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Fort Myers, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $405,000 (it was $71,700 in 2000)
Fort Myers:

$405,000
Florida:

$354,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $272,200 - $611,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $443,797
Here:

$443,797
State:

$500,941

Townhouses or other attached units: $382,251
Here:

$382,251
State:

$370,869

In 2-unit structures: $315,633
Here:

$315,633
State:

$423,188

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $307,917
Here:

$307,917
State:

$309,944

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $302,237
Here:

$302,237
State:

$447,145

Mobile homes: $85,722
Here:

$85,722
State:

$113,202

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $189,704
Here:

$189,704
State:

$73,933

Total population: 70,918 (Urban population: 47,502, Rural population: 544 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 51,180 (40,790 occupied: 20,607 owner occupied, 20,183 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

49%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,608 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $548,975.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,364 (lower quartile is $967, upper quartile is $1,721)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,759


Median gross rent in Fort Myers, FL in 2022: $1,511

Housing units in Fort Myers with a mortgage: 10,368 (383 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 317 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 100

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $100,577

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $82,838

Median monthly housing costs: $1,419

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Fort Myers, Florida Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 2006

Median year apartment built: 1994

Household type by relationship:

Households: 95,935
  • Male householders: 19,824 (4,344 living alone), Female householders: 20,966 (8,246 living alone)
  • 17,148 spouses (17,024 opposite-sex spouses), 3,599 unmarried partners, (3,522 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,133 children (21,728 natural, 95 adopted, 310 stepchildren), 873 grandchildren, 1,299 brothers or sisters, 1,857 parents, 0 foster children, 2,498 other relatives, 3,029 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,709

Size of family households: 15,248 2-persons, 4,550 3-persons, 3,050 4-persons, 937 5-persons, 412 6-persons, 380 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,590 1-person, 3,331 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 123 4-persons.

7,712 married couples with children.
6,623 single-parent households (1,642 men, 4,981 women).

70.1% of residents of Fort Myers speak English at home.
21.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 23,073 (24.1%)
(34.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.5
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Myers, Florida
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fort Myers, Florida
  • 101no bedroom
  • 4981 bedroom
  • 5,8962 bedrooms
  • 10,1583 bedrooms
  • 3,0504 bedrooms
  • 9045+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Myers, Florida
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Myers, Florida
  • 2,516no bedroom
  • 4,4761 bedroom
  • 9,0092 bedrooms
  • 3,9623 bedrooms
  • 1704 bedrooms
  • 505+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Myers in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Myers in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 394no vehicle
  • 7,8061 vehicle
  • 9,7052 vehicles
  • 2,4133 vehicles
  • 1224 vehicles
  • 1675+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Myers in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fort Myers in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,732no vehicle
  • 10,2551 vehicle
  • 5,3202 vehicles
  • 4763 vehicles
  • 4004 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Myers, Florida
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Myers, Florida
  • 01 room
  • 2832 rooms
  • 5813 rooms
  • 3,4244 rooms
  • 5,9655 rooms
  • 4,6726 rooms
  • 2,5507 rooms
  • 1,4938 rooms
  • 1,6399+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Myers, Florida
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fort Myers, Florida
  • 2,4011 room
  • 8712 rooms
  • 4,4433 rooms
  • 6,7584 rooms
  • 3,4165 rooms
  • 1,7636 rooms
  • 3807 rooms
  • 428 rooms
  • 1099+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fort Myers, FL
  • Fort Myers, FL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fort Myers, FL in 2022
  • 3,206Less than $10,000
  • 3,216$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,988$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,440$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,287$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,017$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,978$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,312$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,045$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,379$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,881$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,041$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fort Myers, FL

  • Distribution of house value in Fort Myers, FL in 2022
  • 257Less than $10,000
  • 134$10,000 to $14,999
  • 29$15,000 to $19,999
  • 39$20,000 to $24,999
  • 6$25,000 to $29,999
  • 6$30,000 to $34,999
  • 4$35,000 to $39,999
  • 75$40,000 to $49,999
  • 207$50,000 to $59,999
  • 184$60,000 to $69,999
  • 216$70,000 to $79,999
  • 227$80,000 to $89,999
  • 114$90,000 to $99,999
  • 457$100,000 to $124,999
  • 372$125,000 to $149,999
  • 571$150,000 to $174,999
  • 321$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,205$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,709$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,505$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,253$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,805$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,499$750,000 to $999,999
  • 360$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 72$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 149$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fort Myers, FL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fort Myers, FL in 2022
  • 44Less than $100
  • 524$150 to $199
  • 267$200 to $249
  • 84$250 to $299
  • 315$350 to $399
  • 40$400 to $449
  • 108$450 to $499
  • 122$550 to $599
  • 576$600 to $649
  • 66$650 to $699
  • 296$700 to $749
  • 218$750 to $799
  • 937$800 to $899
  • 1,945$900 to $999
  • 2,609$1,000 to $1,249
  • 3,649$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6,562$1,500 to $1,999
  • 770$2,000 to $2,499
  • 119$2,500 to $2,999
  • 216$3,000 to $3,499
  • 151$3,500 or more
  • 565No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.8%
Number of people working at home: 5,175 (12.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 621
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,312
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,117
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,663
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 6,770
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,836
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,767
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,084
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,366
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,548
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,511
  • 90 or more minutes: 426
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fort Myers

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 62,585 (75.6%)
  • Carpooled: 10,708 (12.9%)
  • Bus: 655 (0.8%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 12 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 770 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 311 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 731 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 5,175 (6.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • 4.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 11.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.2%Males
  • 5.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 4.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Myers, Florida
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fort Myers, Florida
  • 12,0322010 or later
  • 3,9752000 to 2009
  • 2,7121990 to 1999
  • 1,2281980 to 1989
  • 3631970 to 1979
  • 637Before 1970
Ancestries in Fort Myers, FL

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 8,616 (15.7%)
  • Haitian: 2,850 (5.2%)
  • Irish: 2,534 (4.6%)
  • German: 2,521 (4.6%)
  • English: 2,304 (4.2%)
  • Italian: 2,265 (4.1%)
  • Brazilian: 1,451 (2.6%)
  • Polish: 606 (1.1%)
  • European: 535 (1.0%)
  • Jamaican: 481 (0.9%)
  • French Canadian: 348 (0.6%)
  • French: 319 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 305 (0.6%)
  • African: 299 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 251 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 240 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 229 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 199 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 184 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 184 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 171 (0.3%)
  • British: 161 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 160 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 145 (0.3%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 144 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 138 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 128 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 90 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 89 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 88 (0.2%)
  • South African: 87 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 86 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 75 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 73 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 65 (0.1%)
  • Israeli: 61 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 60 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 59 (0.1%)
  • Bahamian: 51 (0.09%)
  • British West Indian: 45 (0.08%)
  • Slovak: 40 (0.07%)
  • Zimbabwean: 37 (0.07%)
  • Albanian: 34 (0.06%)
  • Ukrainian: 34 (0.06%)
  • Egyptian: 31 (0.06%)
  • Moroccan: 29 (0.05%)
  • Nigerian: 28 (0.05%)
  • Kenyan: 27 (0.05%)
  • Guyanese: 22 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 13 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 12 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 9 (0.02%)
  • Maltese: 9 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 9 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Palestinian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 6 (0.01%)
  • Belizean: 5 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 4 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 4 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 4 (0.01%)

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

Haiti
Fort Myers:

15.1% (2,879)
Florida:

7.5% (342,375)

Guatemala
Fort Myers:

15.0% (2,856)
Florida:

2.1% (97,632)

Cuba
Fort Myers:

10.5% (1,997)
Florida:

22.0% (1,006,576)

Mexico
Fort Myers:

10.1% (1,911)
Florida:

5.6% (257,152)

Brazil
Fort Myers:

8.0% (1,524)
Florida:

2.7% (122,906)

Canada
Fort Myers:

4.2% (799)
Florida:

2.4% (109,132)

Honduras
Fort Myers:

3.6% (691)
Florida:

2.3% (107,160)

Dominican Republic
Fort Myers:

3.4% (647)
Florida:

3.0% (137,727)

Jamaica
Fort Myers:

3.1% (594)
Florida:

5.0% (227,319)

Colombia
Fort Myers:

2.4% (450)
Florida:

6.5% (298,669)

Venezuela
Fort Myers:

2.1% (395)
Florida:

5.7% (262,042)

Germany
Fort Myers:

1.7% (317)
Florida:

1.2% (54,272)

Nicaragua
Fort Myers:

1.5% (294)
Florida:

2.3% (105,066)

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

  • This state: 25,777
  • Other state: 43,856
  • Northeast: 17,355
  • Midwest: 15,046
  • South: 10,010
  • West: 1,445

83.7% of Fort Myers residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29.8% lived in Florida.


Fort Myers:

83.7%
State average:

86.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 264
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 124
  • 5th and 6th grade: 795
  • 7th and 8th grade: 49
  • 9th grade: 462
  • 10th grade: 802
  • 11th grade: 777
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 506
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,876
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,858
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,271
  • Associate degree: 1,914
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,449
  • Master's degree: 3,352
  • Professional school degree: 1,492
  • Doctorate degree: 357
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 353
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 312
  • 5th and 6th grade: 305
  • 7th and 8th grade: 549
  • 9th grade: 996
  • 10th grade: 603
  • 11th grade: 1,562
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 586
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,517
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,823
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,030
  • Associate degree: 4,714
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,986
  • Master's degree: 4,103
  • Professional school degree: 931
  • Doctorate degree: 681
Educational Attainment for Females
Fort Myers marital status for males
Fort Myers marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,618
  • One, attached: 7,281
  • Two: 1,863
  • 3 or 4: 3,157
  • 5 to 9: 2,449
  • 10 to 19: 4,769
  • 20 to 49: 6,654
  • 50 or more: 5,765
  • Mobile homes: 624

Median worth of mobile homes: $171,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 4 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fort Myers
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fort Myers, FL
  • 95.7%Electricity
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 1.7%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fort Myers, FL
  • 94.9%Electricity
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 2.2%Utility gas
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,319
Here:

16.9%
Florida:

15.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:

0.1%
Florida:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 726
Here:

26.3%
Florida:

23.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability