Lee County, Alabama

Lee County is a one of the county from Alabama's 67 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 115092 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 133010, making it the eighth most populous county in Alabama. It covers total area of 615.55 square miles (1594.27 kmē), of which, 608.71 square miles (1576.55 kmē) of it is land and 6.84 square miles (17.72 kmē) of it is water, it is the 18th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Lee County Alabama
Map of Lee County, Alabama

As of the census of 2000, there were 115092 people in the county, organized into 45702 households, and 27270 families residing in the county. The population density was 189.1 people per square mile (73.01/kmē), it is Alabama's seventh most densely populated county. There were 50329 housing units at an average density of 82.7 per square mile (31.93/kmē). The average household size was 2.42 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 22.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 133010, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98121 White, 30813 Black or African American, 332 American Indian, 2405 Asian, 25 Native Hawaiian, and 1314 from two or more races.

Lee County Alabama Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lee County Alabama School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lee County Alabama GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30952, it is the 28th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $46781, it is the sixth wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17158, making its Alabama's 18th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 45855 pupils and students, of which 23417 are male and 22438 are female, 39.84% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1937 nursery or pri school, 1535 kindergarten, 12421 elementary school, 5529 high school and 24433 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Waverly TownChambers County, Lee County2.742.730.0118467.31840632917
2Auburn CityLee County39.5739.130.44429871098.61643117206
3Loachapoka TownLee County1.181.180165140.21447730938
4Opelika CityLee County53.4452.770.6623498445.31802333397
5Smiths CdpLee County71.8871.170.7221756305.71760843977
6Notasulga TownMacon County, Lee County13.9513.90.0691665.91711531307
YearPopulation
April 2000 census115092
April 2000 Estimate115124
July 2000 Estimate115530
July 2001 Estimate116738
July 2002 Estimate118127
July 2003 Estimate119520
July 2004 Estimate121542
July 2005 Estimate125132
July 2006 Estimate127925
July 2007 Estimate130521
July 2008 Estimate133010
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9909471937
Kindergarten7707651535
Elementary school6426599512421
High school261729125529
College or graduate school126141181924433
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lee County, Alabama$30952$46781$17158
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587