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33957

Sanibel, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,418
Median household income
$108,644
People below poverty
11.6%
Median home value
$957,300

Income

The median income of households in 33957 was $108,644. An estimated 4.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 30.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.3
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 2.7
$35,000 to $49,999 14.6
$50,000 to $74,999 4.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 10.6
$150,000 to $199,999 12.6
$200,000 or more 30.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 93750
Female 77009

An estimated 47% of households received earnings. An estimated 61.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 41.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $35,058. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 47
Social Security 61.5
Retirement income 41.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 0.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.6

In 2020-2024, 0.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33957 in 2020-2024, 98.6% had health insurance coverage and 1.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.7% and public coverage was 56%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 33957 had a total population of 6,418 - 3,379 (52.6%) females and 3,039 (47.4%) males. The median age was 67.3 years. An estimated 5.3% of the population was under 18 years, 8.4% was 19 to 44 years, 30.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 54.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33957 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 10 8
5 to 9 42 13
10 to 14 0 184
15 to 19 61 107
20 to 24 36 85
25 to 29 28 13
30 to 34 9 44
35 to 39 83 78
40 to 44 89 72
45 to 49 138 32
50 to 54 128 174
55 to 59 242 362
60 to 64 293 565
65 to 69 560 518
70 to 74 632 428
75 to 79 430 480
80 to 84 174 130
85 and over 84 86

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.1% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 11.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2% of the people in 33957 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94% of the people in 33957 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,170 households in 33957. The average household size was 2.02 people.

Married-couple households made up 66.6% of the households in 33957 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.4% of all households, while 11.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.5% of all households.

In 33957, 8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 67.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 66.6
Cohabiting Couples 1.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 79.7% of males and 68.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 6.8 11.1
Now married, except separated 79.7 68.7
Separated 1.5 0.4
Widowed 5.3 11.5
Divorced 6.7 8.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33957, 43 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 72.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.1% of the people living in 33957 were U.S. natives. 8% of the 33957 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.9% of 33957 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33957 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 33957.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 16.6
Asia 7.4
Europe 62.8
Africa 0
Northern America 13.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33957 in 2020-2024, 4.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 0.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 33957 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.1
Different house, same county 1.8
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 9
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 99.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 61% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 0.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33957 was 525 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 26 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 301. College or graduate school enrollment was 198.

Educational Attainment of People in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 0.5
High school diploma or equivalency 25.8
Some college, no degree 7.2
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 32.3
Graduate or professional degree 28.7

Disability

In 33957, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 3.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 12.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33957, 32.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 66% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,559 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 155 7.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 255 13

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33957 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 8.9
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 20.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.8
Information 2.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 12.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 12.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33957 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 971 49.3
Service occupations 98 5
Sales and office occupations 579 29.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 159 8.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 162 8.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 50.4% of 33957 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 50.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 7.4
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 31.1

In 2020-2024, 33957 had a total of 8,564 housing units. Of these housing units, 56.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 39.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 56.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 39.5
Mobile homes 3.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33957 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 52.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33957 had 3,170 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 5,394 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.9% while renters occupied 10.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.05 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.75.

2.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.2% and another 11.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33957:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33957 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 5.7
Electricity 93.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33957 was $957,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.8 % had a mortgage. 60.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33957 was $811. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.