2024 population: 187,847 ( 13,506 from 2020)
Land area: 607.5 square miles
Population density: 309.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	122,659	65.30%	5.8%
Black:	41,664	22.18%	7.0%
Indian:	468	0.25%	10.9%
Asian:	9,049	4.82%	25.3%
2+ races:	3,381	1.80%	26.9%
Hispanic:	10,626	5.66%	15.9%

Total non-White:	65,188	34.70%	11.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,979	11.4
Deaths:	5,938	8.5
Net Migration:	7,438	10.7
Net Immigration:	3,943	5.7

Change in White population:	6,726	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,780	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
174,341
115,933	66.50%
38,926	22.33%
422	0.24%
7,223	4.14%
2,665	1.53%
9,172	5.26%
58,408	33.50%

2010
140,247
97,900	69.81%
31,674	22.58%
397	0.28%
3,681	2.62%
1,860	1.33%
4,571	3.26%
42,347	30.19%

2000
115,092
84,298	73.24%
25,954	22.55%
251	0.22%
1,883	1.64%
962	0.84%
1,645	1.43%
30,794	26.76%

1990
87,146
64,547	74.07%
20,389	23.40%
117	0.13%
1,471	1.69%
n/a
622	0.71%
22,599	25.93%

1980
76,283
56,681	74.30%
18,529	24.29%
112	0.15%
397	0.52%
n/a
499	0.65%
19,602	25.70%

1970
61,268
43,964	71.76%
16,984	27.72%
11	0.02%
92	0.15%
n/a
174	0.28%
17,304	28.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,800	12.0
9,499	6.8
12,334	8.8
4,442	3.2

18,033	12.9
16,061	11.5

Number	Rate
2000's
13,824	12.0
7,455	6.5
13,143	11.4
1,945	1.7

13,602	11.8
11,553	10.0

Number	Rate
1990's
13,606	15.6
6,595	7.6
8,491	9.7
726	0.8

19,751	22.7
8,195	9.4

Number	Rate
1980's
11,336	14.9
5,249	6.9
4,917	6.4
n/a

7,866	10.3
2,997	3.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,948	13.0
n/a

12,717	20.8
2,298	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lee County, AL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.0
36,525	10.1%
325,663	89.9%
22,160	6.1%

65,166
2.57

40,425	62.0%
30,855	76.3%
3,879	9.6%
24,741	38.0%

2010
Number	Percent
29.5
31,591	22.5%
108,656	77.5%
12,716	9.1%

55,682
2.44

33,692	60.5%
23,989	71.2%
4,061	12.1%
21,990	39.5%

2000
Number	Percent
27.8
26,749	23.2%
88,343	76.8%
9,363	8.1%

45,751
2.42

27,613	60.4%
20,616	74.7%
3,264	11.8%
18,138	39.6%

1990
Number	Percent
26.4
19,274	22.1%
67,872	77.9%
7,399	8.5%

32,998
2.51

20,127	61.0%
15,730	78.2%
1,992	9.9%
12,871	39.0%

1980
Number	Percent
24.3
19,227	25.2%
57,056	74.8%
5,638	7.4%

27,157
2.63

17,753	65.4%
14,290	80.5%
1,564	8.8%
9,404	34.6%

2022 Housing Data for Lee County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,569	11.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,144	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,729	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,130	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,274	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,473	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,324	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,891	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,092	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,196	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,348	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,602	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,977	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,314	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,334	6.7%
$200,000 or more	4,769	7.3%

Median Household Income	59,288
Per Capita Income	33,083

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	107
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,494	3.8%
Public Assistance	635	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,263	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	74,857	64.3%
Unemployed	2,992	2.6%
In Armed Forces	629	0.5%

Total Labor Force	78,478	67.4%
Not in Labor Force	38,012	32.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,986	23,198	55.5%
Non-Profit	2,255	3,131	41.9%
Self-Employed	4,018	2,533	61.3%

Local Government	2,657	3,514	43.1%
State Government	3,034	5,295	36.4%
Federal Government	1,648	1,033	61.5%

Total Private + Self	33,004	25,731	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,594	12,973	42.5%
Total	42,598	38,704	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	21.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,130	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,856	18.2%
Professional, Technical	23,328	28.7%
Service Occupations	13,625	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	125	0.2%
All others	16,470	20.2%

White Collar		63.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	15,738	19.3%
Manufacturing	9,905	12.2%
Health care and social assistance	9,245	11.4%
Retail trade	9,232	11.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,966	7.3%
Construction	4,429	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,197	5.2%
Finance and insurance	3,731	4.6%
Public administration	3,489	4.3%
Other services	3,062	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,941	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,918	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,542	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,165	1.4%
Wholesale trade	1,157	1.4%
Information	1,091	1.3%
Utilities	939	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	407	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	255	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,899	1.66%
Puerto Rican	1,035	0.59%
Cuban	425	0.24%
Dominican	71	0.04%

Total Central American	615	0.35%
Costa Rican	66	0.04%
Guatemalan	215	0.12%
Honduran	82	0.05%
Nicaraguan	4	0.00%
Panamanian	141	0.08%
Salvadoran	107	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	827	0.47%
Argentinean	78	0.04%
Bolivian	21	0.01%
Chilean	25	0.01%
Colombian	281	0.16%
Ecuadorian	41	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	357	0.20%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	24	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	908	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3,382	1.93%
Chinese	1,755	1.00%
Indian	1,187	0.68%
Vietnamese	340	0.19%
Filipino	241	0.14%
Bangladeshi	105	0.06%
Japanese	93	0.05%
Thai	93	0.05%
Laotian	65	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	153,144	92.5%
Spanish	4,308	2.6%
Korean	2,630	1.6%
Other Indo-European	1,445	0.9%
Chinese	1,413	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	727	0.4%
Other Asian	486	0.3%
German, other Germanic	467	0.3%
Vietnamese	277	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	24,351	13.9%
English	19,339	11.0%
Irish	14,742	8.4%
German	13,295	7.6%
Scottish	5,014	2.9%
European	4,286	2.4%
Italian	3,400	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,702	1.5%
French	1,891	1.1%
Polish	1,890	1.1%
African	1,518	0.9%
Norwegian	1,131	0.6%
Dutch	1,079	0.6%
Swedish	1,077	0.6%
British	961	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	169,037	96.5%
Not a citizen	6,089	3.5%

Native	165,124	94.3%
Foreign-born	10,002	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,599	2.4%	6,276	5.9%	23,274	21.7%	31,927	29.8%	23,707	22.1%	19,301	18.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,599	2.4%
9-12 Years	6,276	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,274	21.7%
Some College	31,927	29.8%
Bach. Degree	23,707	22.1%
Grad Degree	19,301	18.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	43,517	40,847	2,670	6.1%	6.8%
1991	43,057	40,503	2,554	5.9%	7.3%
1992	43,903	41,454	2,449	5.6%	7.5%
1993	44,267	41,692	2,575	5.8%	7.2%
1994	45,389	43,459	1,930	4.3%	6.2%
1995	46,515	44,558	1,957	4.2%	5.9%
1996	47,611	46,062	1,549	3.3%	5.2%
1997	49,600	47,760	1,840	3.7%	4.9%
1998	48,859	47,080	1,779	3.6%	4.5%
1999	48,988	47,273	1,715	3.5%	4.7%

2000	58,396	56,042	2,354	4.0%	4.6%
2001	58,555	56,125	2,430	4.1%	5.2%
2002	59,387	56,661	2,726	4.6%	5.9%
2003	60,840	58,001	2,839	4.7%	6.0%
2004	62,567	59,815	2,752	4.4%	5.6%
2005	63,367	61,025	2,342	3.7%	4.4%
2006	64,898	62,706	2,192	3.4%	4.0%
2007	65,467	63,037	2,430	3.7%	4.1%
2008	65,191	61,678	3,513	5.4%	5.8%
2009	64,799	59,215	5,584	8.6%	10.1%

2010	66,841	60,891	5,950	8.9%	10.4%
2011	68,331	62,842	5,489	8.0%	9.6%
2012	68,967	64,169	4,798	7.0%	8.2%
2013	70,447	66,242	4,205	6.0%	7.3%
2014	71,478	67,506	3,972	5.6%	6.7%
2015	70,690	66,958	3,732	5.3%	6.1%
2016	71,759	67,995	3,764	5.2%	5.9%
2017	73,263	70,259	3,004	4.1%	4.6%
2018	74,914	72,196	2,718	3.6%	3.9%
2019	76,375	74,272	2,103	2.8%	3.0%

2020	75,564	71,629	3,935	5.2%	5.9%
2021	77,205	75,043	2,162	2.8%	3.4%
2022	79,466	77,595	1,871	2.4%	2.6%
2023	81,236	79,373	1,863	2.3%	2.5%
2024	88,941	86,408	2,533	2.8%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	75,473
Median Value	$224,400

Occupied	65,166	86.3%
Vacant	10,307	13.7%

Owned	42,517	65.2%
Rented	22,649	34.8%
Median Rent	$953

Single-Family Units	45,999	60.9%
Detached	42,751	56.6%
Attached	3,248	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,257	17.6%
Mobile Homes	11,029	14.6%

Lee County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lee County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Lee County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lee County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lee County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lee County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Lee County, AL