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Population (year 2000): 2,182
Males: 1,074  (49.2%)
Females: 1,108  (50.8%)

Lee County

Median resident age:  48.1 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33920.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,900 (it was $41,937 in 2000)
Alva  $47,900
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $246,400 (it was $124,700 in 2000)
Alva  $246,400
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Alva:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

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Ancestries: English (18.3%), German (17.7%), United States (14.3%), Irish (14.1%), Italian (5.6%), Scottish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 18.0 square miles.

Population density: 122 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alva

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alva CDP

  • Never married: 13.0%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

58 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe).

This place:  2.7%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Alva, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alva to the number of sex offenders is 1091 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alva:  1.2% ($1,468)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (24.8 miles , pop. 102,286).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (102.9 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (968.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Charleston Park, FL (3.2 miles ), Olga, FL (5.1 miles ), Lehigh Acres, FL (7.1 miles ), Fort Myers Shores, FL (7.5 miles ), Buckingham, FL (8.1 miles ), Gateway, FL (12.8 miles ), Tice, FL (13.2 miles ), Labelle, FL (13.5 miles ).

Latitude: 26.71 N, Longitude: 81.63 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (32%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (3%)


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Alva-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Alva place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/17/1982, a category 2 tornado 8.9 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alva:
  • LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LEHIGH ACRES, FL)
  • GULF COAST HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alva:
  • SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (about 15 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: RSW)
  • CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 29 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
  • NAPLES MUNI (about 40 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alva:
  • LA BELLE MUNI (about 15 miles; LA BELLE, FL; ID: X14)
  • PAGE FIELD (about 18 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: FMY)
  • IMMOKALEE (about 26 miles; IMMOKALEE, FL; ID: IMM)

Amtrak station near Alva:
  • 18 miles: FORT MYERS (13000 N. CLEVELAND AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alva:
  • EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; FT MYERS, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,032)
  • FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 83 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
Private high school in Alva:
  • FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ALVA S (Students: 32; Location: P O BOX 577; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Alva:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • another radio station is 88.7 (WAY FM)

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Creeks: Telegraph Creek (A), Bedman Creek (B), Spanish Creek (C), Cypress Creek (D), Hickey Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alva and their reported violations in the past:

RIVERSIDE RETREAT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.8%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.8%
Whole state:  5.7%

Alva compared to Florida state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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10.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($69,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.96%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)
Lee County:  0.13%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Collier County, FL  1.26% ($50,198 average AGI)
from Miami-Dade County, FL  0.89% ($25,891)
from Broward County, FL  0.42% ($41,000)


6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.90%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($432 average AGI)
Lee County:  0.07%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Collier County, FL  0.54% ($72,511 average AGI)
to Charlotte County, FL  0.24% ($49,369)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.18% ($44,392)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alva:
  • WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWCL (1440 AM; 5 kW; LEHIGH ACRES, FL; Owner: OLBOTA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: KATHLEEN HECKSHER)
  • WPTK (1200 AM; 10 kW; PINE ISLAND CENTER, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRM (1350 AM; 2 kW; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: MANNA CHRISTIAN MISSIONS, INC.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alva:
  • WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGCU-FM (90.1 FM; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WRQC (92.5 FM; ESTERO, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXKB (103.9 FM; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: WXKB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WARO (94.5 FM; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSOR (90.9 FM; NAPLES, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WNRW (98.5 FM; SAN CARLOS PARK, FL; Owner: BEL MEADE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJBX (99.3 FM; FORT MYERS BEACH, FL; Owner: WJBX LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJPT (106.3 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAVV (101.1 FM; MARCO, FL; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)
  • WBTT (105.5 FM; NAPLES PARK, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDRR (107.1 FM; LEHIGH ACRES, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJGO (102.9 FM; TICE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WBIY (88.3 FM; LA BELLE, FL; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • WAFZ-FM (92.1 FM; IMMOKALEE, FL; Owner: PRAISE ENTERPRISES-NAPLES, LLC)
  • WTLQ-FM (97.7 FM; PUNTA RASSA, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJYO (91.5 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Alva:
  • WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
  • WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
  • WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTPH-LP (Channel 14; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W38CO (Channel 38; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTIG-LP (Channel 2; NAPLES, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBSP-CA (Channel 9; NAPLES, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WLZE-LP (Channel 65; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W22CL (Channel 22; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, LLC)
  • WDPX-LP (Channel 18; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WEVU-CA (Channel 4; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)

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