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Fort Myers Apartments for Rent

Total population: 65,394 (Urban population: 64,654, Rural population: 740 (all nonfarm))

Fort Myers, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 21,837 (19,160 occupied: 7,583 owner occupied, 11,577 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	60%
State:	30%

Housing density: 686 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $794 (lower quartile is $562, upper quartile is $1,007)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $897

Median gross rent in Fort Myers, FL in 2007: $918

Housing units in Fort Myers with a mortgage: 4,135 (552 second mortgage, 393 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,665

Fort Myers,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $178,768 (it was $71,700 in 2000)

Fort Myers:	$178,768
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $112,000 - $266,961

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $263,856
Here: $263,856
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $329,002
Here: $329,002
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $228,035
Here: $228,035
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,593
Here: $182,593
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,064
Here: $181,064
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $20,464
Here: $20,464
State: $43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $131,818
Here: $131,818
State: $47,032

Household type by relationship

Households: 45,731

In family households: 35,204 (6,305 male householders, 4,549 female householders)
6,249 spouses, 13,111 children (12,122 natural, 460 adopted, 529 stepchildren), 1,330 grandchildren, 536 brothers or sisters, 387 parents, 1,084 other relatives, 1,653 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,527 (4,079 male householders (3,018 living alone)), 4,206 female householders (3,471 living alone)), 2,242 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,315 (2,197 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,384 2-persons, 2,623 3-persons, 1,944 4-persons, 1,061 5-persons, 524 6-persons, 318 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,489 1-person, 1,527 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

4,963 married couples with children.
5,749 single-parent households (909 men, 4,840 women).

78.9% of residents of Fort Myers speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 6,428 (13.4%)
(25.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Myers, Florida:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 217 3 rooms: 584 4 rooms: 950 5 rooms: 2,026 6 rooms: 1,630 7 rooms: 911 8 rooms: 707 9 or more rooms: 552

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Myers, Florida:
	1 room: 735 2 rooms: 1,842 3 rooms: 2,718 4 rooms: 3,468 5 rooms: 1,439 6 rooms: 843 7 rooms: 433 8 rooms: 57 9 or more rooms: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 705
1995 to 1998: 824
1990 to 1994: 1,609
1980 to 1989: 5,015
1970 to 1979: 4,687
1960 to 1969: 4,597
1950 to 1959: 2,439
1940 to 1949: 814
1939 or earlier: 1,147

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Myers:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 607 2 bedrooms: 2,596 3 bedrooms: 3,255 4 bedrooms: 916 5 or more bedrooms: 197

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Myers:
	no bedroom: 941 1 bedroom: 4,153 2 bedrooms: 4,794 3 bedrooms: 1,207 4 bedrooms: 468 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Myers in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 483 1 vehicle: 3,260 2 vehicles: 2,908 3 vehicles: 630 4 vehicles: 209 5 or more vehicles: 93

Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Myers in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,984 1 vehicle: 6,033 2 vehicles: 2,077 3 vehicles: 357 4 vehicles: 63 5 or more vehicles: 63

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fort Myers, FL:

Less than $10,000: 98
$10,000 to $14,999: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 49
$20,000 to $24,999: 49
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 44
$40,000 to $49,999: 103
$50,000 to $59,999: 151
$60,000 to $69,999: 210
$70,000 to $79,999: 276
$80,000 to $89,999: 345
$90,000 to $99,999: 408
$100,000 to $124,999: 810
$125,000 to $149,999: 1034
$150,000 to $174,999: 1303
$175,000 to $199,999: 936
$200,000 to $249,999: 1446
$250,000 to $299,999: 610
$300,000 to $399,999: 715
$400,000 to $499,999: 497
$500,000 to $749,999: 571
$750,000 to $999,999: 255
$1,000,000 or more: 255

Fort Myers rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fort Myers:

Less than $100: 502 people
$100 to $149: 251
$150 to $199: 424
$200 to $249: 402
$250 to $299: 299
$300 to $349: 281
$350 to $399: 293
$400 to $449: 374
$450 to $499: 424
$500 to $549: 473
$550 to $599: 782
$600 to $649: 852
$650 to $699: 923
$700 to $749: 701
$750 to $799: 857
$800 to $899: 2,085
$900 to $999: 1,966
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,063
$1,250 to $1,499: 421
$1,500 to $1,999: 229
$2,000 or more: 778
No cash rent: 227

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,792 1990 to 1994: 1,408 1985 to 1989: 687 1980 to 1984: 541 1975 to 1979: 179 1970 to 1974: 184 1970 to 1974: 129 1965 to 1969: 508

Fort Myers, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.8%
Number of people working at home: 353 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 529
5 to 9 minutes: 2300
10 to 14 minutes: 3775
15 to 19 minutes: 3836
20 to 24 minutes: 3005
25 to 29 minutes: 842
30 to 34 minutes: 2568
35 to 39 minutes: 214
40 to 44 minutes: 305
45 to 59 minutes: 1148
60 to 89 minutes: 792
90 or more minutes: 412

Fort Myers mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,881 (69%)
Carpooled: 4,199 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 395 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
Taxi: 55 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 244 (1%)
Walked: 681 (3%)
Other means: 253 (1%)
Worked at home: 353 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3079
$10,000 to $14,999: 1611
$15,000 to $19,999: 1894
$20,000 to $24,999: 1685
$25,000 to $29,999: 1745
$30,000 to $34,999: 1497
$35,000 to $39,999: 1216
$40,000 to $44,999: 1085
$45,000 to $49,999: 775
$50,000 to $59,999: 1171
$60,000 to $74,999: 1051
$75,000 to $99,999: 1063
$100,000 to $124,999: 512
$125,000 to $149,999: 236
$150,000 to $199,999: 169
$200,000 or more: 350

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 17315

German: 3524

United States or American: 3068

English: 2783

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2487

Irish: 2418

Haitian: 2202

Italian: 1438

French (except Basque): 713

Polish: 519

Subsaharan African:: 439

African: 415

Scotch-Irish: 372

Norwegian: 336

Scottish: 299

Dutch: 253

European: 244

Arab:: 204

Greek: 203

Hungarian: 200

French Canadian: 181

Swedish: 181

British: 176

Welsh: 150

Russian: 148

Jamaican: 143

Brazilian: 142

Portuguese: 138

Canadian: 94

Lebanese: 83

Guyanese: 72

Czech: 70

Austrian: 69

Finnish: 64

Lithuanian: 60

Belizean: 50

Danish: 49

Arab/Arabic: 49

Syrian: 47

Belgian: 37

Ukrainian: 36

Slovak: 32

Czechoslovakian: 31

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 29

Scandinavian: 27

British West Indian: 27

West Indian: 22

Yugoslavian: 20

Albanian: 16

Moroccan: 16

Other Subsaharan African: 16

Eastern European: 15

Northern European: 15

Latvian: 15

Israeli: 15

Swiss: 15

Bahamian: 14

Pennsylvania German: 12

Slavic: 11

Armenian: 10

Romanian: 10

Icelander: 10

Egyptian: 9

Serbian: 9

Kenyan: 8

Croatian: 6

Macedonian: 6

Estonian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Haiti (29%)
Mexico (22%)
Guatemala (6%)
Canada (4%)
Germany (3%)
Other Caribbean (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17929
Northeast: 6749
Midwest: 7513
South: 7097
West: 779

40% of Fort Myers residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 375
Nursery to 4th grade: 126
5th and 6th grade: 374
7th and 8th grade: 572
9th grade: 592
10th grade: 737
11th grade: 798
12th grade, no diploma: 660
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,796
Less than 1 year of college: 1,011
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,714
Associate degree: 624
Bachelor's degree: 1,830
Master's degree: 513
Professional school degree: 486
Doctorate degree: 104

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 237
Nursery to 4th grade: 183
5th and 6th grade: 385
7th and 8th grade: 652
9th grade: 645
10th grade: 692
11th grade: 765
12th grade, no diploma: 947
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,878
Less than 1 year of college: 946
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,770
Associate degree: 937
Bachelor's degree: 1,654
Master's degree: 618
Professional school degree: 232
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 15.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 18.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 17.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,230
Black householders: $28,412
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,655
Asian householders: $83,920
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $29,561
Some other race householders: $26,690
Two or more races householders: $29,271
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,057

Fort Myers household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fort Myers household income for Black householders

Fort Myers household income for Asian householders

Fort Myers household income for Some other race householders

Fort Myers household income for Two or more races householders

Fort Myers household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fort Myers marital status for males

Fort Myers marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $230,378
Black or African American householders: $145,856
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $280,493
Asian householders: $247,582
Some other race householders: $117,932
Two or more races householders: $180,264
Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,355

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,830
One, attached: 527
Two: 977
3 or 4: 1,429
5 to 9: 2,029
10 to 19: 2,372
20 to 49: 3,008
50 or more: 2,759
Mobile homes: 866
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,880

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fort Myers:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (95%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (2%) Utility gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (96%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 453

Here:	7.8%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 281

Here:	10.4%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 377

Here:	24.5%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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