Bonita Springs vs Fort Myers

A side-by-side comparison of Bonita Springs and Fort Myers: population, income, housing, and more.

Bonita Springs and Fort Myers are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Myers has the higher population (91,730 vs 54,830 in Bonita Springs). Bonita Springs has the higher median household income ($90,486 vs $62,160 in Fort Myers). Bonita Springs has the higher median home value ($460,600 vs $351,600 in Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
Population	54,830	91,730
Median age	61.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,486	$62,160
Median home value	$460,600	$351,600
Median gross rent	$1,809	$1,442
Housing units	39,097	47,068
Homeownership rate	80.6%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
Population	55,902 → 54,830 (-1.9%)	79,927 → 91,730 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$70,249 → $90,486 (+28.8%)	$46,409 → $62,160 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$311,900 → $460,600 (+47.7%)	$238,700 → $351,600 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,295 → $1,809 (+39.7%)	$1,033 → $1,442 (+39.6%)

Bonita Springs

Population

55,90254,830

Median household income

$70,249$90,486

Median home value

$311,900$460,600

Median gross rent

$1,295$1,809

Fort Myers

Population

79,92791,730

Median household income

$46,409$62,160

Median home value

$238,700$351,600

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,442

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
Under 5	2.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	8.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	9.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	21.3%	12.3%
75 and over	21.6%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	46.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	22.8%	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
No high school diploma	10.6%	14.2%
High school graduate	20.8%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
Drove alone	66.6%	69.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	12.3%
Public transit	0.7%	1.3%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	17.4%	12.9%
Other means	2.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
1-unit, detached	44.9%	36.4%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	19.4%
20 or more units	12.6%	23.4%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Bonita Springs	Fort Myers
Poverty rate	8.4%	16.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1997	2001