 | Sanibel | $104K | |
| 13 | South Beach | $105K | |
| 12 | Palmetto Bay | $108K | |
| 11 | Palm Beach | $111K | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017
What it means
The income in the middle: half the households earn more, half earn less.
How it is calculated
Median of total annual household income from the survey, in dollars of the survey's last year.
Economy & jobs
Sanibel in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$54B
2024 · Lee County
Economic growth
3.4%
2024 · Lee County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.3%
2025 · Lee County
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.2%
Aug 2026 · Lee County
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
34.0%
2024
Labour force
376K
2025 · Lee County
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida