Sanibel city, FL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,420 ( 49 from 2010 )
Land area: 16.2 square miles
Population density: 396.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,180	96.26%	0.6%
Black:	45	0.70%	12.5%
Indian:	24	0.37%	380.0%
Asian:	65	1.01%	160.0%
2+ races:	48	0.75%	118.2%
Hispanic:	58	0.90%	61.6%

Total non-White:	240	3.74%	4.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-39	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-10	-0.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,469
6,219	96.14%
40	0.62%
5	0.08%
25	0.39%
22	0.34%
151	2.33%
250	3.86%

2000
6,042
5,766	95.43%
0	0.00%
45	0.74%
92	1.52%
24	0.40%
115	1.90%
276	4.57%

1990
5,468
5,376	98.32%
60	1.10%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
32	0.59%
92	1.68%

1980
3,363
3,260	96.94%
10	0.30%
0	0.00%
46	1.37%
n/a
47	1.40%
103	3.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

453	7.5
-26	-0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

390	7.1
184	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,116	62.9
-11	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanibel city, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
68.6
151	2.4%
6,269	97.6%
4,084	63.6%

3,491
1.83

2,365	67.7%
2,208	93.4%
44	1.9%
1,126	32.3%

2010
Number	Percent
65.0
510	7.9%
5,959	92.1%
3,239	50.1%

3,359
1.92

2,273	67.7%
2,144	94.3%
48	2.1%
1,086	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
60.5
632	10.5%
5,410	89.5%
2,357	39.0%

2,984
2.02

2,134	71.5%
1,968	92.2%
73	3.4%
850	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
56.2
601	11.0%
4,867	89.0%
1,800	32.9%

2,589
2.10

1,854	71.6%
1,711	92.3%
20	1.1%
735	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
52.8
487	14.5%
2,876	85.5%
833	24.8%

1,559
2.16

1,155	74.1%
1,061	91.9%
18	1.6%
404	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Sanibel city, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	180	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	121	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	95	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	120	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	83	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	0.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	139	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	246	7.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	54	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	108	3.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	121	3.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	318	9.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	291	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	195	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	393	11.3%
$200,000 or more	1,021	29.2%

Median Household Income	111,683
Per Capita Income	114,484

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89	2.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	50	1.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,283	59.3%
Unemployed	76	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,359	62.8%
Not in Labor Force	806	37.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	620	465	57.1%
Non-Profit	22	115	16.1%
Self-Employed	412	267	60.7%

Local Government	6	46	11.5%
State Government	8	17	32.0%
Federal Government	5	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,032	732	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41	178	18.7%
Total	1,073	910	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	4.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	691	34.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	515	25.9%
Professional, Technical	372	18.7%
Service Occupations	147	7.4%
All others	265	13.3%

White Collar		79.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	363	18.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	274	13.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	246	12.4%
Construction	144	7.2%
Other services	128	6.4%
Health care and social assistance	128	6.4%
Manufacturing	85	4.3%
Educational services	81	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	79	4.0%
Information	78	3.9%
Finance and insurance	67	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	65	3.3%
Wholesale trade	64	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	2.7%
Management	48	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	1.7%
Public administration	28	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	26	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	25	0.39%
Cuban	6	0.09%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	25	0.39%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	25	0.39%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	25	0.39%
Chinese	23	0.36%
Filipino	17	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,118	95.6%
German, other Germanic	71	1.1%
Spanish	59	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	47	0.7%
Other Indo-European	32	0.5%
Other	25	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	23	0.4%
Chinese	23	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,152	17.9%
German	1,080	16.8%
English	1,065	16.6%
American	1,009	15.7%
Italian	409	6.4%
Polish	262	4.1%
Scottish	231	3.6%
Norwegian	217	3.4%
European	192	3.0%
Scotch-Irish	168	2.6%
Swedish	163	2.5%
Dutch	128	2.0%
Russian	113	1.8%
French	92	1.4%
Hungarian	84	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,326	98.5%
Not a citizen	94	1.5%

Native	6,087	94.8%
Foreign-born	333	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	37	0.6%	1,316	21.5%	1,149	18.8%	1,904	31.1%	1,720	28.1%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	37	0.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,316	21.5%
Some College	1,149	18.8%
Bach. Degree	1,904	31.1%
Grad Degree	1,720	28.1%
Average years of education: 15.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +113	D +203	D + 4.5%
D +316
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	99%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,552	50.2%	Joe Biden (D)	2,487	48.9%	47	0.9%	5,086	-1	3	0.05%
2016	87%	Donald Trump (R)	2,439	51.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,171	45.8%	135	2.8%	4,745	3	6	0.05%

2020 President, Sanibel city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,487

48.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,552

50.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,086

Turnout: 99%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Sanibel city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,171

45.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,439

51.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

107

2.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,745

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanibel city, FL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	83%	Rick Scott (R)	2,322	52.5%	Bill Nelson* (D)	2,101	47.5%	0	0.0%	4,423	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	83%	Ron DeSantis (R)	2,419	54.7%	Andrew Gillum (D)	1,967	44.5%	33 [+]	0.7%	4,419	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Darcy Richardson (Reform) 18 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.3%);
2016	S3	87%	Marco Rubio* (R)	2,806	59.0%	Patrick Murphy (D)	1,845	38.8%	102 [+]	2.1%	4,753	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Paul Stanton (Libertarian) 62 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 40 (0.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,475
Median Value	$844,500

Occupied	3,491	41.2%
Vacant	4,984	58.8%

Owned	3,133	89.7%
Rented	358	10.3%
Median Rent	$1,003

Single-Family Units	4,582	54.1%
Detached	4,345	51.3%
Attached	237	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,414	40.3%
Mobile Homes	254	3.0%

Sanibel city, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanibel city, FL

2022 Housing Data for Sanibel city, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sanibel city, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sanibel city, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sanibel city, FL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sanibel city, FL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanibel city, FL