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Bokeelia, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Bokeelia is a Census CDP of 1,930 people across 8.95 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $71,250, 89.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bokeelia
What Bokeelia is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.95 sq mi
- Water area2.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land216 plus or minus 48
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bokeelia
How many people live in Bokeelia
- Population1,930 plus or minus 426
- Median age58.1
- Population under 18330 plus or minus 135
- Share under 1817.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over665 plus or minus 145
- Share 65 and over34.5 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Households788 plus or minus 161
- Family households586 plus or minus 144
- Share of households that are families74.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bokeelia
Income and work in Bokeelia
- Median household income$71,250
- Per capita income$57,374 plus or minus $17,829
- Civilian labor force785 plus or minus 230
- Employed740 plus or minus 226
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over1,481 plus or minus 315
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.8 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent plus or minus 12.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bokeelia
Housing in Bokeelia
- Housing units1,397
- Occupied units788 plus or minus 161
- Vacant units609 plus or minus 182
- Vacancy rate43.6 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Owner occupied706 plus or minus 158
- Renter occupied82 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate89.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$369,600 plus or minus $93,439
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,255
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units823 plus or minus 191
- Share single family58.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more198 plus or minus 104
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes369 plus or minus 110
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bokeelia
How Bokeelia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute607 plus or minus 221
- Commuting under 15 minutes191 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.5 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more328 plus or minus 138
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone53.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Carpooled25.1 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home18.0 percent plus or minus 12.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bokeelia
SBA loans in Bokeelia (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,273,000
- Average approval$1,273,000
- Median approval$1,273,000
- Largest approval$1,273,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bokeelia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lee County, not Bokeelia
Lee County context, not Bokeelia figures
- Establishments in Lee County22,756
- Covered employment, Lee County299,283
- Average annual pay, Lee County$61,578
- Housing units permitted, Lee County15,411
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bokeelia.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bokeelia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bokeelia, Florida?
1,930, in 788 households. Bokeelia CDP covers 8.95 square miles of land, which is 216 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bokeelia in?
Lee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bokeelia?
$71,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $369,600. Median gross rent is $1,255 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bokeelia businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,273,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bokeelia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bokeelia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bokeelia. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Bokeelia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bokeelia.
Is zoning published for Bokeelia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.