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Bonita Springs, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Bonita Springs is a Census city of 55,904 people across 38.43 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $95,210, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 96 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $54.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bonita Springs
What Bonita Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area38.43 sq mi
- Water area8.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,455
- 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.
Bonita Springs
How many people live in Bonita Springs
- Population55,904
- Median age62.1
- Population under 186,097
- Share under 1810.9 percent
- Population 65 and over24,688
- Share 65 and over44.2 percent
- Households25,332
- Family households17,031
- Share of households that are families67.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonita Springs
Income and work in Bonita Springs
- Median household income$95,210
- Per capita income$66,345
- Civilian labor force22,441
- Employed21,685
- Unemployed756 plus or minus 365
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over47,509
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bonita Springs
- Housing units39,895
- Occupied units25,332
- Vacant units14,563
- Vacancy rate36.5 percent
- Owner occupied20,726
- Renter occupied4,606
- Ownership rate81.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$497,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,882
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.7 percent
- Single family units21,630
- Share single family54.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13,477
- Share in buildings of two or more33.8 percent
- Mobile homes4,651
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bonita Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,249
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,661
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,066
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.2 percent
- Drove alone64.8 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home19.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonita Springs
SBA loans in Bonita Springs (7(a))
- Approvals96
- Gross approval$54,685,600
- Average approval$569,642
- Median approval$277,700
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,641,550
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,349
- Jobs per approval14.1
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full13
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.3 percent
- Share to franchises18.8 percent
- Distinct lenders39
- Distinct industries by NAICS54
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bonita Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have 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.
Bonita Springs
SBA loans in Bonita Springs (504)
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$19,593,000
- Average approval$783,720
- Median approval$570,000
- Largest approval$2,523,000
- Jobs supported277
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bonita Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bonita Springs
Flood risk in Bonita Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Bonita Springs
- NFIP community number120680
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date11/17/22
The City of Bonita Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120680 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lee County, not Bonita Springs
Lee County context, not Bonita Springs 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 Bonita Springs.
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
Bonita Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bonita Springs, Florida?
55,904, in 25,332 households. Bonita Springs city covers 38.43 square miles of land, which is 1,455 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bonita Springs 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 Bonita Springs?
$95,210. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $497,100. Median gross rent is $1,882 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bonita Springs businesses?
96 7(a) approvals totaling $54.7 m since FY2020, across 39 lenders, median approval $277,700, plus 25 504 approvals worth $19.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bonita Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bonita Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bonita Springs. Only 15 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bonita Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bonita Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bonita Springs, city of, community 120680, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bonita Springs 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 Bonita Springs.
Is zoning published for Bonita Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.