City safety & data profile

ImmokaleeFL

Immokalee, FL is a 24K-resident city in Collier County with a median household income of $48,144.

Collier County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Immokalee, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Immokalee has a population larger than 54% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $210,600.

Data updated 2026-09-05

24K
Population (place)
Top 46%
By size
$48,144
Median income (place)
$210,600
Median home (place)
28.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Immokalee

Immokalee posts a median household income higher than 7% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 8%
by median income, US cities

Where Immokalee income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$48,144 Bottom 7% higher than 7% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Immokalee $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Immokalee, FL beyond the headline numbers

Immokalee sits inside Collier County, Florida, at roughly 26.42°N, -81.42°W. Population 24,154, $48,144 median household income. Median home value $210,600, median rent $941. Poverty rate 28.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

28.3% of Immokalee, FL residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in Immokalee runs about 4.4 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Only 5.1% of Immokalee workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 41.1% in Immokalee, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Immokalee's median age is 29.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Immokalee from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
24,154
Immokalee · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$48,144
-46% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$210,600
-49% vs avg
Median Age (place)
29.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Collier County): Immokalee's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
398K+21%
Median Income
$90,045+61%
Median Home Value
$540,700+107%
Poverty Rate
10.7%-24%
Unemployment
3.9%-61%

Economics

Economics indicators for Immokalee, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$941/mo
Poverty Rate
28.3% +128% vs avg
Unemployment 4.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 6%
Work From Home 5.1%
Public Transit 1.4%

Population

White 11.5%
African American 22%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Physical Inactivity
41.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
41.1%
Short Sleep Duration
40.4%
Obesity
37.8%
High Blood Pressure
33.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.8%
Current Smoking
19.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
19.3%
Diabetes
16.8%
Binge Drinking
13.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 37.2%
Annual Checkup 70.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
7%
Stroke
4.3%

What alerts and safety updates affect Immokalee?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Immokalee right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-IMMOKALEE · Immokalee

Immokalee: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Immokalee; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Immokalee, FL?
Immokalee, FL has a population of 24,154 people, located in Collier County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Immokalee?
The median household income in Immokalee, FL is $48,144 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 28.3%.
What is the median home value in Immokalee?
The median home value in Immokalee, FL is $210,600. Median rent is $941/month.
What are the top health concerns in Immokalee?
The top health indicators in Immokalee include Physical Inactivity (41.5%), Lack of Health Insurance (41.1%), Short Sleep Duration (40.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Immokalee?
The median age in Immokalee, FL is 29.7 years. 6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Immokalee, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (28.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($48,144 here).

Compare Immokalee with another city

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Using Immokalee's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Collier County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.