Three Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,472 at the 2020 census, up from 3,592 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Three Oaks is located in south-central Lee County. It is bordered to the south by the village of Estero and to the west by the San Carlos Park census-designated place. Interstate 75 forms the eastern border of the Three Oaks CDP, with access from Exit 128 (Alico Road) at the northeast corner of the CDP. I-75 leads north to the eastern side of Fort Myers and south to the Naples area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Three Oaks CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.77%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Three Oaks had a population of 5,472. The median age was 32.6 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.3 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,097 households in Three Oaks, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.4% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.