In Collier County, Florida there are 95,565 people that are potentially socially vulnerable to disasters. This is approximately 24.1 percent of the population. There are 109 neighborhoods (census tracts) in Collier County, Florida. Of those neighborhoods 19 have a larger percentage of the population that is vulnerable to disasters than the national average.
There were 13,545 business establishments in Collier County, according to the 2021 County Business Patterns. The 2021 Nonemployer Statistics show there were 50,774 self-employed businesses. There were 9,523 applications for new businesses in Collier County in 2022, according to the Business Formation Statistics. In 2023, the Monthly Building Permit Survey found that 3,153 buildings were authorized for 3,891 new residential units in Collier County.