Estero vs Fort Myers

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

Estero 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 37,258 in Estero). Estero has the higher median household income ($100,459 vs $62,160 in Fort Myers). Estero has the higher median home value ($430,500 vs $351,600 in Fort Myers).

Population, income & housing

	Estero	Fort Myers
Population	37,258	91,730
Median age	65.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,459	$62,160
Median home value	$430,500	$351,600
Median gross rent	$1,917	$1,442
Housing units	26,916	47,068
Homeownership rate	84.2%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Estero	Fort Myers
Population	32,815 → 37,258 (+13.5%)	79,927 → 91,730 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$82,054 → $100,459 (+22.4%)	$46,409 → $62,160 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$339,600 → $430,500 (+26.8%)	$238,700 → $351,600 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,572 → $1,917 (+21.9%)	$1,033 → $1,442 (+39.6%)

Estero

Population

32,81537,258

Median household income

$82,054$100,459

Median home value

$339,600$430,500

Median gross rent

$1,572$1,917

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)

	Estero	Fort Myers
Under 5	2.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	8.3%	13.3%
18 to 24	3.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	6.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	5.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	25.7%	12.3%
75 and over	25.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Estero	Fort Myers
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	46.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Estero	Fort Myers
No high school diploma	2.8%	14.2%
High school graduate	18.7%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.4%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Estero	Fort Myers
Drove alone	71.0%	69.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.7%
Worked from home	19.8%	12.9%
Other means	1.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Estero	Fort Myers
1-unit, detached	44.1%	36.4%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	19.4%
20 or more units	8.5%	23.4%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Estero	Fort Myers
Poverty rate	6.4%	16.8%
Average household size	2.03	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	2004	2001