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Sanibel, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,049,166 (it was $380,500 in 2000)
Sanibel:

$1,049,166
Florida:

$354,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $676,685 - $1,470,391

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,242,090
Here:

$1,242,090
State:

$500,941

Townhouses or other attached units: $844,254
Here:

$844,254
State:

$370,869

In 2-unit structures: $716,344
Here:

$716,344
State:

$423,188

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $944,231
Here:

$944,231
State:

$309,944

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,049,422
Here:

$1,049,422
State:

$447,145

Mobile homes: $214,208
Here:

$214,208
State:

$113,202

Total population: 7,056 (Urban population: 3,929, Rural population: 2,113 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 8,922 (3,675 occupied: 3,413 owner occupied, 390 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

10%
State:

33%

Housing density: 519 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,835,692.

Median contract rent in 2022: $906


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,924


Median gross rent in Sanibel, FL in 2022: $1,108

Housing units in Sanibel with a mortgage: 1,469 (168 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $122,516

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $134,083

Median monthly housing costs: $2,192

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Sanibel, Florida Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1985

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,831
  • Male householders: 1,846 (383 living alone), Female householders: 1,868 (740 living alone)
  • 2,330 spouses (2,311 opposite-sex spouses), 63 unmarried partners, (63 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 387 children (346 natural, 24 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 0 foster children, 74 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 22

Size of family households: 2,384 2-persons, 214 3-persons, 54 4-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,092 1-person, 82 2-persons.

58 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (11 men, 49 women).

94.5% of residents of Sanibel speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 384 (5.6%)
(66.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sanibel, Florida
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sanibel, Florida
  • 16no bedroom
  • 731 bedroom
  • 8372 bedrooms
  • 1,9463 bedrooms
  • 4534 bedrooms
  • 885+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanibel, Florida
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanibel, Florida
  • 23no bedroom
  • 1851 bedroom
  • 722 bedrooms
  • 843 bedrooms
  • 264 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sanibel in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sanibel in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 37no vehicle
  • 1,3381 vehicle
  • 1,7342 vehicles
  • 2123 vehicles
  • 814 vehicles
  • 125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sanibel in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sanibel in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 3051 vehicle
  • 662 vehicles
  • 193 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanibel, Florida
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sanibel, Florida
  • 161 room
  • 162 rooms
  • 1093 rooms
  • 3514 rooms
  • 7655 rooms
  • 1,0626 rooms
  • 2637 rooms
  • 4418 rooms
  • 3909+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanibel, Florida
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sanibel, Florida
  • 231 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 663 rooms
  • 594 rooms
  • 1555 rooms
  • 96 rooms
  • 507 rooms
  • 148 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Sanibel, FL
Sanibel city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Sanibel, FL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Sanibel, FL in 2022
  • 189Less than $10,000
  • 246$10,000 to $19,999
  • 183$20,000 to $29,999
  • 139$30,000 to $39,999
  • 383$40,000 to $49,999
  • 114$50,000 to $59,999
  • 124$60,000 to $74,999
  • 354$75,000 to $99,999
  • 333$100,000 to $124,999
  • 207$125,000 to $149,999
  • 485$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,132$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Sanibel, FL

  • Distribution of house value in Sanibel, FL in 2022
  • 96Less than $10,000
  • 32$10,000 to $14,999
  • 3$15,000 to $19,999
  • 12$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$50,000 to $59,999
  • 11$60,000 to $69,999
  • 14$80,000 to $89,999
  • 11$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3$125,000 to $149,999
  • 12$150,000 to $174,999
  • 16$175,000 to $199,999
  • 34$250,000 to $299,999
  • 91$300,000 to $399,999
  • 463$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,125$500,000 to $749,999
  • 932$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,080$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 177$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 648$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Sanibel, FL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sanibel, FL in 2022
  • 17$600 to $649
  • 5$650 to $699
  • 73$700 to $749
  • 11$750 to $799
  • 9$800 to $899
  • 51$1,000 to $1,249
  • 36$2,500 to $2,999
  • 82$3,500 or more
  • 64No cash rent
Work and jobs in Sanibel: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.7%
Number of people working at home: 886 (42.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 76
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 326
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 249
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 215
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 124
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 39
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 61
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 33
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 21
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 100
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 82
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sanibel

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,692 (68.4%)
  • Carpooled: 606 (11.2%)
  • Bus: 5 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 32 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 200 (3.7%)
  • Worked at home: 886 (16.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 3.1%Females
Races in Sanibel detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sanibel, Florida
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Sanibel, Florida
  • 762010 or later
  • 622000 to 2009
  • 271990 to 1999
  • 531980 to 1989
  • 341970 to 1979
  • 256Before 1970
Ancestries in Sanibel, FL

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 951 (26.1%)
  • English: 514 (14.1%)
  • Irish: 501 (13.7%)
  • German: 375 (10.3%)
  • Italian: 218 (6.0%)
  • European: 117 (3.2%)
  • Norwegian: 114 (3.1%)
  • Polish: 107 (2.9%)
  • Swedish: 85 (2.3%)
  • Eastern European: 71 (1.9%)
  • Hungarian: 56 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 54 (1.5%)
  • Greek: 41 (1.1%)
  • Dutch: 38 (1.0%)
  • Czech: 31 (0.9%)
  • French: 31 (0.9%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 23 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 23 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 22 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 21 (0.6%)
  • British: 20 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 18 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 16 (0.4%)
  • Canadian: 15 (0.4%)
  • Slovak: 12 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 10 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 10 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 8 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 7 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 7 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Sanibel:

15.1% (53)
Florida:

2.4% (109,132)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Sanibel:

12.0% (42)
Florida:

0.7% (34,227)

Germany
Sanibel:

11.4% (40)
Florida:

1.2% (54,272)

France
Sanibel:

11.4% (40)
Florida:

0.4% (20,008)

Ukraine
Sanibel:

8.9% (31)
Florida:

0.5% (21,886)

Colombia
Sanibel:

7.4% (26)
Florida:

6.5% (298,669)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Sanibel:

6.0% (21)
Florida:

1.2% (56,071)

England
Sanibel:

5.7% (20)
Florida:

0.8% (37,723)

India
Sanibel:

5.1% (18)
Florida:

2.1% (94,349)

Switzerland
Sanibel:

4.0% (14)
Florida:

0.1% (3,349)

Norway
Sanibel:

3.7% (13)
Florida:

0.0% (2,136)

Dominican Republic
Sanibel:

2.6% (9)
Florida:

3.0% (137,727)

Lebanon
Sanibel:

2.0% (7)
Florida:

0.2% (8,352)

Sri Lanka
Sanibel:

1.7% (6)
Florida:

0.1% (2,649)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 323
  • Other state: 5,940
  • Northeast: 1,974
  • Midwest: 2,791
  • South: 989
  • West: 180

88.7% of Sanibel residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 14.7% lived in Florida.


Sanibel:

88.7%
State average:

86.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 28
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 711
  • Less than 1 year of college: 109
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 188
  • Associate degree: 109
  • Bachelor's degree: 940
  • Master's degree: 647
  • Professional school degree: 372
  • Doctorate degree: 95
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 12
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 628
  • Less than 1 year of college: 83
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 403
  • Associate degree: 307
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,220
  • Master's degree: 715
  • Professional school degree: 78
  • Doctorate degree: 22
Educational Attainment for Females
Sanibel marital status for males
Sanibel marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,574
  • One, attached: 249
  • Two: 107
  • 3 or 4: 129
  • 5 to 9: 509
  • 10 to 19: 1,305
  • 20 to 49: 1,353
  • 50 or more: 425
  • Mobile homes: 267
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Sanibel
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sanibel, FL
  • 93.5%Electricity
  • 2.5%Utility gas
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sanibel, FL
  • 94.7%Electricity
  • 2.8%Utility gas
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
Here:

33.8%
Florida:

15.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Florida:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 68
Here:

53.5%
Florida:

23.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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