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Population (year 2000): 5,793
Males: 2,813  (48.6%)
Females: 2,980  (51.4%)

Lee County

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33905.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,300 (it was $37,021 in 2000)
Fort Myers Shores  $42,300
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $156,700 (it was $79,300 in 2000)
Fort Myers Shores  $156,700
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Fort Myers Shores:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
  • Hispanic (17.4%)
  • Other race (6.2%)
  • Black (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (16.5%), United States (12.9%), Irish (11.0%), English (9.4%), Italian (3.3%), West Indian (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 2.15 square miles.

Population density: 2699 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Myers Shores

  • High school or higher: 74.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Myers Shores CDP

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

372 residents are foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

This place:  6.4%
Florida:  16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Fort Myers Shores:  1.0% ($801)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (17.5 miles , pop. 102,286).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (97.8 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (961.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Olga, FL (2.4 miles ), Buckingham, FL (3.7 miles ), Tice, FL (6.1 miles ), Alva, FL (7.5 miles ), Suncoast Estates, FL (8.9 miles ), East Dunbar, FL (9.1 miles ), Gateway, FL (9.6 miles ), Lehigh Acres, FL (9.9 miles ).

Latitude: 26.71 N, Longitude: 81.74 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,274 (-39.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 144 (5.4%)


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (26%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
  • Utilities (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Fort Myers Shores-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1988, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the Fort Myers Shores place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/23/1989, a category 2 tornado 9.6 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Myers Shores:
  • LEHIGH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; LEHIGH ACRES, FL)
  • GULF COAST HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FORT MYERS, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Myers Shores:
  • SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (about 13 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: RSW)
  • CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 23 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
  • NAPLES MUNI (about 39 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Myers Shores:
  • PAGE FIELD (about 12 miles; FORT MYERS, FL; ID: FMY)
  • SHELL CREEK AIRPARK (about 21 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: F13)
  • LA BELLE MUNI (about 23 miles; LA BELLE, FL; ID: X14)

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Myers Shores:
  • EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FT MYERS, FL; Full-time enrollment: 5,032)
  • FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)
  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 82 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 99 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.6%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.2%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.7%

Fort Myers Shores compared to Florida state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher 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 Fort Myers Shores:
  • WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • WCRM (1350 AM; 2 kW; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: MANNA CHRISTIAN MISSIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WINK (1240 AM; 1 kW; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WKII (1070 AM; 3 kW; SOLANA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Myers Shores:
  • 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.)
  • WGCU-FM (90.1 FM; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • 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)
  • WJGO (102.9 FM; TICE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WRQC (92.5 FM; ESTERO, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • WTLQ-FM (97.7 FM; PUNTA RASSA, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAVV (101.1 FM; MARCO, FL; Owner: ALPINE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)
  • WJYO (91.5 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • WIKX (92.9 FM; CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOLZ (95.3 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Myers Shores:
  • WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
  • WTPH-LP (Channel 14; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W38CO (Channel 38; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLZE-LP (Channel 65; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEVU-CA (Channel 4; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WTIG-LP (Channel 2; NAPLES, 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.)
  • WBSP-CA (Channel 9; NAPLES, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

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