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Collier County, Florida was the second fastest growing area of the U.S. in terms of
full-time resident population from 1990 to 2000. In 1990, the Collier County
year-round population estimate by the Census Bureau was 152,099. In 2000 the
estimated population for Collier County was 251,377. The County’s 2006 population
estimate is 319,905, per University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business
Research. The most conservative estimates of the 2010 population place Collier
County's population at more than 380,000, with the year-round resident population
exceeding 500,000 around 2025. The substantial growth has certainly created increased
demand for many types of goods and services.
Collier County's growth also acts to diversify the racial and ethnic composition of
the population, allowing the County and its residents the opportunity to enjoy a
myriad of cultural experiences.
Collier County has long been an attractive place to retire and therefore, the
County's population is slightly older than the Country on average. The population of Collier County
is however, slightly younger than its neighboring county to the north with a median age
of 44.2 years, compared with Lee County's median age of 44.6 years. In fact, 76% of
Collier County's total population is younger than 65 years of age.
The population growth in Collier County has primarily been through annual net migration
to the County from other areas of the Country. From 1990 to 2000, of the 99,278 new
residents of Collier County who were recorded in the 2000 Census, more than 92.8% or
92,123 persons migrated to Collier from some other area of the Country. Leading states
with population moving to Collier County in recent years have been the states of New
York, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Collier County continues to be an area that experiences a great deal of seasonal
population increases. During the months between November and April, Collier County's
population increases by an estimated one-third due to seasonal residents and short-term
agricultural workers in the Immokalee area. The population increase in the "seasonal
months" creates a high degree of seasonality within certain sectors of Collier County's
economy, most notably in the retail, service, and hospitality sectors.
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