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Cape Coral, FL

224,452 Population
106.1 square miles 2,115 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 49.1 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2

Economics

$38,677 ±$2,042 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $42,258 ±$1,190
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
$74,634 ±$4,100 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $71,547 ±$1,921
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577

10% ±2.4% (22,416  ±5,313) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 12.5% † 102,620 (±1.4% / ±11,352)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)

29.2 minutes ±1 (2,414,770  ±107,862) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 28.4 8,231,085 (±0.4 / ±171,972)
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)

Families

83,021 ±3,766 Number of households
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 326,338 ±6,265
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
2.7 ±0.1 (223,341  ±127) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 2.5 821,021 (±0.1 / ±322)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,130,724

5.8% ±3% (2,401  ±1,237) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 5.4% † 8,562 (±1.3% / ±2,081)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)

Housing

102,529 ±4,062 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 452,102 ±137
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503

$401,000 ±$14,566 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $391,700 ±$6,393
  • a little higher than the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579

11.5% ±2.9% (25,639  ±6,390) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 12.9% † 106,629 (±1.3% / ±11,007.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)

Social

93.8% ±4% (164,141  ±8,215.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 90.9% 574,964 (±2.1% / ±13,397.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
29.4% ±2.3% (51,396  ±4,263.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 31.9% 202,035 (±1.2% / ±7,611.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.6% ±2.4% (44,003  ±5,463) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 18.8% 156,511
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874

8.1% ±1.1% (15,254  ±2,099) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 7.5% 52,184 (±0.4% / ±2,968)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
15,254 Total veterans ±2,099 14,321 Male ±2,072 933 Female ±749

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