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Collier County, FL

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

AI Overview

Collier County is a high-income coastal county of 416,233 residents, with a median household income of $90,045 and GDP per capita of $63,165, reflecting an economy oriented toward real estate, tourism, and retirement services. The labor force participation rate of 51.4% is notably low, consistent with a median age of 53.3 years, while 39.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the unemployment rate sits at 4.0%. The county has grown 6.5% over five years, with a median home value of $486,800 and 24.6% of residents being foreign-born, pointing to a relatively affluent, older, and internationally diverse residential base.

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

Population

416,233

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$90,045

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

53.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone259,290 (65.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race74,138 (18.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone26,111 (6.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone18,230 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,989 (2.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone6,207 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish86,702
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16,492
  3. 3.Other Indo-European7,862
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3,516
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic2,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

33.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

24.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

20,390

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$63,165

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$59,973

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance29,197
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services25,795
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services22,822
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)20,257
  5. 5.Construction (Group)17,866

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations63,982
  2. 2.Service Occupations36,418
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations34,427
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations18,497
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations14,442

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.57×)22,577
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.57×)17,706
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.38×)15,005
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.20×)24,282
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)19,889

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$486,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,752/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99925,457 (20.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99918,714 (14.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99916,315 (12.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99915,469 (12.2%)
  • $2,000,000 or More11,081 (8.7%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99910,769 (8.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,818

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone113,751 (69.0%)
  • Worked At Home27,096 (16.4%)
  • Carpooled17,952 (10.9%)
  • Other2,332 (1.4%)
  • Walked1,178 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle1,032 (0.6%)

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.