Captiva vs Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores

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

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

Captiva has the higher population (129 vs 87 in Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores). Since 2019, Captiva's population has grown faster (-26.3% vs -66.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Population	129	87
Median age	37.3 yrs	78.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$108,125
Housing units	1,308	125
Homeownership rate	100.0%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	59.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Population	175 → 129 (-26.3%)	256 → 87 (-66.0%)
Median household income	$2,499 → $185,104 (+7307.1%)	$72,986 → $108,125 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$778,800 → $884,600 (+13.6%)	$334,400 → $332,100 (-0.7%)

Captiva

Population

175129

Median household income

$2,499$185,104

Median home value

$778,800$884,600

Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores

Population

25687

Median household income

$72,986$108,125

Median home value

$334,400$332,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	28.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	16.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	24.1%
65 to 74	34.1%	9.2%
75 and over	8.5%	50.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	47.3%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
No high school diploma	15.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.9%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	43.8%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Drove alone	30.0%	72.5%
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%	27.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
1-unit, detached	31.4%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	36.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Captiva	Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
Poverty rate	57.4%	0.0%
Average household size	1.62	1.74
Median year structure built	1985	1976