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Fort Myers Shores, FL

5,966 Population
2.1 square miles 2,876.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±4.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 49.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1

Economics

$32,850 ±$8,908 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $43,365 ±$634
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $41,055 ±$191
$66,150 ±$16,812 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $73,099 ±$1,143
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $71,711 ±$282

13.8% ±7.3% (823  ±447) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 11.7% 91,539 (±0.6% / ±4,303)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,707,698 (±0.1% / ±27,380)

30.4 minutes ±3 (73,890  ±18,582) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 28.4 8,231,085 (±0.4 / ±171,972)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 28 242,796,500 (±0.1 / ±1,059,149)

Families

2,209 ±423 Number of households
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 319,588 ±2,788
  • Florida: 8,550,911 ±21,145
2.7 ±0.7 (5,956  ±855) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 2.4 780,421 (±0 / ±214)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,454,752

4.5% ±4.6% (60  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 5.1% † 7,650 (±0.5% / ±804)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 4.8% 231,960 (±0.1% / ±4,526)

Housing

2,495 ±414 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 430,243 ±197
  • Florida: 10,082,356 ±678

$256,600 ±$29,193 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: $326,300 ±$3,843
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $325,000 ±$895

7.4% ±4% (440  ±248) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 13.8% 108,231 (±0.6% / ±5,066.9)
  • about half the rate in Florida: 14% 3,045,406 (±0.1% / ±24,362.6)

Social

80.1% ±8.5% (3,261  ±614) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 90.4% 542,252 (±1.1% / ±6,415.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 89.6% 14,206,862 (±0.2% / ±38,654.5)
16.5% ±4.2% (673  ±201.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 30.8% 184,547 (±0.6% / ±3,567.3)
  • about half the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,263,931 (±0.1% / ±22,582.4)

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

14.3% ±6.4% (852  ±403) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 17.9% 141,927
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 21.4% 4,694,419

8.4% ±3.4% (394  ±166) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: 8% 52,360 (±0.3% / ±1,850)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 7.7% 1,347,330 (±0.1% / ±10,604)
394 Total veterans ±166 377 Male ±159 17 Female ±28

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