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Lee County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Lee County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lee County anchors its economy around Auburn University, which drives an unusually high educational attainment rate of 41.3% with bachelor's degrees or higher among a relatively young population (median age 34.0). The labor force of roughly 113,000 draws from a county of 187,847 residents that grew 11.5% over five years, with median worker earnings of $36,928 and an unemployment rate of 3.7%. Housing remains comparatively affordable at a median home value of $238,700 and median gross rent of $999/month, though a poverty rate of 18.9% and labor force participation of 60.0% reflect the income disparities common to university-dominated counties.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

187,847

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$65,824

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.5% since 2018

Lee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone120,001 (66.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone40,057 (22.1%)
  • Asian Alone7,858 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,779 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,074 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,566 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish6,239
  2. 2.Korean2,806
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,450
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1,144
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island701

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,251

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,264

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,504

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance25,904
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)9,874
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)8,777
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,429
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,076

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations40,033
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations15,273
  3. 3.Service Occupations13,643
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,681
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,632

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)24,968
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)9,783
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.06×)7,721
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.98×)8,892
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.95×)3,708

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$238,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$999/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9997,588 (16.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,639 (12.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,116 (11.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,782 (10.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,409 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,289 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,928

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone66,504 (79.1%)
  • Worked At Home7,955 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled6,045 (7.2%)
  • Walked2,179 (2.6%)
  • Other588 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit579 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.