Lee County, GA Demographic Data
Lee County, GA Summary
Lee County is located in Georgia
- Population: 28,602
- Area: 361.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 355.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.95 sq. miles
- Population Density: 79.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 259.19 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lee County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,529
50%
50.8
Male
14,605
50%
49.2
Total Population
29,134
323,128,000
Lee County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,851
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,459
8.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,083
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,156
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,639
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,563
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,651
16.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,055
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,747
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,830
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,055
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
822
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
223
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,286
73.1%
77.2
Female
10,767
50.6%
51.3
Male
10,519
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,094
69.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,192
14.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,100
10.6%
15.2
Female
1,652
53.3%
55.8
Male
1,448
46.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Lee County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
28,454
97.7%
96.8
White
21,842
75.0%
72.6
Black or African American
5,679
19.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.1%
0.8
Asian
693
2.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
182
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
40
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
69
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
34
0.1%
0.2
Korean
20
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
62
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
286
1.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
218
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
680
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
779
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
578
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
65
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
136
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
28,355
97.3%
82.2
Lee County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
486
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,689
8.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,462
28.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,507
23.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,224
11.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,603
13.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,975
10.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,175
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,771
88.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,578
24.1%
31.2
Lee County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,808
25.5%
33.7%
Now Married
13,150
57.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,079
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
445
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,259
5.5
5.8%
Lee County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,534
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,749
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
750
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
490
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
298
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
211
0.8%
1.1%
Lee County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
592
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
366
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
720
7.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
850
8.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,393
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,029
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,290
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,952
19.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
602
5.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
332
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
62,797
57,617
Per capita income
28,175
31,128
Lee County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
325
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
665
5.0%
9.8
Construction
913
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,327
25.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
684
5.1%
6.6
Information
175
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,453
10.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
706
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,278
9.6%
11.4
Public administration
1,387
10.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,352
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
589
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
464
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,388
10.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,140
38.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,519
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,513
26.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,758
13.2%
18.1%
Lee County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,154
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,404
86.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,195
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
0.1%
5.1
Walked
22
0.2%
2.7
Other means
111
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
409
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
26.6
Lee County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
301
3.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,590
25.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,514
44.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,721
26.9%
21.0
Lee County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,126
94.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,526
74.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,600
25.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
556
5.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Lee County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,682
1 room
61
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
44
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
284
2.7%
9.1
4 rooms
870
8.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,410
22.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,738
25.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,970
18.4%
12.0
8 rooms
1,176
11.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,129
10.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lee County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,682
1-unit, detached
7,924
74.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
189
1.8%
5.9
2-units
602
5.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
70
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
243
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
151
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
44
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,459
13.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lee County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
266
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
44
0.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
175
1.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
386
3.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,166
10.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,743
16.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,678
34.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,855
26.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
322
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
47
0.4%
1.4%
Lee County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
116
1.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
567
5.6%
4.7
Electricity
9,329
92.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
55
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
53
0.5%
1.1
Lee County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,324
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
75
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
108
2.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
233
4.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
509
9.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,138
21.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,156
21.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,105
39.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,968
55.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
695
13.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
545
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
246
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
868
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Lee County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,446
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
33
1.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
39
1.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
227
9.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
795
32.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,352
55.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
154
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
865
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
310
12.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
352
14.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
254
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
292
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
294
12.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
896
37.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
202
0.0%
0.0%
Lee County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,526
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
738
9.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
924
12.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,922
25.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,894
25.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,176
15.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
676
9.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
177
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
154,800
205,000