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People Statistics · City estimate

Residents 65 and over in Sanibel

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 28 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

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

Residents 65 and over, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sanibel · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
+3.5 pp since 2014
Sanibel Lee County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Sanibel
54.9%
Lee County
28.9%
Florida
21.3%
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sanibel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 54.9% · 2024
First value 53.2% · 2013
Highest 63.6% · 2022
Lowest 51.3% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSanibelChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 54.9% −4.1 pp 28.9% 21.3% 17.2% 10.2%
2023estimate 59.0% −4.6 pp 28.9% 21.1% 16.8% 10.0%
2022estimate 63.6% +3.7 pp 28.9% 20.9% 16.5% 9.7%
2021estimate 59.9% +3.2 pp 28.4% 20.4% 16.0% 9.5%
2020estimate 56.7% +0.4 pp 28.5% 20.5% — 9.3%
2019estimate 56.3% +2.0 pp 28.1% 20.1% — 9.1%
2018estimate 54.2% +2.0 pp 27.6% 19.7% — 8.9%
2017estimate 52.3% +0.3 pp 27.0% 19.4% — 8.7%
2016estimate 52.0% −1.1 pp 26.3% 19.1% — 8.4%
2015estimate 53.1% +1.8 pp 25.6% 18.6% — 8.3%
2014estimate 51.3% −1.9 pp 24.9% 18.2% — 8.1%
2013estimate 53.2% 24.3% 17.8% — 7.9%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
1 Indian River Shores 76.3%
2 Sun City Center 74.0%
3 Manasota Key 72.4%
4 Hutchinson Island South 70.2%
5 Longboat Key 68.2%
6 South Pasadena 63.9%
7 Zephyrhills West 62.0%
8 South Palm Beach 61.9%
9 Matlacha 61.6%
10 South Beach 60.8%
11 Wabasso Beach 60.7%
12 Homosassa 59.9%
13 Horseshoe Beach 59.3%
14 Palm Beach 58.9%
15 Citrus Hills 58.9%
16 Venice 58.8%
17 Jupiter Island 57.1%
18 The Meadows 55.4%
19 Punta Gorda 54.1%
20 Fort Myers Beach 54.0%
21 Chokoloskee 53.8%
22 Micco 53.8%
23 Daytona Beach Shores 53.7%
24 Hillsboro Beach 53.2%
25 Highland Beach 53.0%
26 Sanibel 52.0%
27 Pineland 51.3%
28 Naples 51.0%
29 Layton 50.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.