Collier County, FL

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2024 Population

398,291

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.3

0.377% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.7%

2.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$90,045

4.49% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$540,700

11.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

167,766

2.61% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Collier County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.6% of the residents in Collier County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Collier County, FL are Lorenzo Walker Technical College (442 degrees awarded in 2023), Ave Maria University (290 degrees), and Immokalee Technical College (148 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Collier County, FL was $540,700, and the homeownership rate was 76.6%.

Most people in Collier County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Collier County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Collier County, FL borders Broward County, FL, Hendry County, FL, Lee County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, and Monroe County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Collier County, FL is home to a population of 398k people, from which 87.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 24.6% of Collier County, FL residents were born outside of the country (98.1k people).

In 2024, there were 3.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (244k people) in Collier County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 71.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 25.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.6%

2024 Citizenship

88.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.6% of Collier County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Collier County, FL was 88.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Collier County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Collier County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
244k ± 741
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
71.8k ± 2.57k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
25.5k ± 802

28.2%

Hispanic Population

112k people

28.2% of the people in Collier County, FL are hispanic (112k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Collier County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

24.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

98.1k people

24.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

93.7k people

As of 2024, 24.6% of Collier County, FL residents (98.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Collier County, FL was 24.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Collier County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
9,419 ± 883
Korea
1,876 ± 330
Gulf War (1990s)
1,852 ± 330

Collier County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Collier County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Collier County, FL employs 168k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Collier County, FL were Retail Trade (20,257 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19,531 people), and Construction (17,866 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($180,769), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($100,385), and Finance & Insurance ($84,049).

Employment

Occupations

168k

2024 Value

± 3,928

2.61%

1 Year growth

± 3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Collier County, FL grew at a rate of 2.61%, from 164k employees to 168k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Collier County, FL, are Management Occupations (23,820 people), Sales & Related Occupations (20,212 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (14,215 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Collier County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

168k

2024 Value

± 3,928

2.61%

1 Year growth

± 3.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Collier County, FL grew at a rate of 2.61%, from 164k employees to 168k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Collier County, FL, are Retail Trade (20,257 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19,531 people), and Construction (17,866 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Collier County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Collier County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,953

Median earning men ± $1,808

$41,182

Median earning women ± $1,515

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,539), Public Administration ($85,080), and Information ($84,551).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($56,054), Information ($55,662), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,865).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,518
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,357
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
1,279
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.45M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1M
Retail Trade
$963k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Collier County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Collier County, FL awarded 980 degrees. The student population of Collier County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,372 male students and 1,520 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Collier County, FL are White (407 and 43.4%), Hispanic or Latino (360 and 38.4%), Black or African American (111 and 11.8%), and Unknown (30 and 3.2%).

The largest universities in Collier County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Lorenzo Walker Technical College (442 and 45.1%), Ave Maria University (290 and 29.6%), and Immokalee Technical College (148 and 15.1%).

The most popular majors in Collier County, FL are Law (100 and 10.2%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (72 and 7.35%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (69 and 7.04%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $26,930.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Collier County, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 44.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 29%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,892 (47.4% men and 52.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,892 students enrolled in Collier County, FL, 47.4% men and 52.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,328 records, of which 50.9% were women and 49.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
72 degrees awarded
Automobile Mechanics Technology
58 degrees awarded
Digital Communication & Multimedia
35 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Collier County, FL was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 72 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Collier County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lorenzo Walker Technical College
442 degrees awarded
Ave Maria University
290 degrees awarded
Immokalee Technical College
148 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lorenzo Walker Technical College with 442 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 452 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Collier County, FL, which is 0.856 times less than the 528 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 407 degrees mean that there were 1.13 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 360 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,930) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,294) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,260) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Collier County, FL was $540,700 in 2024, which is 1.63 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $486,800 to $540,700, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Collier County, FL is 76.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Collier County, FL have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Collier County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 20% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Collier County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.56%.

Housing

Property

$540,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,462

$127,058

Median Property Taxes

±$2,947

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Collier County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Collier County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.6%

Homeownership

2024

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.6% of the housing units in Collier County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Collier County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$90,045

Median Household Income

± $2,224

166k

Number of Households

± 3,645

In 2024, the median household income of the 166k households in Collier County, FL grew to $90,045 from the previous year's value of $86,173.

The following chart displays the households in Collier County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Collier County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69%)
Worked At Home (16.4%)
Carpooled (10.9%)

In 2024, 69% of workers in Collier County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.4%) and those who carpooled to work (10.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Collier County, FL have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Collier County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Collier County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Collier County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Collier County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 20% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Collier County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.56%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Collier County, FL (42.2k out of 394k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Collier County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.7% of the children was living in poverty in Collier County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 261 in Collier County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 58.9 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88.7% of the population of Collier County, FL has health coverage, with 33.5% on employee plans, 10% on Medicaid, 26.4% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 0.734% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Collier County, FL see 1,218 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,218 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1427 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 810 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,218 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Collier County, FL

Primary care physicians in Collier County, FL see an average of 1,218 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,218 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Collier County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 14.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.3%

Uninsured

33.5%

Employer Coverage

10%

Medicaid

26.4%

Medicare

18.1%

Non-Group

0.734%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Collier County, FL grew by 1.4% from 11.2% to 11.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Collier County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 41.6 in Collier County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Collier County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 27.4% in Collier County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Collier County, FL.