States · Florida · Collier County

Lely, Florida.

A community in Collier County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Collier County’s.

Living in Lely, Collier County, Florida

Lely, in Collier County, had 3,694 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $69,846 a year and half less, against $90,045 across Collier County; 8% of its people live below the poverty line. 83% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 17% are rented. Unemployment in Collier County was 5.0% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 3,694 in the 2020 census
Household income $69,846 the median, give or take $8,409 · Collier County: $90,045
Unemployment 5.0% Collier County, August 2026; 4.7% a year before
Homes 83% lived in by their owners; 17% rented
  • 1,713households
  • 35%of adults have a degree
  • 8%below the poverty line
  • 19 mintypical commute
  • 12%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care22%
  • Professional and business services12%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment11%
  • Building trades8%
  • Manufacturing8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Collier County had 172,466 jobs in 2025, 0.4% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 75° and 56°; warmest in August, 91° and 76° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 75° 56° F M A M J J A 91° 76° S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 75° and 56°; warmest in August, 91° and 76° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° J 75° 56° F M A M J J A 91° 76° S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 75° and lows near 56°; warmest in August, with highs near 91° and lows near 76°. About 50 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Naples Municipal Airport weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Lely

  1. tuscany villa of naplesAssisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities155
  2. LP SNF OperationsSkilled nursing facilities130
  3. Evergreen Senior LivingIndependent living65
  4. Evergreen Senior LivingAssisted living52

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 402 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesVery high
  2. LightningRelatively high
  3. Inland floodingRelatively high
  4. Coastal floodingRelatively moderate
  5. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lely’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Collier County.