Lee County, Alabama

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Key figures

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	181,134	5,086,768	334,922,499	380th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,824	$63,999	$80,734	1563rd of 3,221
Median Age	34.0	39.3	38.9	3031st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.4%	28.4%	35.7%	215th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$262,200	$209,900	$332,700	830th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,058	$1,007	$1,413	825th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.9%	15.6%	12.5%	661st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.7%	5.2%	2223rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	298.1	100.4	n/a	497th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.0%	4.0%	14.1%	659th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1051st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.3%	70.2%	65.2%	2634th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	25.5	26.4	2052nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.5%	8.8%	15.1%	1334th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1300th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.7%	46.1%	46.9%	2257th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.0%	n/a	n/a	1034th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.3%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	21.6%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.1	52.8	61.4

Age in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	34.0	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	16.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.3%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	69,436	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.0%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.3%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.5%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	40.1%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,940	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.8%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.7%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.9%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.7%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	79,619	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.1%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.8%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.7%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,252	$788	n/a

Education in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.0%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.1%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.3%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.3%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.7%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lee County, Alabama

Statistic	Lee County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.8%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.9%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.3%	4.5%	16.7%

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