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Lee County

18,451Population
5.5 %Change since 2020
248Net migration
3.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
18,451 (2024)
Change since 2020
5.5 %
Net migration
248 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.6 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
17,482 (2020)
Births
227 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.3
Deaths
195 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.6
Natural change, 2023
32
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
249 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
13.4
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48287

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.65.1
PeriodValue
20253.6 %
20243.5 %
20233.7 %
20224.1 %
20214.9 %
20205.6 %
20193.0 %
20183.5 %
20173.8 %
20164.3 %
20153.6 %
20144.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418.5K17.5K
PeriodValue
202418,451
202318,250
202217,966
202117,680
202017,506