Lee County

Lee County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	63,285
County Seat	Lee County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	105
Num Towns	1
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	30,261
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	63,560
Median Age	39.6
Veterans	3,833
Housing Units	26,560
Uninsured	883
Net Migration (recent)	2,157
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,436
Total Employees	25,275
Avg Annual Pay	$58,075
Median Household Income	$60,941
Poverty Rate	16.0%
Unemployment Rate	5.1%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$69,731
Federal Spending FY2024	$487,393,799
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,702

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$186,000
Median Rent	$923
FMR Studio	$922
FMR 1BR	$928
FMR 2BR	$1,172
FMR 3BR	$1,412
FMR 4BR	$1,774

Health & Safety

Hospitals	1
EMS Stations	3
Fire Stations	3
Police Stations	3
Adult Smoking	17.1%
Adult Obesity	38.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	38.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	1
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	1

Community

Churches	59
Libraries	1
Historic Places (NRHP)	19
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	21
SNAP Stores	77
Bank Branches	13

Agriculture

Total Farms	3
Land in Farms (acres)	7,045
Avg Farm Size (acres)	2,348.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
DR	TROPICAL STORM HELENE	2024-09-28
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03
DR	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-14

Detailed Topics

Communities in Lee County

Sanford — pop 30,261

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.