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Fort Myers Shores, FL

5,946 Population
2.1 square miles 2,866.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±5.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 49 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,600 ±$7,890 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $44,931 ±$637
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $42,609 ±$179
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,955 ±$19,005 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $76,107 ±$1,463
  • about the same as the amount in Florida: $74,568 ±$284
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.7% ±7.1% (932  ±444) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 12% 96,536 (±0.6% / ±4,526)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,759,397 (±0.1% / ±28,960)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.4 minutes ±4.8 (77,875  ±22,336) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 29.4 8,725,520 (±0.4 / ±162,521)
  • a little 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

2,158 ±407 Number of households
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 327,803 ±2,445
  • Florida: 8,752,810 ±20,285
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.7 (5,935  ±899) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 2.5 804,516 (±0 / ±231)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,939,310
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±5.2% (74  ±76) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 5.2% † 8,110 (±0.6% / ±853)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,485 ±384 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 441,194 ±174
  • Florida: 10,256,470 ±942
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$292,900 ±$24,529 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $362,200 ±$3,248
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $359,000 ±$930
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.7% ±4.4% (396  ±268.6) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 13.6% 110,161 (±0.6% / ±4,904.9)
  • about half the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,039,847 (±0.1% / ±25,871.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.4% ±8.3% (3,217  ±620.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 90.3% 558,327 (±1% / ±6,454.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 90% 14,597,205 (±0.2% / ±39,237.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.6% ±4.4% (712  ±213.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 31.2% 193,016 (±0.6% / ±3,538.5)
  • about half the rate in Florida: 34.2% 5,541,467 (±0.1% / ±22,209.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

16.4% ±7.8% (977  ±486) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 18.9% 154,309
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 21.9% 4,905,727
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.2% ±3.6% (429  ±179) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 7.7% 52,032 (±0.3% / ±1,868)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,327,071 (±0.1% / ±10,642)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
429 Total veterans ±179 351 Male ±143 78 Female ±87

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