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Lee County

Population in 2010: 4,384. Population change since 2000: -9.9%
Males: 2,254  (51.4%)
Females: 2,130  (48.6%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Florida median age:  41.3 years

Zip codes: 33917.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,439 (it was $26,510 in 2000)
Suncoast Estates:

$31,439
Florida:

$44,736
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $15,744

Suncoast Estates CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $58,402 (it was $38,800 in 2000)
Suncoast Estates:

$58,402
Florida:

$182,400
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $80,724; Detached houses: $104,915; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $262,583; Mobile homes: $75,224

Median gross rent in 2009: $761.

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  • White alone - 3,766 (85.9%)
  • Hispanic - 443 (10.1%)
  • Two or more races - 88 (2.0%)
  • Black alone - 40 (0.9%)
  • Asian alone - 21 (0.5%)
  • American Indian alone - 17 (0.4%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 5 (0.1%)
  • Other race alone - 4 (0.09%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Suncoast Estates: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Suncoast Estates, Florida on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Suncoast Estates is mentioned 21 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (18.8%), Irish (17.4%), United States (16.5%), English (9.0%), Italian (3.1%), Scottish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 2.69 square miles.

Population density: 1631 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Suncoast Estates:

  • High school or higher: 60.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Suncoast Estates CDP:

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 47.5%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 19.8%

130 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.1% Latin America).

This place:  2.7%
Florida:  16.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $527 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $374 (0.5%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (8.8 miles , pop. 102,286).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (88.8 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (849.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: North Fort Myers, FL (1.1 miles ), Palmona Park, FL (1.6 miles ), Tice, FL (2.0 miles ), Lochmoor Waterway Estates, FL (2.3 miles ), Fort Myers, FL (2.4 miles ), East Dunbar, FL (2.4 miles ), Fort Myers Shores, FL (2.8 miles ), Cape Coral, FL (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 26.71 N, Longitude: 81.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 239

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

9.5%
Florida:

9.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (44%)
  • Retail trade (23%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Health care and social assistance (5%)
  • Wholesale trade (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (25%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (18%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Average climate in Suncoast Estates, Florida

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Tornado activity:

Suncoast Estates-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1988, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Suncoast Estates place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/23/1989, a category F2 tornado 5.9 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lee County (20) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Fires: 5, Tropical Storms: 5, Hurricane: 1, Freeze: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Suncoast Estates:

  • CAPE CORAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; CAPE CORAL, FL)
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; FORT MYERS, FL)
  • GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER LEE MEM HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; FORT MYERS, FL)

Amtrak station near Suncoast Estates:

  • 3 miles: FORT MYERS (13000 N. CLEVELAND AVE.) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Suncoast Estates:

  • Southwest Florida College (about 9 miles; Fort Myers, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,170)
  • Edison State College (about 11 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 5,724)
  • Florida Gulf Coast University (about 18 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 8,317)
  • State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (about 67 miles; Bradenton, FL; FT enrollment: 5,673)
  • Eckerd College (about 86 miles; Saint Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,132)
  • University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus (about 87 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,227)
  • Southeastern University (about 92 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,516)

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Lee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  PM10 PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.4. This is significantly better than average.
City:

21.4
U.S.:

32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2001 was 28.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

28.1
U.S.:

27.4
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

16.6
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.55. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

6.55
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.2%
(17.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 14.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 57.6% for two or more races residents)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.2%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  12.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Suncoast Estates, FL


Suncoast Estates compared to Florida state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Foreign-born population 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 significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Suncoast Estates travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (87%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • No fuel used (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County Florida:


2008 Presidential Election results in Lee County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Suncoast Estates (based on Lee County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.22%
Here38.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents44.7%10.8%8.1%7.7%4.1%
Congregations7.2%15.2%6.0%8.4%4.0%
NameJewishEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents3.2%3.0%2.2%1.7%14.5%
Congregations1.6%4.0%4.4%4.0%45.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 115
Lee County:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
Here:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 50
This county:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 167
Lee County:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 508
This county:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lee County:

10.1%
Florida:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Lee County:

24.9%
State:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.4%
State:

14.0%

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 Suncoast Estates:

  • 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.)
  • WINK (1240 AM; 1 kW; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WKII (1070 AM; 3 kW; SOLANA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWCL (1440 AM; 5 kW; LEHIGH ACRES, FL; Owner: OLBOTA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Suncoast Estates:

  • 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.)
  • WXKB (103.9 FM; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: WXKB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • WJGO (102.9 FM; TICE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WWGR (101.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • 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)
  • WARO (94.5 FM; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MERIDIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSOR (90.9 FM; NAPLES, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WTLQ-FM (97.7 FM; PUNTA RASSA, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WJYO (91.5 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • WCVU (104.9 FM; SOLANA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Suncoast Estates:

  • WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
  • 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)
  • WTPH-LP (Channel 14; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRI-MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WLZE-LP (Channel 65; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W38CO (Channel 38; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WEVU-CA (Channel 4; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WZVN-TV (Channel 26; NAPLES, FL; Owner: MONTCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W22CL (Channel 22; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, LLC)
  • WDPX-LP (Channel 18; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTIG-LP (Channel 2; NAPLES, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBSP-CA (Channel 9; NAPLES, FL; Owner: CALOOSA TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W17CK (Channel 17; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$87,1056$81,3501$20,0702$148,9204$35,525
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$38,5302$171,8000$00$01$38,530
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$50,57711$83,0541$24,0801$59,4106$49,640
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$132,4600$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0203.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$211,9401$211,940
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0203.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Suncoast Estates on our top lists:

  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations"
  • #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Construction"
  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"

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