County profile
Lee County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#110 of 3,127 US counties by GDP71st-percentile growthmore diversified than 88% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$54.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
264,855
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
22,756
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
875,607
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$76.1k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
31.2%±0.6%
Poverty rate
12.0%±0.6%
Business applications
21,601 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,620
30.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1American Oncology Network, Inc.Healthcare$1.8B——2Herc Holdings Inc.Industrials$862.0M57C3NeoGenomics, Inc.Healthcare$727.3M72B4Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.Industrials$244.0M48D5Tigrent Inc.Consumer Defensive$102.6M——6Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.Consumer Defensive$60.7M57C7Alico, Inc.Consumer Defensive$44.1M50D8Omni Financial Services, Inc.Financial Services$29.3M——9Aspire Biopharma Holdings, Inc.Healthcare$6.2k17D10Marijuana Inc.Healthcare$0——11Naples Soap Company Inc.Consumer Defensive———12Breakthrough Chemistry, Inc.Industrials———13WhereverTV Broadcasting CorporationCommunication Services———14Mushrooms Inc.Healthcare———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction17%
Admin & support10%
Professional services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
875,607
residents · 2025 · +14.4% since 2020
Income per capita $70.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+77,769
International migration+38,454
Natural change−6,761
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$34.9B2019
$35.8B2020
$40.3B2021
$46.4B2022
$51.0B2023
$54.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$362.2k±$3.2k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
25.7%±0.5%
Affordability
6.1× wages
Residential permits
$3.8B
13,547 units · 15.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 100Lightning 100Coastal flooding 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4632016
4952017
5232018
5422019
5662020
6742021
8732022
9242023
9012024
8412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 1% since 202113,3942021
13,6212022
13,5562023
15,4112024
13,5472025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.5 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
SGLR
Nearest port
44.5 km
FLA POWER AND LIGHT TERMINAL
Nearest commercial airport
9.6 km
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR18 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.8k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lee?
Lee's economy produced $54.2B in 2024, growing 6.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.