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Average household size in Lee County
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
36 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
2.45per household
+0.01
since 2023 ± 0.02 · margin of error
Regions of Florida · 2024
36 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.14
vs Florida
−0.06
Florida: 2.51 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Lee County · Florida · United States
−0.14 since 2014
2.40
2.50
2.60
2.70
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Lee County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Average household size · people per household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Lee County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
2.45 · 2024
First value
2.59 · 2013
Highest
2.64 · 2019
Lowest
2.44 · 2022
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Lee County | ± | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 2.45 | 0.02 | +0.01 | 2.51 | 2.53 |
| 2023estimate | 2.44 | 0.02 | ±0.00 | 2.51 | 2.54 |
| 2022estimate | 2.44 | 0.02 | −0.05 | 2.53 | 2.57 |
| 2021estimate | 2.49 | 0.02 | −0.09 | 2.57 | 2.60 |
| 2020estimate | 2.58 | 0.02 | −0.06 | 2.62 | — |
| 2019estimate | 2.64 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 2.65 | — |
| 2018estimate | 2.61 | 0.03 | ±0.00 | 2.65 | — |
| 2017estimate | 2.61 | 0.03 | +0.01 | 2.64 | — |
| 2016estimate | 2.60 | 0.03 | +0.01 | 2.64 | — |
| 2015estimate | 2.59 | 0.02 | ±0.00 | 2.63 | — |
| 2014estimate | 2.59 | 0.03 | ±0.00 | 2.62 | — |
| 2013estimate | 2.59 | 0.03 | 2.61 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Average household size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardee County | 3.32 | |
| 2 | Osceola County | 3.32 | |
| 3 | Miami-Dade County | 3.07 | |
| 4 | Hendry County | 3.07 | |
| 5 | Lafayette County | 3.04 | |
| 6 | Baker County | 2.99 | |
| 7 | Glades County | 2.99 | |
| 8 | Liberty County | 2.87 | |
| 9 | Clay County | 2.82 | |
| 10 | Okeechobee County | 2.82 | |
| 11 | Seminole County | 2.81 | |
| 12 | Polk County | 2.80 | |
| 13 | DeSoto County | 2.75 | |
| 14 | Suwannee County | 2.75 | |
| 15 | Calhoun County | 2.75 | |
| 16 | Orange County | 2.75 | |
| 17 | Broward County | 2.74 | |
| 18 | Bradford County | 2.71 | |
| 19 | Flagler County | 2.68 | |
| 20 | St. Lucie County | 2.67 | |
| 21 | Santa Rosa County | 2.66 | |
| 22 | St. Johns County | 2.65 | |
| 23 | Columbia County | 2.65 | |
| 24 | Hillsborough County | 2.63 | |
| 25 | Washington County | 2.63 | |
| 26 | Nassau County | 2.62 | |
| 27 | Holmes County | 2.60 | |
| 28 | Lee County | 2.60 | |
| 29 | Putnam County | 2.59 | |
| 30 | Wakulla County | 2.59 | |
| 31 | Bay County | 2.59 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016
What it means
How many people share an average home.
How it is calculated
Residents of households divided by the number of households.
People
Statistics: Lee County
Population
876K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
433
2025
Median age
49.0
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
17.2%
2024
Residents 65 and over
28.9%
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