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Cape Coral, FL

233,025 Population
106.3 square miles 2,193.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

48 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 48.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,461 ±$2,626 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $47,088 ±$1,561
  • a little less than the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$85,584 ±$7,375 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $83,602 ±$2,555
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.7% ±2.8% (24,859  ±6,577) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 11.6% † 98,313 (±1.3% / ±10,597)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.9 minutes ±0.6 (2,517,825  ±90,972) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 29.4 8,725,520 (±0.4 / ±162,521)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

87,681 ±3,286 Number of households
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 337,411 ±6,797
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (232,024  ±118) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 2.5 844,844 (±0.1 / ±825)
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.3% (2,446  ±1,025) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 4.8% † 7,912 (±1% / ±1,724)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

110,587 ±4,119 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 465,172 ±347
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$401,800 ±$15,108 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $396,500 ±$7,070
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±2.1% (25,931  ±4,817.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 13.7% 116,872 (±1.1% / ±9,628.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.6% ±4.1% (160,996  ±7,829.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 90.2% 586,056 (±2.1% / ±13,497.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.1% ±2.3% (52,244  ±4,179.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 32.4% 210,749 (±1.2% / ±8,046.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

19.8% ±2.6% (46,115  ±6,130) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 20.7% 178,143
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.9% ±1.2% (16,858  ±2,334) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 7.6% 54,392 (±0.6% / ±4,017)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
16,858 Total veterans ±2,334 15,488 Male ±2,259 1,370 Female ±631

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