Collier County, FL Population

Overview

372,797

Total Population

51.5

Median age

50.50%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

85.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

106,344

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Collier County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Collier County is 51.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Collier County's population under 18 was 17.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Collier County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Collier County, 14.03% were under the age of 15, 14.20% aged 15 to 29, 39.72% aged 30 to 64, 27.84% aged 65 to 84, and 4.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,711 more females than males in Collier County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.50% females and 49.50% males in Collier County, FL.
The Collier County, FL gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 14,555.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 15,940.

Collier County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Collier County population: 79.56% are White, 6.62% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.49% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.85% are some other race and 9.29% are multiracial.
Collier County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 106,344 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 266,453 (71.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Collier County is White with a population of 296,596 (79.56% of the total population).

Collier County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 397,994 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Collier County's population increased by 68,496 (26.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Collier County's population increased by 54,717 (16.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Collier County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 254,080.