Marco Island vs Naples

A side-by-side comparison of Marco Island and Naples: population, income, housing, and more.

Marco Island and Naples are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Naples has the higher population (19,421 vs 15,998 in Marco Island). Naples has the higher median household income ($140,833 vs $104,105 in Marco Island). Naples has the higher median home value ($1,254,200 vs $866,200 in Marco Island).

Population, income & housing

	Marco Island	Naples
Population	15,998	19,421
Median age	67.7 yrs	67.6 yrs
Median household income	$104,105	$140,833
Median home value	$866,200	$1,254,200
Median gross rent	$1,955	$1,968
Housing units	18,436	18,720
Homeownership rate	89.9%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.9%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marco Island	Naples
Population	17,834 → 15,998 (-10.3%)	21,812 → 19,421 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$86,215 → $104,105 (+20.8%)	$107,013 → $140,833 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$678,900 → $866,200 (+27.6%)	$988,500 → $1,254,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,638 → $1,955 (+19.4%)	$1,357 → $1,968 (+45.0%)

Marco Island

Population

17,83415,998

Median household income

$86,215$104,105

Median home value

$678,900$866,200

Median gross rent

$1,638$1,955

Naples

Population

21,81219,421

Median household income

$107,013$140,833

Median home value

$988,500$1,254,200

Median gross rent

$1,357$1,968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marco Island	Naples
Under 5	1.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	4.7%	6.2%
18 to 24	2.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	3.0%	3.7%
35 to 44	4.9%	3.7%
45 to 54	6.3%	8.4%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	24.1%	24.8%
75 and over	34.8%	31.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marco Island	Naples
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marco Island	Naples
No high school diploma	2.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	21.9%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.1%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marco Island	Naples
Drove alone	55.5%	58.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	1.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	2.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.5%	1.9%
Worked from home	31.7%	34.6%
Other means	2.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marco Island	Naples
1-unit, detached	39.6%	31.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	18.8%
20 or more units	43.8%	40.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Marco Island	Naples
Poverty rate	6.3%	7.1%
Average household size	1.90	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1988	1982