North Fort Myers, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 40,320 (Urban population: 33,072, Rural population: 7,248 (124 farm, 7,124 nonfarm))

North Fort Myers, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,354 (19,654 occupied: 17,066 owner occupied, 2,588 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	30%

Housing density: 482 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $71,500

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $493

Median gross rent in North Fort Myers, FL in 2000: $567

Housing units in North Fort Myers with a mortgage: 4,171 (425 second mortgage, 397 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,430

Household type by relationship

Households: 40,102

In family households: 31,734 (10,283 male householders, 2,308 female householders)
10,912 spouses, 6,184 children (5,659 natural, 175 adopted, 350 stepchildren), 521 grandchildren, 160 brothers or sisters, 243 parents, 518 other relatives, 605 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,368 (2,713 male householders (2,203 living alone)), 4,403 female householders (3,855 living alone)), 1,252 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 218 (135 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,016 2-persons, 1,740 3-persons, 1,085 4-persons, 492 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,058 1-person, 994 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

3,115 married couples with children.
1,443 single-parent households (386 men, 1,057 women).

94.1% of residents of North Fort Myers speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,675 (4.2%)
(51.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Fort Myers, Florida:

1 room: 55
2 rooms: 335
3 rooms: 1,057
4 rooms: 4,294
5 rooms: 6,080
6 rooms: 3,172
7 rooms: 1,377
8 rooms: 486
9 or more rooms: 210

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Fort Myers, Florida:

1 room: 78
2 rooms: 284
3 rooms: 458
4 rooms: 721
5 rooms: 637
6 rooms: 250
7 rooms: 97
8 rooms: 48
9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 406
1995 to 1998: 1,980
1990 to 1994: 3,265
1980 to 1989: 8,931
1970 to 1979: 6,756
1960 to 1969: 2,530
1950 to 1959: 1,080
1940 to 1949: 220
1939 or earlier: 186

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Fort Myers:

no bedroom: 66
1 bedroom: 1,201
2 bedrooms: 10,914
3 bedrooms: 4,039
4 bedrooms: 737
5 or more bedrooms: 109

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Fort Myers:

no bedroom: 93
1 bedroom: 668
2 bedrooms: 1,218
3 bedrooms: 510
4 bedrooms: 93
5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in North Fort Myers in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 566
1 vehicle: 10,202
2 vehicles: 4,953
3 vehicles: 1,003
4 vehicles: 215
5 or more vehicles: 127

Cars and other vehicles available in North Fort Myers in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 346
1 vehicle: 1,350
2 vehicles: 725
3 vehicles: 126
4 vehicles: 32
5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in North Fort Myers, FL:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 60
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 64
$35,000 to $39,999: 132
$40,000 to $49,999: 408
$50,000 to $59,999: 610
$60,000 to $69,999: 687
$70,000 to $79,999: 655
$80,000 to $89,999: 548
$90,000 to $99,999: 481
$100,000 to $124,999: 758
$125,000 to $149,999: 929
$150,000 to $174,999: 426
$175,000 to $199,999: 291
$200,000 to $249,999: 312
$250,000 to $299,999: 83
$300,000 to $399,999: 50
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 22
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 18

North Fort Myers rent paid by renters graph

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in North Fort Myers:

Less than $100: 76
$100 to $149: 40
$150 to $199: 45
$200 to $249: 106
$250 to $299: 121
$300 to $349: 163
$350 to $399: 106
$400 to $449: 305
$450 to $499: 370
$500 to $549: 291
$550 to $599: 201
$600 to $649: 202
$650 to $699: 57
$700 to $749: 80
$750 to $799: 40
$800 to $899: 85
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 78
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 190

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 216
1990 to 1994: 239
1985 to 1989: 136
1980 to 1984: 81
1975 to 1979: 30
1970 to 1974: 71
1970 to 1974: 158
1965 to 1969: 744

North Fort Myers, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.5%
Number of people working at home: 459 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 295
5 to 9 minutes: 999
10 to 14 minutes: 1602
15 to 19 minutes: 2044
20 to 24 minutes: 2538
25 to 29 minutes: 889
30 to 34 minutes: 1978
35 to 39 minutes: 205
40 to 44 minutes: 304
45 to 59 minutes: 908
60 to 89 minutes: 527
90 or more minutes: 316

North Fort Myers mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,305 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,740 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 105 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 55 (0%)
Bicycle: 140 (1%)
Walked: 159 (1%)
Other means: 89 (1%)
Worked at home: 459 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1738
$10,000 to $14,999: 1534
$15,000 to $19,999: 1803
$20,000 to $24,999: 1693
$25,000 to $29,999: 1950
$30,000 to $34,999: 1573
$35,000 to $39,999: 1534
$40,000 to $44,999: 1379
$45,000 to $49,999: 1160
$50,000 to $59,999: 1696
$60,000 to $74,999: 1448
$75,000 to $99,999: 1147
$100,000 to $124,999: 553
$125,000 to $149,999: 166
$150,000 to $199,999: 184
$200,000 or more: 149

First ancestries reported:

German: 5963
English: 4282
United States or American: 4012
Irish: 3566
Other groups: 2539
Italian: 2066
Polish: 1062
French (except Basque): 1050
Scottish: 874
Dutch: 714
Scotch-Irish: 663
French Canadian: 562
Swedish: 429
Norwegian: 344
Hungarian: 239
Welsh: 230
Canadian: 225
Portuguese: 173
European: 166
British: 148
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 128
Czech: 127
Slovak: 127
Danish: 123
Finnish: 112
Greek: 108
Russian: 96
Ukrainian: 91
Czechoslovakian: 86
Swiss: 85
Austrian: 83
Croatian: 83
Haitian: 70
Lithuanian: 64
Pennsylvania German: 59
Armenian: 58
Scandinavian: 42
Romanian: 33
Arab:: 24
Subsaharan African:: 20
Yugoslavian: 20
Acadian/Cajun: 18
Jamaican: 16
African: 15
Belgian: 15
Lebanese: 14
Eastern European: 13
Slavic: 12
Bermudan: 12
West Indian: 12
Slovene: 11
Syrian: 10
Israeli: 10
Luxemburger: 9
Bahamian: 9
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9
Icelander: 8
Estonian: 6
Serbian: 6
Australian: 6
South African: 5

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

Canada (26%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Germany (10%)
Italy (5%)
Mexico (4%)
Netherlands (3%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (2%)

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

This state: 7773
Northeast: 11723
Midwest: 13725
South: 4261
West: 722

58% of North Fort Myers residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 93
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 138
7th and 8th grade: 599
9th grade: 491
10th grade: 751
11th grade: 539
12th grade, no diploma: 777
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,627
Less than 1 year of college: 1,270
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,251
Associate degree: 675
Bachelor's degree: 1,471
Master's degree: 591
Professional school degree: 210
Doctorate degree: 113

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 56
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 60
7th and 8th grade: 436
9th grade: 319
10th grade: 812
11th grade: 738
12th grade, no diploma: 881
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,589
Less than 1 year of college: 1,680
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,220
Associate degree: 861
Bachelor's degree: 1,314
Master's degree: 735
Professional school degree: 267
Doctorate degree: 42

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 22.6%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 1.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,608
Black householders: $40,491
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,341
Asian householders: $90,626
Some other race householders: $25,750
Two or more races householders: $22,426
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $32,639

North Fort Myers household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

North Fort Myers household income for Black or African American householders

North Fort Myers household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

North Fort Myers household income for Asian householders

North Fort Myers household income for some other race householders

North Fort Myers household income for two or more races householders

North Fort Myers household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

North Fort Myers marital status for males

North Fort Myers marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,200
Black or African American householders: $55,800
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $178,100
Asian householders: $167,200
Some other race householders: $55,000
Two or more races householders: $88,100
Hispanic or Latino householders: $78,400

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,058
One, attached: 383
Two: 417
3 or 4: 386
5 to 9: 714
10 to 19: 377
20 to 49: 447
50 or more: 333
Mobile homes: 12,929
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 310

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Fort Myers:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (96%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (94%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 263

Here:	12.0%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72

Here:	6.9%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65

Here:	11.1%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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