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Fort Myers, FL

95,935 Population
39.9 square miles 2,404.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 49.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$44,695 ±$5,575 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $42,261 ±$1,196
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $40,278 ±$316
$62,981 ±$11,219 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $71,072 ±$3,279
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $69,303 ±$616

14.5% ±3.9% (13,572  ±3,625) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 11.1% † 90,108 (±1.1% / ±9,233)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.7% 2,762,679 (±0.2% / ±47,630)

24.5 minutes ±0.8 (828,620  ±46,154) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 27.9 8,070,630 (±0.3 / ±138,262)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 27.9 243,090,270 (±0.1 / ±907,292)

Families

40,790 ±2,484 Number of households
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 339,269 ±6,414
  • Florida: 8,826,394 ±23,013
2.3 ±0.1 (93,226  ±137) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 2.4 809,561 (±0.1 / ±339)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,767,540

7.7% ±3.6% (1,728  ±837) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 6.1% † 9,440 (±1.4% / ±2,096)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 4.9% 237,974 (±0.2% / ±8,830)

Housing

51,180 ±2,910 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 442,078 ±151
  • Florida: 10,257,553 ±836

$405,000 ±$29,594 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $361,400 ±$6,355
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $354,100 ±$1,592

16.3% ±3.4% (15,424  ±3,209.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 12.7% 103,285 (±1.1% / ±9,045.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,014,757 (±0.3% / ±57,370.3)

Social

87.3% ±5.2% (62,354  ±4,578.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 90.2% 560,551 (±2% / ±12,690.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 89.9% 14,481,480 (±0.4% / ±67,293.2)
35.5% ±3.4% (25,351  ±2,674.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 32.1% 199,522 (±1.2% / ±7,206.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 34.3% 5,518,418 (±0.3% / ±40,702.3)

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

24.1% ±4% (23,073  ±3,843) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 19.1% 156,922
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 21.7% 4,817,273

5.1% ±1.3% (4,078  ±1,033) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 7.8% 53,260 (±0.6% / ±3,794)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,322,675 (±0.1% / ±15,844)
4,078 Total veterans ±1,033 3,745 Male ±1,021 333 Female ±238

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