Captiva vs Matlacha

A side-by-side comparison of Captiva and Matlacha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Matlacha has the higher population (845 vs 129 in Captiva). Since 2019, Matlacha's population has grown faster (+57.4% vs -26.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Captiva	Matlacha
Population	129	845
Median age	37.3 yrs	65.2 yrs
Median home value	—	$458,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,217
Housing units	1,308	799
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Captiva	Matlacha
Population	175 → 129 (-26.3%)	537 → 845 (+57.4%)
Median household income	$2,499 → $185,104 (+7307.1%)	$48,750 → $77,841 (+59.7%)
Median home value	$778,800 → $884,600 (+13.6%)	$287,000 → $458,300 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$969 → $1,217 (+25.6%)

Captiva

Population

175129

Median household income

$2,499$185,104

Median home value

$778,800$884,600

Matlacha

Population

537845

Median household income

$48,750$77,841

Median home value

$287,000$458,300

Median gross rent

$969$1,217

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	13.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	28.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	28.0%
65 to 74	34.1%	43.7%
75 and over	8.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha
White (non-Hispanic)	47.3%	96.8%
Black or African American	28.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.7%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Captiva	Matlacha
No high school diploma	15.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.9%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree	43.8%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha
Drove alone	30.0%	75.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	70.0%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	14.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha
1-unit, detached	31.4%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	36.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Captiva	Matlacha
Poverty rate	57.4%	15.0%
Average household size	1.62	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1985	1977