Bonita Springs vs North Fort Myers

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

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

Bonita Springs has the higher population (54,830 vs 44,189 in North Fort Myers). Bonita Springs has the higher median household income ($90,486 vs $55,696 in North Fort Myers). Bonita Springs has the higher median home value ($460,600 vs $137,700 in North Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
Population	54,830	44,189
Median age	61.2 yrs	63.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,486	$55,696
Median home value	$460,600	$137,700
Median gross rent	$1,809	$1,155
Housing units	39,097	28,644
Homeownership rate	80.6%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
Population	55,902 → 54,830 (-1.9%)	42,770 → 44,189 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$70,249 → $90,486 (+28.8%)	$46,964 → $55,696 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$311,900 → $460,600 (+47.7%)	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,295 → $1,809 (+39.7%)	$878 → $1,155 (+31.5%)

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

North Fort Myers

Population

42,77044,189

Median household income

$46,964$55,696

Median home value

$97,900$137,700

Median gross rent

$878$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
Under 5	2.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	8.8%	6.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	7.1%
35 to 44	9.0%	5.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	21.3%	22.1%
75 and over	21.6%	25.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.8%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
No high school diploma	10.6%	9.8%
High school graduate	20.8%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
Drove alone	66.6%	74.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	2.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	17.4%	11.6%
Other means	2.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
1-unit, detached	44.9%	36.7%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	12.6%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	49.4%

Poverty & households

	Bonita Springs	North Fort Myers
Poverty rate	8.4%	14.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1997	1985